In the Hold of Ruatha, young Lessa had for half her life used her inborn mental powers to camouflage herself from the men of Fax, the brigand lord who slaughtered her entire family to secure his seizure of their Hold.

Reese had inborn power, and Ben had given the mortal the keys to the treasure chest of the dark arts.

Yet the incredible torment, combined with the unexpected catalyst of the soostone, had awakened her inborn powers.

If he thought that he could use some inborn magical power to help her locate May, she was not prepared to discourage him.

If Wanderer could not be reached with the help of the Mirror Field, then perhaps someone would be able to find it if he had the help of natural, inborn powers.

This is presented as part of a djinn's inborn magic powers.

It almost tempts me to think some inborn sorcerous power is hidden inside animals.

Caste, family, social position, all these became irrelevant compared to that one compelling fact; one had, or one did not, that inborn power, and in consequence one was stranger or kinsfolk.

However, its use was apparently limited to the nobility, who inherited inborn magical powers.

In this universe, while magic is not commonplace its existence is no secret to the general populace and is practiced by those with the inborn power and/or discipline to use it.