Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26259483-20150404062952/@comment-25762747-20150405073932

The land is intented to be a Land Without Magic because it's world does not belong to the same Universe as the Magical Worlds and that magic does not belong in this land. However, as the Dragon said, magic is rare. This can be explained as magic is possible to be used, like bringing magic. Mr Gold brought magic to Storybrooke, thats why the inhabitants in Storybrooke can use magic. As for the Dragon, he must have brought some too and is able to use it.