Value
CS But a Value is something to be earned.
CS To mature one fully, you must have drive.
CS A purpose. A desire to become someone.
CS A desire... to become who you're meant to be.
A Value is a unique ability that can be developed depending on the connection an individual has to their Chroma.
While it is possible to lack a Value completely - the process of maturation is a trial for everyone - the majority of the human population have Values due to their utility and personal meaning.
Main Information
List of Values
History
The term 'Value' originated in Latin as 'valēre', meaning "to be strong" or "to be of worth". In English society, it became 'Valew', a term describing the ability's primary purpose at the construction of civilization - its worthiness in battle, as one's "valour". The word would become its modern iteration sometime in the 14th century, remaining the same in pronunciation.
Although humans have, from the beginning of time, harnessed energy to develop supernatural powers, the first Values to have reached maturity were ones resembling that of the two original, primordial deities - LIGHT and CHAOS. The two individuals wielding these Values remain unnamed and unidentified, the only information known being their Chroma (White and Black respectively).
From there, Values have evolved in number and complexity, similarly to the way colors have developed specificities from Red to Ruby and Blue to Cobalt. However, this growth would be followed by repeated chaos and unrest throughout society, as otherwise ordinary civilians would wield unprecedented power without regulation. This would and could only be combatted by others with matured Values, as well as federal powers, leading to a now-continuous state of war and tumult in the majority of the world.
Value Families
Mass Manipulation
The Structural
The ability to manipulate mass. Nothing is created or erased - at least, not without a price. It serves to work with what is pre-existing.
Creativity + perseverance are key.
Environment Connection
The Natural
The ability to manipulate physical, surrounding elements. It is primarily dependent on location, available resources, and chemical processes.
Mental + emotional stability are key.
Abstract Control
The Conceptual
The ability to manipulate abstract elements. These are inherently invisible and often intangible, so they rely on what the user knows.
Intellect + good judgment are key.
Super Ability
The Self
The ability to manipulate the user's physicality. All abilities, to some extent, already exist in humans and are only intensified through energy.
Health + motivation are key.
List of Named Values
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Mass Manipulation
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ANIMA (Mass Animation) |
↴ | Energy is imbued onto inanimate matter. Bringing it to 'life' can range from rudimentary tasks to a perceived sentience, though no user has successfully imbued complete consciousness. That won't stop people from trying, of course. |
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CRAFT (Mass Creation) |
A specialization of ANIMA that focuses on fine art. Specter scientists have compared this process as akin to 'creating' Specter due to the results' abstract physiology, weightless movement, and otherworldly demeanor. |
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NECRO (Mass Anastasis) |
A specialization of ANIMA that focuses on deceased organisms. This Value is widely frowned upon and highly illegal depending on the country. Whatever is imbibed within the host can never truly replicate the life it once had. | ||
DATUM (Mass Analysis) |
↴ | Energy is used to convey information about matter. This includes both general facts and observational details. Users, upon processing new information, are able to retain the data to a larger, more organized capacity than normal humans. | |
PRICE (Mass Appraisal) |
A specialization of DATUM that focuses on the value of the item. This is contingent on economic records and predictive calculation - a user can only approximate. It is up to their business acumen to make use of this information. |
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DRAFT (Mass Summon) |
↴ | Energy from the user is sacrificed in order to manifest matter. The more complex the item, the more punishing it is on the body. The sheer toll on the user is likely due to the strictness of the universal law of conservation of matter. |
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STOCK (Mass Inventory) |
A specialization of DRAFT that focuses on converting existing matter into energy for internal storage. It is much less strenuous than summoning from user energy alone - even if the internal quantity and combined 'weight' is felt. | ||
GUISE (Mass Visibility) |
Energy is focused on the transparency of matter. This is commonly known as the 'camouflage' Value, as it may allow matter to blend into its environment. It can also render otherwise invisible objects visible. |
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HOVER (Mass Maneuvering) |
↴ | Energy is focused on the movement of matter. Uniquely, this Value does not require direct contact. Size and weight, like for non-telekinetic movement, influence the process, requiring exercise-esque training for better lift and push. |
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POPET (Mass Possession) |
