Gold Magic

Gold Magic (ゴールドの魔法 Gōrudo no Mahō) is a Caster Magic that fully manipulates gold and golden materials.

Description
As Gold Magic grants its caster the full control over gold, this allows mages to utilize the material in a myriad of different ways. Since gold is the softest of all the metals, this makes it the most malleable and easiest to mold into various shapes and forms. However, this is also its greatest weakness, as that makes gold the easiest to damage and the weakest metal to injure someone with. To work around this, gold mages can alter the physical properties of gold to some degree. A common form of this is to make gold denser and harder, so that it can rival the strength of harder metals. Some mages can also make gold sharper, which gives it cutting and slashing capabilities it would otherwise lack. When in need for gold's softness, gold mages can reduce the density of their gold to help soften attacks or be used as low-impact shields and cushions.

Gold is also a reliable conductor of heat and electricity, and therefore Gold Magic can easily go hand in hand with various forms of Fire Magic and Lightning Magic. It's also a reflective material, which can be used to compliment or sabotage the effects of Light Magic. A massive downfall to this form of magic however is that it requires the presence of nearby gold to perform, and as gold is a scarce metal, Gold Magic cannot be easily nor commonly used. To combat this, gold mages will tend to carry at least one golden item with them, with which to manipulate and fight with. If the gold should be lost, the mage may be left without their Gold Magic.

Another valuable trait of gold is that it can retain its flawless condition both in air and in water. If punctured, dented, melted or otherwise damaged, the gold can be easily reformed and restored to its original state. It also cannot be rusted, making for a reliable material to use against those prepared to fight metal manipulating mages.