Karma

Karma is the name given to the energy that the universe and the Great Machine runs on.
==Overview==
Karma is the byproduct of human action and intent, powering the gears of the Great Machine. Karma is the fuel that keeps the Great Machine running. Every choice, action, or thought generates karma, which influences the rotation of the gears and, consequently, the course of destiny. This interconnected system means that every individual's actions contribute to the universe's larger narrative. It’s an ethereal substance that can be positive or negative, depending on the nature of the actions that produce it.
Karma has visible effects on the environment and its design that Escape Artists refer to as destiny. Depending on the polarity of karma, it can have subtle-to-drastic effects on how things look and work.
===Positive Karma===
Escape Artists use positive karma to create, animate, heal, defend. Positive karma generates clockwise/forward motion and can accelerate the flow of destiny therefore bringing systems to life.
Examples:
* Spinning up or repairing a flux destiny
* Creating objects
* Healing a person, an area, or something contaminated with negative karma
* Repelling attacks, karma-based or otherwise
* Negating negative karma, pacification
===Negative Karma===
Escape Artists use negative karma to destroy, harm, and attack. Negative karma creates counterclockwise/backward motion and can slow the flow of destiny thus halting systems and life. Handling even small amounts of bad karma—without proper training—can be dangerous and so Escape Artists must learn to use extreme caution or risk contaminating themselves with it or, worse, accidentally taking on lethal doses. 
Examples: 
* Collapsing or destroying a flux destiny
* Destroying/Reshaping objects
* Malforming something positive
* Harming a person or area, attacking an enemy 
* Negating positive karma
===Karmic Flow and Turbulence===
Just as atmospheric currents and pressure fronts can create weather, karmic flow and turbulence can have effects on the physical environment whether in the real world or within. These can manifest as simply as slight physical changes to the effected environment or to full-blown destiny cyclones that can wreak havoc on the world and how it works.
==Trivia==
* Karma is named for the concept of the same name, which is found in several real-life religions, such as Taoism, Bhuddism, and Hinduism. It is often misunderstood to be fate or predetermination, which is incorrect. The principle of karma is simply that one's actions have an effect on one's life and even their future lives.