A specialization of HOVER that focuses on commanding the target's body. Harnessing individual parts is much more advanced than position alone, so a very small percentage of HOVER users have mastered this elusive subclass. | ||
JAUNT (Mass Teleportation) |
Energy is focused on displacing matter instantaneously. Unlike HOVER, direct contact with the object is required. Usage on humans is popular in the transportation sector, though it is dangerous and lethal to the untrained user. |
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PHASE (Mass Intangibility) |
Energy is focused on rendering matter passible. A popular misconception defines PHASE as a Super Value that allows the user to 'walk through walls'. In reality, the user themself is typically not made intangible - only what they pass through. |
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PRIMA (Mass Transmutation) |
Energy is focused on purifying matter. An ability of much speculation due to its potential in alchemy, though like many proto-scientific Values, there is little proof of its existence. After all, matter cannot be fundamentally altered. | ||
QUBIT (Mass Revision) |
↴ | Energy rearranges matter from an atomic level, allowing both visual and structural adjustment. It cannot alter the fundamental composition, merely 'transform' in an editing sense. A keen attention to detail and difference is crucial. |
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ANNUL (Mass Return) |
A specialization of QUBIT that focuses on reverting the state of matter, whether due to chemical processes, age, or damage. An effective outcome requires a strong understanding of the individual item and its history. | ||
FRAME (Mass Deformation) |
A specialization of QUBIT that focuses on the physical shape of the object. The process is akin to molding clay, even for items otherwise immutable. It can also be utilized to change an object between solid and liquid-esque form. | ||
SLICE (Mass Division) |
A specialization of QUBIT that focuses on separating matter into parts. When performed upon biological matter, energy can be imbued to keep parts sustained, resembling a traditional magic trick. The body is a common target. |
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SCALE (Mass Resize) |
Energy permits the growth/shrinkage of matter as long as another receives the opposite effect. Materials must be equivalent in some manner (makeup, value) for an 'equal' exchange; otherwise, the body will take a toll. |
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SYNTH (Mass Synthesis) |
Energy combines two targets into one. It can range from simply creating a larger object out of two identical materials to an entirely new outcome dependent on the user's creativity. Passive synchronicity is possible as well. |
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Environment Connection
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ANEMO (Wind Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to air. One of the classical elemental Values. Active wind is not necessary for activation, but stagnant air can create a feeling of 'absence'. Flight can be achieved if air is concentrated around the target. |
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CLIME (Weather Connection) |
A specialization of ANEMO that focuses on clouds and climate. Due to the water cycle, the Value is considered an intermediary between the two elements - closer to the element of air than its more aqueous relative, STEAM. |
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CYCLO (Circulation Connection) |
A specialization of ANEMO that focuses on rotating air mass. These range from the narrow, land-locked tornado to the vast, oceanic cyclone. While it is incredibly dangerous, controlling from the center - the eye - is the most effective. | ||
OZONE (Aether Connection) |
A specialization of ANEMO that focuses on air in the higher realms of the atmosphere. Though it may not appear immediately distinct, Aether contains more heat and light energy. The essence is more 'pure' and volatile. |
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SOREN (Flight Connection) |
A specialization of ANEMO that focuses on remaining airborne. A common Super hero Value. While fantastical in concept, it requires a strong knowledge of physics due to altering the user's weight and interaction with air. |
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DROGE (Substance Connection) |
Energy connects to non-nutrient, non-toxic chemical substances. A sister Value of NOXIA, DROGE encapsulates that which induces a biological effect, including those with positive (medication) and negative (illicit drugs) connotations. |
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FAUNA (Animal Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to zoological organisms. This is primarily through communication, though FAUNA encapsulates a general, energetic, and often personal bond with animals. Languages must be learned like human languages. |
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ENTOM (Insect Connection) |
A specialization of FAUNA that focuses on terrestrial arthropods. Due to their size and collectivist tendencies, insects are easier to direct rather than merely communicate with - as long as you ingratiate with their swarm. |
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ORNIS (Avian Connection) |
A specialization of FAUNA that focuses on feathered vertebrates. This subclass requires much more tonal control than with other animals; AVIAN users often pick up vocal and performance training to communicate effectively. | ||
