Mana and Ley lines

Mana is a magical substance used for casting spells and creating life. The universe was created with pure mana. There is a limited amount of this pure mana within the universe, and it is drawn to other mana and gravity. A portion of pure mana is permanently used anytime anything living is born. Normally, after a living being dies their stored mana is returned to the universe, but the portion used to create them is retained in the body meaning some is permanently lost each time. To counteract this, gods can open interdimensional portals to allow otherworldly beasts through and when adventurers kill those beasts, they release their otherworldly mana into the universe and some mana is added back into circulation. This new mana however is impure and cannot be used for creation of new life, only spellcasting and the sustenance of spirits. In addition to their stored mana being returned, a dead beings soul is also released and will be drawn to the most powerful source of mana it can find to sustain itself. The gods (mostly Zolaris)created the leylines to attract these lost souls and essentially seal them, as otherwise they would feed upon living beings’ mana and turn them to husks. Ley Lines, contrary to belief, actually draw environmental mana into them in order to sustain the souls within them. This sustaination can be achieved with both pure and impure mana. The influx of the entire planet's souls, caused the ley lines to compensate by drawing in more environmental mana to sustain them. This reduction of mana meant that spellcasters no longer had enough environmental mana to cast spells and have to rely on mana gems. 
The whole reason for mana based life existing is for their souls to be made into new gods. The mana is formed into a weak soul, then placed into a body to mature. This is far more mana efficient than just outright creating mature souls, as these weak souls grow through the bodys growth (eating/drinking/staying alive). The life experiences of the souls also gives the god a respect and motherly nature to the life, as the god remembers each life that went into making it.
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Category:Wrath of the Ley Lords