>> I was wondering what determines the Otherworldly (or Worldly) source
>> of Common magical abilities?
>
> All common magic is from this world. You would be better
> off asking what determines the nature of given common
> magic.
>
> Charms are primarily things that give you a bonus
>
> Talents are innate magic, either from yourself or as an aspect
> of your humanity. Donandar teaches talents because he is
> an embodiment of humanty's theiving instincts. Bentus
> teaches pleasure and Donandar music.
>
> Unfortunately I don't know what distinguishes a feat and
> a spell. A feat is something that you sacrificed for while
> a spell is magical knowledge but there seems to be no
> apparent difference in effect*.
As written above, common magic comes from the common world,
but I think you can say that (with the exception of talents)
its sources are "otherworldly type" entities which for one
reason or other happen to be resident in the mundane world.
So, the type of a specific common magic depends on whether
the source is a daimon, a spirit or an essence which lives
in this world.
Nils Weinander
We sail on a ship made of dreams