PALEO (Dinosaur Connection) |
A specialization of FAUNA that focuses on dinosauromorpha. Despite them facing extinction millions of years before human civilization, users' connection with their descendants gives credence to this otherwise speculative Value. | ||
PISCI (Ichthyic Connection) |
A specialization of FAUNA that focuses on aquatic, gilled vertebrates. Their language is relatively simple, albeit more subtle. Communicating underwater is not vocal; rather, the user projects energy in a telepathic manner. | ||
FLORA (Plant Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to photosynthetic organisms. One of the classical elemental Values. Not only can the user affect plant biology - expediting growth, assistance with healing - their body itself may also prove fertile for growth. |
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ARBOR (Tree Connection) |
A specialization of FLORA that focuses on larger, thicker plantlife. This subclass requires more core strength as a result of its larger targets. Even tree stumps, remnants of woodcutting, may hold enough life for connection. |
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FRUIT (Produce Connection) |
A specialization of FLORA that focuses on seed-bearing, ripened structures. While 'vegetable' encapsulates edible parts of a plant, fruits are a distinct enough classification to earn their own subclass (not stopping debate, however). | ||
GRAIN (Crop Connection) |
A specialization of FLORA that focuses on agricultural plantlife. For millenia, farmers either wielded GRAIN or employed those with it when handling domesticated plants. It is said that these users create the ideal harvest. |
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TESTA (Seed Connection) |
A specialization of FLORA that focuses on embryonic plantlife. Its significance in the reproductive process requires significant patience and care. These users are said to be the nurses, caretakers, or midwives of the FLORA family. | ||
FLAME (Fire Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to thermodynamic combustion. One of the classical elemental Values. It can be conjured from the body through energy alone, but fuel and oxidants can create a truly powerful reaction. Intense emotion will make it worse. |
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BAOZU (Pyrotechnics Connection) |
A specialization of FLAME that focuses on fireworks. It is also known by BURST, though its Chinese name is more popular. While the superclass prioritizes duration and power, this subclass spotlights the grand visual spectacle. | ||
BLAST (Explosion Connection) |
A specialization of FLAME that focuses on thermal weapons. Not only can explosions be controlled, but bombs can also be created out of energy. These can be detonated like typical explosives - through heat, impact, or friction. | ||
FEVER (Temperature Connection) |
A specialization of FLAME that focuses on heat. One can intensify the degree of thermodynamic energy just as easily as they can also remove it, allowing control over coldness as well. This has, historically, been used for health purposes. |
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SMOKE (Thermochemical Connection) |
A specialization of FLAME that focuses on aerosol emitted from heat. Due to the target being carbon and other particulates, not thermal energy itself, SMOKE requires a more precise, air-based control than other subclasses. | ||
FUNGI (Spore Connection) |
Energy connects to non-photosynthetic, non-zoological organisms. With how little is known of the true biodiversity of fungi, the value has also yet to be fully understood. This sense of mystery lends to a cultural mysticism. | ||
HYDRO (Water Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to fluid containing H2O. One of the classical elemental Values. Anything containing water can be controlled, but the presence of non-aquatic materials acts as a deterrent to a true energetic connection. |
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FLOAT (Bubble Connection) |
A specialization of HYDRO that focuses on water containing gas. FLOAT includes a multitude of niche liquid targets, including carbonated beverages, seafoam, and boiling water. Its most recognized one is the soap bubble. |
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FROST (Ice Connection) |
A specialization of HYDRO that focuses on frozen, solidified water. The packed geometry is so distinct from the typical liquid form that it is sometimes considered its own Value. FROST users rarely demonstrate broader HYDRO abilities. |
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HAEMO (Blood Connection) |
A specialization of HYDRO that focuses on immune system biofluids. It is also considered the Value of plasma. Notably, users can even control targets that exist within the body, making them vital for medical procedures. |
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STEAM (Vapor Connection) |
A specialization of HYDRO that focuses on gaseous water. STEAM is a relative of CLIME that concentrates on the spread of water through low air (fog, mist), while the latter encompasses the higher atmosphere (clouds). | ||
JOULE (Energy Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to energy. Due to its many forms, JOULE is largely considered a jack-of-all-trades Value with powerful potential. It can even detect, analyze and mimic the Values of others, feeding off of their strength to power itself. |
