The Magnificent
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It's a staple of Medieval Fantasy that whenever a hero does something noteworthy, they get a "surname" (more properly termed an epithet or byname) out of it, like say Sir Tropesalot, Dragon Slayer. Occasionally, it even sticks as a surname and informs the history of an entire heroic legacy. Eventually, the mere act of saying their full name constitutes a
Order Magic
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Order Magic is the magic and superpower that manipulates order. Sometimes, they are part of a setting's cosmology involving Order vs. Chaos, though they can appear in other settings. In settings that are more Sci-Fi than Fantasy, this might be explained by something such as a "Reversal of Entropy." Stories where a villain uses this might have them motivated by The Evils of Free Will and attempting to eradicate it. This can include the
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