Chronomancy

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Chronomancy is divination of the best time to do something, determination of lucky and unlucky days, especially popular in ancient China.

Chronomancy stems from the word chronos (meaning time), and it is generally a fictional and sensational school of magic. Although the school is based on quantum physics and certain scientific theories, there is no concrete evidence of the perfected use of time manipulation. The most historically known human that has been believed to possess the powers of chronomancy is Saint Germaine, a philosopher, alchemist, and spiritualist. He has been believed to transcend time by reincarnation and eternal youth.

[edit] Fiction and games

Chronomancers are offered as a character class available to players in some games such as Bard's Tale III, and are mages capable of manipulating time. Typical abilities they have available involve making themselves move faster, curing aging, and time travel.

"Time Mages" also appears as a character class in the Final Fantasy video game series.