Devouring

The Devouring

Mana is rare amongst commoners, and those born with it are usually born with a level that is lethal after a short time. Most do not live to see baptism. Ways to delay the effects of the devouring are to 1) keep a goal in mind and work towards it, not letting despair take root, 2) keeping one's emotions in check, and 3) using magical items to siphon out the excess mana.

Being that magical items are considered luxury items, they are generally only affordable to nobles, leading to the higher number of deaths in commoner children born with the devouring.