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LAEDO (Radioactivity Connection) |
A specialization of JOULE that focuses on nuclear energy. Relatively modern and born in the 20th century, LAEDO is matured by very few users. Not only is the training process dangerous, wielding it proves even more so. | ||
SPARK (Electricity Connection) |
A specialization of JOULE that focuses on electric energy. It evolved alongside industry - so much so that JOULE is culturally synonymous with SPARK (in the same way that energy = electricity). It intensifies during thunderstorms. | ||
METAL (Alloy Connection) |
Energy connects to conductive, malleable minerals. Due to the conductivity of the material, users may find themselves drawn towards electric or heat energy, leading many to the VOLTECH or HARTHSEAR element. |
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MICRO (Bacteria Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to microscopic, single-celled organisms. It is commonly grouped with FLORA, FAUNA, and FUNGI in the Natural family, encompassing all living organisms. Due to bacteria's ubiquity, MICRO users require great intellect. | |
VIRUS (Pathogen Connection) |
A specialization of MICRO that focuses on infectious agents. VIRUS users are tantamount to health organizations, as they can help diagnose viral diseases and slow the spread. Many vaccines are developed with the help of this Value. | ||
NOXIA (Toxicant Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to harmful chemical substances. Whether through ingestion, absorption, inhalation, or injection, the material itself can be repurposed, particularly to reverse-engineer a curative effect. Immunity can be developed. | |
AGITA (Acid Connection) |
A specialization of NOXIA that focuses on corrosive substances. AGITA is common among chemists working about acid and healers treating violent assaults. Either way, handling such chemicals has scarred targets and users alike. | ||
VENOM (Zootoxin Connection) |
A specialization of NOXIA that focuses on injected substances. Due to its delivery necessitating a wound, users find it imperative to experience the venom themself in order to wield it effectively. They may even learn to produce it. |
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OLEUM (Oil Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to viscous, water-insoluable liquids. While most liquids easily classify into HYDRO, OLEUM is the outlier due to being hydrophobic. Wielding it is said to feel heavier, which can make things easier or harder. |
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PETRO (Fuel Connection) |
A specialization of OLEUM that focuses on fossil fuel oil. Users may feel a strong connection to organic materials and the process of decay as a result. Like petroleum itself, this Value has fueled domestic and geopolitical conflicts. | ||
LIPID (Fat Connection) |
A specialization of OLEUM that focuses on organic, soluable oil. Their presence in soaps and foods has been recorded since early civilization. Users can strategically store fat reserves in different parts of their body. | ||
PRISM (Light Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to electromagnetic radiation. It broadly refers to any wavelength, including that which is invisible, such as gamma rays and radio waves. The triangular prism is emblematic of both the Value and Chromadeity. |
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LASER (Beam Connection) |
A specialization of PRISM that focuses on amplified, emitted light. Through spatial coherence and concentration, light is focused in a narrow, intense, and powerful output. It is often used for communication, though it can easily harm. | ||
PHOTO (Hologram Connection) |
A specialization of PRISM that focuses on projecting images. The result is purely visual and intangible, consisting of light alone. Some use photography to build a 2-dimensional base from which to project a 3D object, hence the name. | ||
STONE (Mineral Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to solid geological material. This includes minerals - which typically occur within stone - as well as igneous and metamorphic rock. Sedimentary material may lean towards STONE or its more loose sibling, TERRA. |
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GLASS (Vitreous Connection) |
A specialization of STONE that focuses on cooled molten solids. It widely encompasses both natural and man-made substances, though users typically target the latter due to its utility in optics, vessels, decorations, and electronics. | ||
MAGMA (Igneous Connection) |
A specialization of STONE that focuses on molten solids. Typically, these cannot be handled by humans without protection, but MAGMA users can manipulate its composition so that the areas touched do not cause injury. | ||
KRUOS (Crystal Connection) |
A specialization of STONE that focuses on mineral crystal. Both natural and polished gemstones are included, but not all jewelry qualify. The more precious it is, the more it can be controlled by KRUOS rather than STONE. |
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TERRA (Earth Connection) |
↴ | Energy connects to soil. This is known as the ground substance, which includes dirt, clay, and sand. The broadness of this material category lends to a large range in application, as if the Earth itself is a body to examine. |
