Dynasthir - A study on the nature of life

Trinity of life
Through the emerging knowledge of different practical fields of study within the Law of Chroma, Forging and Aomancy, desciples of the Torgate academy has began mapping out what is collectively known as the Essence of life.

One of the popular visual representations of life is that of a triangle. Each corner covering one of it's important aspects. The empty space between is believed to be very thin membranes, closely packed together. Their hierarchy and structure in how they tie together the cornerstones is vital to the corporeal and incorporeal form of the life they produce.

What seperates life from inanimate objetcs is the conscience which is formed from a higher number of membranes. Since counting the membranes with current avaliable tools privide difficult the density of a shard of Essence can be observed instead to provide a means of mesurement.

The cornerstones are all just as important but they come in sequence.

First there is matter, which is the realm of the Forging. In extreme situations matter can be constrained together. The physical and none physical facets of the membranes are then soldered together with an artificial force, Commonly used material to induce such a force include but are not limited to Skelathiné & Mytheriné. This process is considered illegal since it was banned after vile abuse during the Chaos war.

The Law of Chroma is tightly knit together with that of the Forging. It governs the innate arcane power of color. A physical item may still portray vibrant colors however the effect the color actually has on it's percievers is governed by the quality of the membranes. Like a muscle this Law has to be practiced to not wither. The simple fact that a lot of this cornerstone has fallen into obsurity in the later years of Dynasthirs history is enough for it to loose a lot of it's presence.

If the Forging and Law of Chroma are the building blocks of the physical aspect then Aomancy is the process projecting consciousness into life. An Aura, as you would call it lingers within all of the Essence Shards of life. An Essence Shard is a concept that does not deal in size but in potency.

The potency is a direct connection to the primal energies of which Ancients harnessed in order to grow to power.

To harness these energies, one must drop deeply in the ocean of the self in order to project the Aura outwards. It's an extension of life and conciousness, The knowledge of the holistic nature of the Shard needs to come as an innate reaction. Often this is triggered by a lack of emotion and emptiness. To be whole one must first be void.

An Aura can be vizualized by imagining certain membranes oscillating. And like striking a chord on a piano, notes octaves higher and lower vibrate along with it. Depending on the nature of the membrane the effect this has on the immediate vicinity might vary greatly.

The stream of thoughts as a result of interaction with the material world induce massive discord, introducing unnatural oscillations. This is why letting go is the first step to becoming whole. Aomancy is the art of diving into yourself so deeply that you cease existance for but a brief moment of time in order to reorder the weavelengths your consciousness operate on.

Essence
To the naked eye the Essence appears and acts very much like blood. It is necessary for all but Miasmic life to be sustained.

Nightmare
To understand Nightmares you must first understand that dreams are the result of the Aura. During sleep the Aura reach into Ailie, the Dreamer, Normally your Nightmares are self contained within your physical body. Rarely in the case of potent Aomancers or Ancients their Aura will go wild, while awake or during sleep. This produce what is called a Nightmare. It's a frame of existance temporarily drawing people into a form of Shard that exist primarily within your mind. The physical properties of the Shard are then all created by Sanyana catching the dream in the web of Ailie. It's theorized that Nightmare Shards might have a physical location somewhere in the sea of Miasma but nobody has ever found one. Shades are residents of Nightmares and can come in many shapes and forms. It's widely believed they are not actually native to the Nightmare but are rather attracted to the energies and are actually Miasmic beings.

Dark Chroma
Dark Chroma is the result of membranes wearing out completely. When a membrane breaks the Chroma pours onto the Essence. This is normally not an issue if it's just one or two colors. It just means those colors become unavaliable until and if new membrane forms. Rarely all the colors blend but when they do they produce an entierly Dark Essence. The Dark Essence then procedes much like a parasite, taking over the entire lifeform and tainting all of the remaining membranes. The process is irreversible and eventually will bring the inflicted to death.

Miasma
At it's most basic state the Miasma are singular enteties covering the majority of known space. This is called a Primeval. At seemingly random intervals the Great Shade emit a pulse that touch all Miasma not behind a protective Aura of some sort. This cause Miasma to clump together. These are called Clusters. When visible the Clusters look like mist. At this point the Miasma can form a hierarchy of Clusters and undergo what is called Transpiration. Miasma may then form simple life and develop a very rudimentary Aura completing the Triangle of life and fullfilling the requirement for conciousness. The resulting life form can then be ordered in classes, depending on their Miasmic potency. At a very high potency Miasma cease to act as an entity on it's own and become one with the Law of Entropy which is a direct result of the Great Shade.

The coloring of Miasma is directly tied to the Law of Chroma and the type can almost always be deduced from it.

Law of Entropy
The idea behind the Law of Entropy was first concieved during the high days of the Endukin empire, Ars Magnor witnessed the Shard tearing Miasma slowly tearing at the edges of reality. While observing he made the following assessment.

The Miasma itself and the source, being the Great Shade is not conscious itself. It is a force of nature. It may produce Life but is not part of Life itself. Miasma that undergo Transpiration gain a conscious that is an extension of the Great Shade but is not bound by it but gravitate towards it.

What then is Entropy? Entropy is defined as the influence of the Great Shade on the stable Shards. The influence tears at both the physical and the immaterial, slowly unravelling the fabric that enable life to form.  

Phasing
The Nekath, descendants of the Ancient Lévakir has the innate but dormant ability to break down to a self maintained Cluster enable them to pass through Miasma unscathed, this is called Phasing. When Lévakir brought the Nekath to life it did not base them around Essence, but around Miasma. To counteract the chaotic nature Lévakir constrained the Nekath to colors unlike those fashioned by Demon kind. And as such the Nekath could prosper on Dynasthir in relative peace with the other races.

*In theory raising the number of membranes within an object may grant it conscience.