◦Does practicing magic have any detrimental effect on the magician (such as becoming addictive, fomenting insanity, or shortening life-span)? If so, is there any way to prevent these effects? Are the effects inevitable to all magicians, or do they affect only those with some sort of predisposition? Do they progress at the same rate in everyone? Are they universal in all species, or are some races (dwarves, elves, whoever) immune to these detrimental effects?
Magical fatigue eventually sets in after a while, but how long it takes varies on the strength of the mage--a new apprentice may burn out after 15-20 minutes while an archmage that has cast magic for years may not feel the effects for several hours. Magical fatigue is different from physical fatigue, and goes away with rest. (the time it takes for magical fatigue to set in is calculated under the assumption that the subject is casting constantly.) While you can't die from it, it is possible to exhaust yourself to the point where you could die
There are magical items that slow or stop the onset of the fatigue--the ones that stop it completely are few and far between
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