Welcome to Eorzea and the RPC, Hauntry! I saw you had some questions related to lore so I figured I'd drop in and try to give some more resources to work with. I'm not sure which questions you held about your Dunesfolk, but the first link has a lot of great information available for them. As for Black Magic, the short explanation is that "Black Magic" was an ancient technique that allowed a magi to bypass their own aether limitations and draw aether (fuel for all magicks) directly from the planet. This eventually lead to a great war which bled the planet dry and a dark period of time lasting for several centuries wherein mages were hunted down and slaughtered in Eorzea. Black Magic was outlawed across the realm and knowledge of it was thought buried. In its place, the descendants of those Black Mages reverted to Thaumaturgy and wove the fabric of their magic into the very cultural and religious center of their nation to keep traces of their ancient ancestry alive in the modern day. There's a ton of lore that goes along with that short history blurb, and the links below are probably the best places to find a more detailed look at the particulars. Hope this helps! ^^ Lemme know if you have any more questions!
-Race Lore Compilation (Dunesfolk)
-Thaumaturgy Lore Compilation
-Mechanics and Aether Sources of Casting Magicks in Lore
-Thaumaturgy and the Manipulation of Astral/Umbral Polarities
-Black Magic Lore Compilation
-Race Lore Compilation (Dunesfolk)
-Thaumaturgy Lore Compilation
-Mechanics and Aether Sources of Casting Magicks in Lore
-Thaumaturgy and the Manipulation of Astral/Umbral Polarities
-Black Magic Lore Compilation
