Truthspeakers

The Truth

## What is a Truthspeaker?

Truthspeakers are mystical beings who have words of power. When they proclaim an utterance using those words of power, depending on their classification different things happen as their utterance becomes the truth of the universe around them.

Thought by most to be fairy tales, the average citizen does not believe they actually exist. If it had to be numerically represented, over one million densely populated worlds one could expect a single Truthspeaker to be born every hundred years.

Though very rare, Truthspeakers tend to learn how to use their powers to protect themselves and extend their natural lives.

Excerpt from USF training documentation:

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*`USF Training Documentation - Truth Speakers`*

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*`Truth Speakers are an extremely rare and highly valuable resource, as they have some sort of extra worldly ability to reshape reality as they see fit. Their abilities seem tied to a specific word or phrase, and by leveraging it, they are able to redefine what is “truth” within their range.`*

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*`According to legend (and the earliest known record of truth speakers), Cuthbert the Creator was a truthspeaker and an enemy to Daeryn the Denier another truthspeaker, who used his power for dark purposes; expounding truths that led many to fall before him or surrender to him. The stories tell that he used his powers to declare that "Nothing can survive my gaze" and "Nothing can harm me" and finally "Nothing will stop me from conquering all". Before his awful might, the forces of good cowered or were broken. Only Cuthbert stood against him, and used his powers for the light. In their final battle, Cuthbert the Creator supposedly outwitted him, declaring that "There is always an exception to every rule" before Daeryn killed him with an evil glare. Cuthbert's sacrifice created a weakness in Daeryn's declarations of naught that led to the downfall of the tyrant, and saved the Galaxy.`*

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*`Their powers seem to be bound to the limits of atmospheres, and cannot cross vacuums. They are known to have extreme rarity - Thought by most to be fairy tales, the average citizen does not believe they actually exist. If it had to be numerically represented, over one million densely populated worlds one could expect a single truth speaker to be born every hundred years. Due to the factor of being a matter of belief, they have generated religious implications, and are sought out by the Eldyr, a religious sect that cares for the truth speakers as if they were deities. Additionally, they have excessively long life spans, as it is commonplace for them to use their abilities to protect and elongate their lives.Finally, they are the only ones who can create Paradoxium tech.`*

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## Politics

Though they are thought by many to be mythological, those in seats of power know that Truthspeakers are all too real and their power overrides any technological or military might in the universe. To that end, organizations like the USF strive desperately to gather collections of allied truthspeakers to help them forward their own goals.

Additionally, Truthspeakers are the key to creating paradoxium tech, a unique technology that when crafted by a truthspeaker is immune the reality altering abilities of truthspeakers.

Finally, those who believe in Truthspeakers often find themselves joining the religion known as the Eldyr, who worship and seek out Truthspeakers. If they find them, they dedicate their lives to the truthspeaker.

## History

In all of history, there is one prevailing and well known Truthspeaker legend:

According to this legend, Cuthbert the Creator was an enemy to Daeryn the Denier, who used his Truthspeaker's power for dark purposes; expounding truths that led many to fall before him or surrender to him. The stories tell that he used his powers to declare that "Nothing can survive my gaze" and "Nothing can harm me" and finally "Nothing will stop me from conquering all." Before his awful might, the forces of good cowered or were broken.

Only Cuthbert stood against him, and used his powers for the light. In their final battle, Cuthbert the Creator supposedly outwitted him, declaring that "There is always an exception to every rule" before Daeryn killed him with an evil glare. Cuthbert's sacrifice created a weakness in Daeryn's declarations of naught that led to the downfall of the tyrant, and saved the Galaxy.

## Types of Truthspeaker

Classifications of Truthspeaker:

* Permeator
	+ Truths are less powerful in practicality, however, they are more capable of penetrating barriers such as vacuums. Lauralei is an example of a permeator class.
* Proximity
	+ Truths effect the world around them, extending until they are limited by barriers such as vacuums.
* Possessive
	+ Truths effect themselves directly, and can have implications on the world around them until they are impeded

## Known Truthspeakers

* Lauralei
* Nihlathak