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HUMUS (Topsoil Connection) |
A specialization of TERRA that focuses on the organic upper layer of soil. Broadly labeled as 'dirt', this material requires a strong understanding of what dwells within it. As a result, FLORA and HUMUS users tend to study together. | ||
UMBRA (Shadow Connection) |
Energy connects to the darkness where light is blocked. Largely considered the antithesis of PRISM in the absence of a Darkness Connection Value. It was a useful tool for spies and mercenaries, as shadows leave behind little evidence. |
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Abstract Control
| Superclass | Subclass | Description | User |
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BRAIN (Cognition Control) |
↴ | Energy controls what can be thought. From a rudimentary level, the user can visualize thoughts but must train to truly parse them. With advancement comes the potential to manipulate and completely replace them. |
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CHARM (Suggestibility Control) |
A specialization of BRAIN that focuses on influencing cognition. The user must utilize tools of persuasion alongside energy for the full effect, though it may activate passively if they lack the discipline to control it. |
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DREAM (Consciousness Control) |
A specialization of BRAIN that focuses on cognition during inhibited consciousness. Navigating the mind in a rested state has been compared to lucid dreaming, the abstract 'unreality' requiring a specialized hand. |
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TIPSY (Intoxication Control) |
A specialization of BRAIN that focuses on cognition during altered consciousness. TIPSY was conceived from drinking, but it also includes non-alcoholic substances. Delirium can be weakened or heightened, depending on the goal. |
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MEMOR (Memory Control) |
A specialization of BRAIN that focuses on cognitive recognition and recall. The different ways information is stored as well as the various depths they are stored (short-term, long-term) make this a truly difficult subclass to master. | ||
CLOCK (Time Control) |
↴ | Energy controls the passage of time. An incredibly rare type of Value due to its contradictory nature with reality. An old folk tale claims that there are only 12 CLOCK users existing at a time - when the 13th is born, one dies. |
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PAUSE (Suspension Control) |
A specialization of CLOCK that focuses on stopping the progression of time. Like its superclass, meditation and mental peace is required for activation, though it is much less herculean a task than traveling forwards/backwards. | ||
COVET (Fulfillment Control) |
Energy controls manifestation. An apocryphal Value with no concrete evidence of existence; however, the concept has appeared ubiquitously throughout history, as if humans all yearn for the impossible - their wish brought to reality. | ||
HEART (Emotion Control) |
↴ | Energy controls what can be felt. Like other Values of heightened, specialized senses, HEART can be overwhelming to the untrained. The user may even find their own emotions mixed up among the ones they detect. |
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COMIC (Laughter Control) |
A specialization of HEART that focuses on humorous, positive emotions. Spreading joy is a natural goal for these users, though it does not guarantee happiness for the user themself, as they may only wield it for others. |
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GLOOM (Lacrimation Control) |
A specialization of HEART that focuses on melancholic, negative emotions. At best, some find comfort if the Value is activated, as release may feel euphoric. At worst, it can drive a person to sorrowful madness - especially the user. |
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PANIC (Fear Control) |
A specialization of HEART that focuses on nervous, threatened emotions. Like that other HEART subclasses, fear is not inherently undesirable; users can evoke exciting thrills as easily as they can manage irrational anxieties. | ||
ROUSE (Desire Control) |
A specialization of HEART that focuses on passionate, lustful emotions. What motivates 'want' has been divided into distinct categories - action, value, and pleasure. Understanding the individual is the key to this Value. |
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FORCE (Mechanical Control) |
↴ | Energy controls what is moved. Considered the Value of Physics, FORCE was imperative to scholars of the past due to its incredible ability to defy how matter typically reacts through space and time. Even now, it is highly coveted. | |
SPACE (Gravity Control) |
A specialization of FORCE that focuses on how objects are drawn to each other. On Earth, this boils down to the alteration of weight. Lighter weight grants floating-like movement, and heavier weight restricts it altogether. | ||
TESLA (Magnetism Control) |
A specialization of FORCE that focuses on how objects attract or repel. It is commonly confused for telekinesis (see: HOVER) - in reality, TESLA manipulates the magnetic fields of materials, not the items themselves. | ||
TRIBO (Friction Control) |
A specialization of FORCE that focuses on how objects resist motion. Even the roughest surfaces can feel as smooth as ice upon activation, though the user must make contact with it first. Falling is an all-too-common punishment. | ||
