"Magic is not cast. It is revealed.
Every Essence slumbers — until it echoes with the world."
I. Hidden Essence
Every being is born with an invisible signature: its Essence.
Yet only a few hold the spark capable of birthing a Core.
This revelation occurs solely through the rite known as the Runic Echo.
II. Primordial Core
When Essence resonates with a Primordial Force, the Core is born:
a living crystal that pulses within the body.
Its color, shape, and frequency are unique.
The seven known Forces:
Ash
Blood
Shadow
Storm
Sand
Root
Void
III. Manifestations
A mage does not cast. He manifests.
His body becomes a conduit for the resonant Essence.
Three forms emerge:
Runic – Inscribes marks, seals, glyphs.
Channelled – Channels Essence through the body.
Latent – Shapes environment, senses, emotions.
IV. Evolution and Risk
The Core does not level up. It shatters. It fuses. It transforms.
Raw — pure, stable.
Fragmented — unstable but potent.
Fused — born from absorbed essences.
Beware: improper fusions cause an Essence Collapse.
Incomplete beings wander the wilds, products of irreversible error.
V. Core Classifications
Silent — Essence lies dormant.
Echoing — responds, but cannot resonate.
Resonant — stable and battle-ready.
Broken — volatile, unpredictable.
Transcendent — a state that defies the laws of the world.
VI. Mystic Aesthetics
During manifestation:
Glyphs rise on the skin.
Eyes invert.
Energy crystallizes on the flesh.
Magic-infused locales throb with resonance:
strange echoes, flickering lights, visions, vertigo.
"Do not cast. Do not crave.
Tune in — or be consumed."
Fragment preserved in the Sacred Halls of Valedorn.
Author unknown. Classification: Forbidden to Silent Cores.