So far, I've set people on fire, put enemies to sleep, allowed the dead to talk through me, which all seems pretty run of the mill for any high fantasy magician. But, I don't think it's so much the spells that I'm paying for, but the power of the magic I wield. I can feel it. I'm capable of so much more. I loose my health to it. my sight...might be a different matter all together. I'm not entirely sure.