I got an email today from one of the staff at Crossbeam Studios that offered up a little more detail on the magic system in Orb.

But I figured I'd give you a little info on the magic system, we've always said we have a non-elemental magic system, this doesn't mean water, fire, etc do not make an appearence, they are natural forces and appear as symbols in every major religion (burning bush, walking on water, cleansing rituals, etc.) so they will be there, but they are not used in the normal way. The main point Greg is always trying to make is there's no elemental alignments or themes

Looks like it is going to be a very interesting mix of traditional RPG magic casting with some very interesting twist. I was also told that there was is an amazing new wallpaper in their downloads section. You can check it out below, but click over to Crossbeam Studios website to check out the other resolutions.