I've begun researching into the field of mana, and specifically the origins of mana. The entire book containing known facts and my entire theory can be obtained by asking me, but here's my theory:

Theoria In Nodis Et Mana, By Mage Isit2004

Originally, I came up with the idea that another realm exists, one I'll refer to as The ManaSpan. This began as just an idea, but I've gone into deep research on it.

Deep Blue Crystals are known to generate mana fields around them, but where the mana comes from is unknown. The popular theory is node connections fueling them, but I propose to you that this mana comes from the ManaSpan. I contacted the owner of the Crystalum Crystarum with this theory and was given access to readings and files from crystals. With this, along with other information pertaining to mana, I've linked theories, facts, possibilities, and readings to back up what I've found. And what I believe to of found is rifts, small portals on the subatomic level in size that opens up to the ManaSpan.

A friend of mine agreed to take part in a test. He began charging off of a deep blue crystals, and as it charged I noticed that the center of the crystal gave off the most mana generation. The mana sent out in shockwaves of it, and generated even faster when being used up.

This could be because the rift is like an open valve. Water flows in, but once its getting near to capacity it trickles in slower, due to it being an entire other thing, a form of energy.

These rifts, as of yet, output no known heat signature and give off no light. This means the only way to detect them is by their mana output.

Please contact me to read the book for a clearer explanation.

To further research into this, I've begun work on the Mana Research Institute, across from the guild plot.