Thaumaturgy

Thaumaturgy, or the execution of external preternatural acts of "magickal" or otherwise unexplainable phenomena with no connection to internal preternatural acts of psionics, is a phenomenon that has been noted to exist in the Milky Way to a limited degree. Although some documented evidence of thaumaturgy has been noted to exist as a result of xenoarchaeological findings, there are still instances of thaumaturgy being noted in foreign star states - and have even been replicated by dedicated investigative divisions of the Menschlicher Sternenstaat.

Magicka is the term used to define the hypothetical energies that charge such external preternatural actions, and any and all magickal phenomenon executed outside of the approval of high-echelon state bureaucracies or bodies of research have been deemed illegal. Thaumaturges within the Sternenstaat do not officially exist due to the intense and historical negative connotation surrounding magick - the ones that do exist are those catalogued and/or controlled by state organizations. The scant few thaumaturges in existence within the Sternenstaat that do not serve prison sentences are usually assigned to special forces contingents in the investigation of paranormal incidents alongside that of psykers.