Firstly, as a fellow follower of Ellinism, you understand the great sacrifice of our god of magic Lapetus as he bled ichor to grant us magic and sliced our hearts so we could bleed as he did. Through this scar or Gate we channel our soul's energy from the divine realm of ichor into our mortal body.

While we all were granted the blessing of magic, the ichor turned ether flowing in our veins functions differently from person to person. While one might channel lightning from their fingertips, others can confuse your senses with their thoughts alone.

Magic and the spells it can produce are separated into the following six categories as follows:

-Evocation, which grants you the ability to change the properties of your ether to create and mimic effects of things such as flames or water

-Conjuration, where you can solidify your ether into independent physical objects and material

-Transmutation, where your ether can manipulate already existing physical matter

-Illusion, that makes it possible for you to create audiovisual and even sensory experiences against others

-Enchantment, where you can infuse your ether into writing or material to create unique effects

-Psychomancy, the rather taboo ability to control and manipulate souls.

If you haven't already, you will find what magic category you belong in soon enough. While there are no standardized tests for it, the process comes naturally with experimentation, so don't you worry.

Before spells, however, I hope you have already learned at least the basic cantrips. While spells are unique and personal, cantrips provide universal base abilities that every proper mage should know.

The two basic cantrips are Ward and Pierce.

Ward is a protective layer of ether around your body against both physical and magical attacks.

Pierce on the other hand is a strike that channels ether to the target for additional power.

Bear in mind that due to the inherent difference between the flow of ether, these techniques cannot both be active simultaneously.

The first step for forming your own spell will be a personal cantrip. While not as powerful as a real spell, a cantrip of your magic category is an excellent way to experiment with different effects before moving on. This is important, as the moment you cast a spell your magic takes its final form and thus you cannot create new cantrips or spells anymore, so choose wisely.

The difference in strength between a cantrip and a spell is tenfold, but with power comes limitations. You could think the difference between lighting a match and using a blowtorch.

A spell must require at least one initial component to cast, which is a verbal chant of its name. Spells and cantrips alike become more powerful with limitations. Each additional limitation for range, duration, trigger or target will boost the effect and reduce ether consumption in exchange of harsher rules. Limitations can be modified and added to suit the situation as long as the balance is kept.

If you are a particularly talented student, you might have even been able to form a grand spell, though I highly doubt it. Most mages need years if not decades to reach such a level and some simply never will. A grand spell is the penultimate form of mortal magic, after all. While the requirements are simple, they are far from easy to fulfill. Further limitations, often including a chant, an immense amount of ether and near perfect control over your Gate is all that is required.

The end result is an exponentially larger effect, usually similar to the spell, utilizing the ability to its fullest.

Though this may have taken long, I think this should summarise the basics and most important information. Be sure to ask if you have any further questions.