All Celestial Essences

Aemoa

The energy of the matriarchy. The connection to one's ancestors, dating back before The Fall. Ancestral bonds after the Fall have power, but from before the Fall, they are holy. Also called matriarchal power, Mother Right, feminine power, and more, it is a mental hegnhic energy. It can be drawn from mentally, but it can also transfer to other aspects of a person if wielded correctly. It is one of the major bonding energies. Common users include udagans.

Banaru

The energy of the family, chosen or blood. The connection to one's clan, the emotional bonds between people that tie them together and help them rely upon one another, these are the sources of banaru. Also called clan power, familial love, and more, it is drawn from the reliance and affection families have. It is an emotional heghnic energy. It is wielded and channeled emotionally, but it can be used to help other aspects of a person if wielded expertly. It is one of the major bonding energies. Common users include clan mages.

Botshepehi

The energy of fidelity. The power of remaining true to one's beliefs, of faithfulness. It is a hegnhic energy that is drawn from the sheer will of those who do not lose faith. Also called self-armor, true belief, and more, it is the hegnhic variation of blasphemy, Divine Will, and mortal will. It is common in a small area of southern Taggarus. Common users include mangangas.

Celeste Water

The holy waters of the SupernalRealm, the liquid form of pure celestial essence, from which all celestial essences spring. This is the water of salvation, the promise of a better world, the power to cleanse the world of evil. It is only found in the Celestial Realm (where it exists in abundance) or in special wells on Shem. Only those who are devoted to a better world may wield it, and then only in service to building a better world. It is also sometimes called holy water, angel's tears, and more. Common users include angelologists and consecrationists. It is the original celestial essence.

Curacion

The energy of health and healing, of medicine. It is heghnic blood, fortified and infused with power in order to heal. It is generated through the act of helping others, through sacrifice such that others may live. Also called dava, lifesblood, healing clay, and more, only the most devoted to healing and medical practice may draw upon it. It is a physical hegnhic energy, and it is almost always used to address physical maladies. Common users include healers.

Dando

The energy of provision, generosity, of self-sacrifice for others, of giving. It is emotional giving as well as actual giving, generated by acts of sharing and providing. Common users include broccas, laborers who provide for others.

Dumaqu

The energy of love. The profound depth of true love, of acting for love, creates dumaqu. Gestures of love cause it to form into actual jewels, whose facets turn light into the power of love. Also called sapphire light, jeweled essence, bluelight, and more, it is created through consensual acts of love. It is radiant emotion. It is wielded by those who have created it or those for whom it was created, and the light that shines through the jewels (which is always blue) is one of the most powerful energies in the world if wielded by one's true love(s). Any kind of love is acceptable, so long as it is free of obsession, control, and other negative powers. Common users include the gallae and lapidarists.

Elysian Essence

The energy of hope, the power of miracles. Shadowy and hard to find, Elysian essence exists where people believe in miracles, where people have hope in spite of the hardest of circumstances. It is an energy that cannot be controlled by anyone, though those who believe most fervently in it experience it more often. It is activated by unknown processes, but when it is activted, miracles occur. Instead of being wielded, those devoted to hope seek to generate it by helping others believe in miracles. These devoted practitioners are called miraclemen.

Euergasia

The energy of solidarity, of united labor, of hard work. Euergasia is generated when people work together to achieve a common good for all involved (or for all, period). It is the energy made when workers stand up against being exploited and begin working for themselves. It is a hegnhic physical energy, as it resides in the bodies of those involved, and they can only wield it when they act together. Also called gàn dé hǎo, jal haess-eo, and many other names, it is found also in acts of solidarity such as protesting and refusing to do work that harms other workers. While it is only usable collectively, there are those who intentionally work with others to generate it and guide its use, and these are called unifiers.

Euphony

The energy of harmony, of music, of melody and rhythm. As the power of radiant sound, euphony is a unifying, uplifting energy, visible green sound waves often also called emerald song, euharmonics, and the dance, among others. It is generated when many people sing or play music together, but it is only wielded by those who have learned to hear it and feel it. It can bond people together so long as the music is playing - it is considered an energy of brief effect but profound and lasting impact. Common users include harmonists and gleemen.

Euphoria

The energy of joy, delight, and happiness. The act of celebration, of the expression of joy for oneself or others, that generates euphoria. Also called idunu, kebahagiaan, violet light, joyous mist, happy water, and more, it is found in the vapors that come from one's breath when one is happy. If collected into a drink, it is potent as a potion to uplight hearts and soothe souls. Common users include mu ayo.

Euphotonia

The energy of inspiration and wonder. The act of inspiring others generates the light, which in turn creates inspiration for the one who inspired others, creating a cycle of inspiration that generates art, craft, and action. It is radiant light, and therefore it fills the area when it is generated. Those who it touches are drawn to it, and they can draw from it if they wield it to create. Also called wondrous light, ecstatic vision, and many other things, it lingers in works it inspired. Common users include visionaries and euopticians.

