Via Scientia

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The Via Scientia is one of the nine vias, or "ways", of mages in the Ars Magica - a subset of the school's formalized magical theories. The "Way of Knowing" is the discipline concerned with divination, magical scrying, the sending of messages over great distances, the parsing of information, and the prevention of all of the same. While divination remains unreliable, it along with the more precise uses of the school remain attractive abilities in spellcasters serving wealthy and powerful patrons. While disciplines like astrology and augury get all the attention, the true value of the Via Scientia is in its use for long-distance communication and for protecting messages from interception by spies. Many wizards consider the ability to hide themselves or a patron from magical scrying to be table-stakes for getting involved in intreagues. For this reason, many experts in Scientia cross-train in Via Lepos and Via Illusio.