N/Arcanery/Stars

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As mentioned earlier, we can continually divide Beings into halves, and do so endlessly. What do we get when this process reaches its end? Is there a limit? It turns out that yes, there is a limit (but the proof for this is so difficult that it will not be presented here). All matter and energy in both the Inside and Outside are composed of miniscule packets of Being called Quanta. These Quanta are locked into matter and heat/energy. Such stored energy is also called Aiúas - hence, an Aiúa is a type of Quanta. These Aiúas cannot be directly tapped by magic in the Asset Universe.

What sorcerers can tap into are another form of Quanta, one that is not locked into other Beings. These present themselves as the "Vital Force" that drives living beings, and these are called Stars. Why is this important? Stars are needed in order for Actions to occur. Without them, there would be no magic to speak of, none of this which follow. Hence, in the world of magic, living Beings present a particular and crucial resource for the spell caster.

In the last section we discussed how living Beings hold Vital Forces. We now expand this concept further: Stars show an affinity for Vital Force and thus reside inside living objects, an attraction that varies inversely with the distance from the living object. Hence, Stars closer to a living object will be more forcefully attracted to them, and so forth.

Stars can be shaken from their residence objects (Beings) through Vital Actions. In the classical sense, these would include rites, cants (chants), etcetera. This process will be explored later.

When attaching Action potential to a Being, some living object--that is, containing Vital Force--must also be attached. Thus, when a Vital Force is extinguished (such as through death), Stars flee from the object and may therefore immediately be tapped for powerful use. It should be obvious by now that magic and the potential to wield it does not come for free.