KARMA (Probability Control) |
Energy controls what can happen. Largely, this Value is used to assess the odds of certain outcomes, and only at an advanced level can it influence the odds themselves. Widely considered the 'luck Value' to both benefit and ruin. |
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SMELL (Olfaction Control) |
Energy controls odors and scents. This is colloquially known as the 'flavor Value' in lieu of one that controls taste perception. Users have noted that there is never a 'lack' of smell at any time - simply a lack of awareness. | ||
SONIC (Acoustics Control) |
↴ | Energy controls mechanical waves. While it is defined by its most notable subclass (SOUND), SONIC embodies the overall continuum mechanics of noise. Some scholars have argued that it is, in reality, a subclass of FORCE. | |
PULSE (Vibration Control) |
A specialization of SONIC that focuses on the oscillation of matter through sound. Though SONIC's two subclasses go hand in hand, PULSE aims to harness its physical effect, such as sending waves strong enough to deal damage. |
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SOUND (Audio Control) |
A specialization of SONIC that focuses on what can be heard through sound. This encompasses volume, tone, and overall delivery. It is typically used for performances, since it cannot affect archival data and records. |
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VISUS (Vision Control) |
↴ | Energy controls what can be seen. The important distinction from SCOPE (Super Eyesight) is the manipulation of perception and optical devices overall rather than the visual acuity of the user themself. Eyesight is not required. | |
MIROR (Reflection Control) |
A specialization of VISUS that focuses on specular reflection. The image within the reflection can be manipulated and, with discipline, may even be used as a means of traveling between reflective objects. A distant relative of PRISM. |
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TRICK (Illusion Control) |
A specialization of VISUS that focuses on deceptive images. In the development stage, the user may believe they are encountering hallucinations. Once matured, it can be powerful enough to fool other senses as well. |
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Super Ability
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ASTRA (Super Channeling) |
Enhanced connection with the spiritual realm. The setup varies by user, but it typically includes a special table, ritual, and environment to establish proper communication with the deceased. The person's name and face is required. |
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CLAIR (Super Foresight) |
Enhanced foresight. It is distinct from KARMA (Probability Control) due to the absence of numeric likelihood and presence of branches into the far future. In antiquity, these users were considered prophets and bedlamites. |
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CLONE (Super Duplication) |
↴ | Enhanced reproduction of form. These may be specific parts or an entirely separate body, but whatever is created must be re-integrated back into the host. Reintegration also absorbs whatever the separate parts have experienced. |
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BOUGH (Super Appendage) |
A specialization of CLONE that focuses on creating limbed outgrowth. Hands are the go-to body part, though in the same manner one struggles to use a non-dominant hand, each of them require practice and tactile prehension. |
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GUARD (Super Defense) |
↴ | Enhanced physical protection. Whether it involves toughening the body or focusing energy on survival, GUARD has a long history in times of strife. Children raised in wartimes can develop this out of necessity. |
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BLOCK (Super Deflection) |
A specialization of GUARD that focuses on countering physical effects. Upon activation, the body will absorb damage, convert it to energy, and release it through the user's own force. A valuable skill in 1-on-1 combat. | ||
DERMA (Super Skin) |
A specialization of GUARD that focuses on toughening the outer tissue of the body. The usage has been compared to growing an arthropod exoskeleton, allowing a shield over an otherwise vulnerable form. The texture may vary. |
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RENEW (Super Recovery) |
A specialization of GUARD that focuses on healing damaged biology. Energy is a catch-all medicine, speeding up natural biological recovery, manually repairing broken parts, and even reviving dead or dying parts (but never a dead person). |
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INTEL (Super Evaluation) |
↴ | Enhanced mental processes. This can encapsulate logic, problem-solving skills, and planning. Scholars working in related fields often find themselves developing INTEL out of habit rather than purposeful ambition. | |
COUNT (Super Calculation) |
A specialization of INTEL that focuses on mathematical data. Users have been described as human calculators - counting, working with, and retaining data at incredible speed and complexity. Their timing abilities also benefit. |
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PLACE (Super Navigation) |