Euskepsia

The energy of wisdom and experience. The act of learning from one's experiences may generate some euskepsia, but the act of using that new knowledge for the betterment of oneself or others is truly where it is formed. This is called the Long Path, from the idea that the easy and quickest route is not always the correct one. Euskepsia is radiant thought, for the act of learning is holy, and the act of applying that knowledge is holier. Euskepsia is also called yellowlight, owl's thought, and many other names. Common users include longwalkers.

Harga Diri

The energy of self-esteem, of positive self-vision, of being oneself. Common users include wadam, tahawals who become themselves via mirror magic.

Hegnh

The energy of hearth and home, of comfort and safety, of homeland and indigeneity. Called also home energy, hearthsfire, and more, it is generated by the creation of safe spaces. It is created by welcoming and hospitality. It is created by making a home more of a home through rituals of cleansing, repairing, or decorating. It is generated by defending another, especially under one's roof. It fortifies other energies. Common users include uwabikoze and shieldmaidens.

Holy Virtue

The energy of virtuous living. Holy virtue is the result of people living up to their own integrity, of living up to the need and duty to support one another. Holy virtue comes from within a person when they sacrifice themselves for others, when they say "it is more important to be a good person than it is to live an easy life". Holy virtue is sometimes just called virtue, or other times called inner strength, integrity, or many other things. Common users include hallows.

Iremia

The energy of peace. Iremia comes when violence is defeated before it starts. Iremia come from agreement, some kinds of compromise, and accords. It comes from the defeat of those who profit off of war and destruction. Peace, true peace, must be fought for. When it is won, it creates iremia, which is then used to enforce peace and protect the victims of war. Also called pearl rains, following, serenity, and many other names, it flows behind those who achieve it. It is hegnhic agreement, accord, a narrative energy. Common users include pax riders.

Juaih

The energy of protection. Common users include hanniqas.

Lhair

The energy of justice. Lhair comes when someone stands up for those affected by injustice. It fortifies those who fight against the unjust. Its power is sharp as a blade, though it comes in the form of hegnhic light. It is yellow and bright, like the sun, and is symbolized often in the form of the swan. Also called justice, swanlight, nyaay, and many other things, it is wielded when by those who reject false forms of justice for an understanding that shows who is truly behind the injustices of the world. Common users include anveshaks.

Liberation Power

The energy of liberation, freedom from oppression, and defiance against oppressors. Liberation power is wielded collectively by those who stand up against oppression. It is a fulvous energy, a form of radiance action that builds upon itself - one act of defiance creates more acts of defiance. It empowers those who engage it. Common users include tagapagpalaya.

Mâskâwatisowin

The energy of friendship and trust. Common users include nisitohtas.

Miyirnimo

The energy of warning, of revealing danger, of protecting via awareness. Common users include ilaalis, guards who gain incredible awareness and protect their communities.

Radiance

The energy of empowerment. Radiance is one of the two main forms of celestial essence, along with hegnh. It empowers other energies. Also called rainbow energy, prismatic light, and many other things, radiance is embodied in the rainbow serpents and the rainbows themselves. When it is split by a prism, it forms the seven colors of radiance which empower all aspects of a person. It is generated either naturally where rainbows are or through acts of support for others. Common users include prismatic mages.

Serendipity

The energy of good fortune. Radiant luck. Good things come to those who good things come to. Uncontrolled, random, sheer good fortune. It is not wielded by any, but some come to rely upon it. Unlike miracles, this is not an energy that must be tended by belief. This is not hope. This is simply something that is. Those who rely upon it are called goodwives and tæfleres.

Tenyocan

The energy of bravery and valor. The act of standing up against an enemy much bigger and more powerful than oneself, of doing something in spite of the grave risks, that is what generates glory. Called scarlet light, tenyocan, jaguar's breath, and more, it is wielded by those who do not back down from a righteous fight. Fortune favors the bold, they say, and glory energy is why. It not only gives power to the defiant, but it also gives power to those who were too scared to act - it inspires them to fight as well. Common users include ocelotls and standard-bearers.

Ujjval Aatma

The energy of equality. Ujjval aatma is the energy of a fortified soul, of a soul strengthened by hegnh. It is generated when a soul, a person, achieves a form of equilibrium that comes with understanding inequality and acting to oppose it. It is generated by being at one with the oppressed and underclasses, with the exploited and terrorized, and uniting them. It is achieved and generated by leading others to achieve equality against the inequitiable by bringing them together. Also called nirvana, equilibrium, and many other names, it flows from the soul of those who achieve it. Common users include kumals.

Waarheid

The energy of truth. Truth can be subjective or objective, but the power of truth comes from objectivity, from what is, from exposing lies, from destroying the haze of deception that keeps people down. Waarheid is hegnhic nommos. It is the essence of what a person truly is, whether that means solidity or fluidity, and it is derived from their Names. When those Names are used in whole or in part, they can awaken people, places, and things. Those who know these Names must be paragons of truth themselves, speaking no lies. Common users include kamatuurans and truespeakers.

Yahas

The energy of community, of social bonds. Yahas is one of the major bonding energies. It is hegnhic ethereal essence. It is the energy that comes from bonds that go beyond the family or the clan, when an identity is formed that is a nation, a society, a culture. It is wielded through ceremonies that connect people, that define the culture, that derive from cultural traditions (and evolve with them). Common users include uninetsv.