Disability Aids
The versatility of magic as a means of improvement for everyday life is very helpful for those with disabilities. Though magic cannot outright cure a person’s disabilities (at least, not safely, legally, and without great side effects), it is able to create aids to improve the quality-of-life of those living with physical or mental conditions.
Enchantment is the most common magic used to create aids; objects are imbued with magic in order to help those with disabilities in their everyday living. Blind people may seek out cups that alert when full, those in wheelchairs may use mild levitation enchantments to help avoid their chairs becoming stuck in rougher terrain, or those with hand tremors may find cutlery and kitchenware that keeps itself upright so it doesn’t spill. Canes may be enchanted to turn into stools when needed, and a bracelet may be used to monitor blood sugar. There are many different aids that can be created with enchantments, and many enchanters will prioritise the maintenance of their disabled clients aids over other more standard services.
Blessing magic is also helpful for those with neurological disorders or chronic pain; a spell cast to soothe an aching mind or body can help improve daily function greatly. Likewise, potions made with alchemy provide at-home treatments for those in need.
Most countries heavily regulate modification magic as a disability aid, as it borders on enhancive healing and can be more harmful than helpful in the long run. While modification magic can provide brief periods of relief, it is known to cause severe dysphoria after wearing off and can become addictive. Due to modification magic’s tendency to become less effective with overuse, more and more magic is needed every time to feel the same relief, and the risk of a magical overdose is very high.
There is also a potion known as groth redu that is, despite its ability to regrow lost limbs, not very well known or recommended due to its costly and severe side effects. The potion is extremely complicated to make, causing it to be expensive, and using it is described as an “excruciating” process. The user of the potion is almost always bed-bound for months on end in agony, and most who have gone through the process say that, even though the new limb works as normal after treatment is completed, it was not worth thee difficulties the treatment caused. Some people who have gone through the process of limb-regrowth have later been diagnosed with PTSD and needed further treatment for trauma.