Gifts

Gifts are special abilities that some humans are born with, most often from being passed down genetically, but while a male can be born with Gifts, only a female can pass the Gifted gene to her children. Gifts also sometimes crop up randomly in genetic lines that had no previous history of Giftedness. It is debated whether Gifts are truly magica in humans or not, and so far, the matter is undecided.

Gifts in magica animals do not have much if any variation, but in humans they vary widely in type and strength. Gifts often come in the form of an enhanced skill or knack for something any person might have. Most Gifts, except the sensing gift, are usually known to be unreliable.

The Sensing Gift
Having this gift enables a person to sense magica with their hands by touch, or if the magica is strong enough, close proximity to the Gifted person's hand. It is the only gift that is considered reliable because magica is either present in an object or not. Because this Gift allows it's owner and those around them to avoid the unintentional destruction of magica, it is highly valued and most noble men select their wives for it, and so most nobles have it.

Animal Handling
Having this gift, very straightforwardly, makes a person better at handling animals. It gives a person a better understanding of how to handle an interaction with an animal, and gives them a better sense of what the animal wants and feels. Most animals near a person with this gift often find themselves gravitating toward that person. Some magica animals, however, can sometimes be immune to this gift.

Reading People
This gift allows a person to see past another person's outward indicators and see them for who they are. Or parts of who they are at least. It might allow someone to see the immoral truth of a person behind their seemingly honest and harmless appearance, or it might only show you that they're allergic to parsnips or hate pink, rather than anything useful.