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'''Essence''' can have many meanings in Lusternia, however this article concerns the three main mechanical meanings: essence collected from the [[Ethereal Plane|Ethereal]] and [[Elemental Plane]]s, personal essence used by [[demigod]]s, and essence accumulated by divine orders. | '''Essence''' can have many meanings in Lusternia, however this article concerns the three main mechanical meanings: | ||
#essence collected from the [[Ethereal Plane|Ethereal]] and [[Elemental Plane]]s, | |||
#personal essence used by [[demigod]]s, and | |||
#essence accumulated by [[Order|divine orders]]. | |||
==Essence from Ethereal/Elemental Planes== | ==Essence from Ethereal/Elemental Planes== | ||
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====Light Essence==== | ====Light Essence==== | ||
Light essence appears to be created from palpable light energy, rolled up into a small sphere which floats in the air. | Light essence appears to be created from palpable light energy, rolled up into a small sphere which floats in the air. | ||
*Comes from | *Comes from ''starsucker''s and ''dream leech''es. | ||
====a bit of dark essence==== | ====a bit of dark essence==== | ||
The dark essence is utterly impenetrable. It looks like nothing more than wadded up shadows. | The dark essence is utterly impenetrable. It looks like nothing more than wadded up shadows. | ||
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====a bit of cloud essence==== | ====a bit of cloud essence==== | ||
Looking like a miniature cloud in its own right, a bit of cloud essence radiates a cold, chilling aura, the fluffy interior surrounded by a swirl of icy winds. Occasionally the essence darkens, loosing a few trickles of precipitation before lightening once more. | Looking like a miniature cloud in its own right, a bit of cloud essence radiates a cold, chilling aura, the fluffy interior surrounded by a swirl of icy winds. Occasionally the essence darkens, loosing a few trickles of precipitation before lightening once more. | ||
*Formed by the shrieking deaths of | *Formed by the shrieking deaths of ''stormeater''s, ''cloud carrion'' and ''aerial stalker''s. | ||
===Uses of Ethereal/Elemental Essence=== | ===Uses of Ethereal/Elemental Essence=== | ||
*Essence of the correctly corresponding type can be placed into a [[Nexus of Power]] to generate power. | *Essence of the correctly corresponding type can be placed into a [[Nexus of Power]] to generate power. | ||
**Certain entities, typically powerful Cosmic or Nature beings, can convert essence of | **Certain entities, typically powerful Cosmic or Nature beings, can convert essence of a foreign type into their favored type. | ||
*Essence can be transmuted by [[Wildewood]], [[Wyrdenwood]] and [[mage]]s with chemantic training into various reagents. | *Essence can be transmuted by [[Wildewood]], [[Wyrdenwood]] and [[mage]]s with chemantic training into various reagents. | ||
**There is also ''amorphous essence'' produced by beaker [[artifact]]s that is specially for chemantic purposes. (See <tt>ASHOP 198</tt>, <tt>219</tt> and <tt>260</tt>.) | **There is also ''amorphous essence'' produced by beaker [[artifact]]s that is specially for chemantic purposes. (See <tt>ASHOP 198</tt>, <tt>219</tt> and <tt>260</tt>.) | ||
*Throughout modern history, it has been common for various one-time projects or transient entities to require large amounts of elemental essence. | *Throughout modern history, it has been common for various one-time projects or transient entities to require large amounts of ethereal/elemental essence. | ||
==Demigod Essence== | ==Demigod Essence== | ||
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==Divine Essence== | ==Divine Essence== | ||
Divine orders, as well as their | [[Order|Divine orders]], as well as their [[cult]]s, have a pool of essence built up primarily through offerings and drawn upon to erect shrines and enact miracles on behalf of their deity. | ||
*Note: The deity does not need to be active for the order to generate or use this essence. | *Note: The deity does not need to be active for the order to generate or use this essence. | ||
===Generating Divine Essence=== | ===Generating Divine Essence=== | ||