A specialization of INTEL that focuses on geographical and cartographic data. With training, the user can understand where they are, what paths can be taken, and establish a mental map of the world around them. |
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PNOIA (Super Respiration) |
Enhanced breathing. This allows the user to hold their breath longer as well as 'breathe' using unconventional resources, even in circumstances of limited oxygen. The stronger the Value, the more difficult suffocation becomes. |
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POISE (Super Balance) |
Enhanced center of gravity. Through energy, weight is distributed strategically throughout the body. Users are typically athletic in some manner, as training the Value requires training parts of the body it will be used upon. |
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POWER (Super Strength) |
↴ | Enhanced physical exertion. One of the most well-documented and oldest Values. It is most associated with combat, though it can pack more than a hearty punch; strong feet jump high, and strong hands clap loudly. |
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VITAL (Super Stamina) |
A specialization of POWER that focuses on the persistence of force rather than the intensity. This is possible through strategic energy exertion, permitting the body to withstand fatigue (which will be felt once de-activated). |
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SCOPE (Super Eyesight) |
↴ | Enhanced vision. Depending on the speciality, this can range from distance to depth, as if the eyes contain built-in optical tools. Unlike many other Values, SCOPE is only dependent on one part of the body, thus requiring care around the eyes. |
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ANGLE (Super Aim) |
A specialization of SCOPE that focuses on accuracy. Unlike trained marksmen, who calculate the necessary details, ANGLE users simply process distance differently. The target is mentally 'brought closer', making hitting it much easier. | ||
OPTIC (Super Inspection) |
A specialization of SCOPE that focuses on dissecting through layers. It is akin to electromagnetic radiation, allowing the distinction between different materials such as flesh and bone. Night vision is a secondary skill, as a result. |
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SENSE (Super Sensitivity) |
Enhanced detection of stimuli. Super/Abstract Values may strengthen specific senses; SENSE itself embodies physical discernment, particularly of surroundings and potential events in an intuitive, near-precognitive manner. | ||
SHAPE (Super Transformation) |
↴ | Enhanced alteration of form. The number of 'true' subclasses varies, as an infinite number of specializations can exist and have existed. Trained users have described the process as deeply psychological as well as physical. |
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CAPIO (Super Size) |
A specialization of SHAPE that focuses on magnitude and dimensions. The further from the default measurements, the more strenuous the task. The world record for tallest human was a user who achieved a height of 81 feet (for 2 minutes). | ||
MIMIC (Super Simulacrum) |
A specialization of SHAPE that focuses on imitation. These users find familiarity in the human form and therefore limit their models to other people. Description alone may suffice, but visual reference and personal familiarity are important. | ||
REACH (Super Elasticity) |
A specialization of SHAPE that focuses on stretching. The 'rubbery' effect is said to be a consequence of energy pushing the body past its typical constitution. Aside from length, the user can demonstrate great flexibility. |
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SPEED (Super Agility) |
↴ | Enhanced rate of motion. Time is experienced differently during usage, allowing one to act as if the world has slowed. However, returning to 'normal' time, in both mind and body, is considered the highest hurdle to overcome. |
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REACT (Super Response) |
A specialization of SPEED that focuses on mental chronometry. Whether the action is reflex or a dodging maneuver, the planning and execution can be faster than one can blink. The user may even anticipate stimuli quicker. | ||
TASTE (Super Consumption) |
Enhanced ingestion. The digestive system is able to break down and extract nutrients from a broader range of materials. The user's palate may be rendered more or less sensitive, depending on their personal experiences. |
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VIGOR (Super Manifestation) |
↴ | Enhanced materialization. Unlike other Super Values, VIGOR ignores physique and hones in on energy alone - a practice known as ergokinesis. The energetic constructs can occupy a physical space but are fundamentally temporary. |
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VERVE (Super Spirit) |
A specialization of VIGOR that focuses on creating autonomous entities. Users believe these figures are manifestations of the soul itself. However, they are ultimately independent and require a strong psychic bond. | ||
VOICE (Super Speech) |
Enhanced vocalization. The only parts of the body necessary are the head, respiratory system, and core. What comes from the mouth becomes an instrument and tool, far exceeding its biological capacity for sound. |
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