Flame

**Flame** is a term describing an important substance within the setting of Reflection. Considered to be the energy of life itself, Flame exhibits a variety of features that make it a foundational piece of the physics of the universe.

## Terminology

The term "Flame" is used by various groups, including OPIA, the Demonic Courts, and GEIST. There are a variety of recorded subtypes of Flame, which are listed below.

### Sensory Flame

Sensory Flame is a kind of Flame focused on the ability to intake and interpret information. Virtual reality technology in World Twelve operates by "tricking" this Sensory Flame into believing it is percieving something that is not physically present. Sensory Flame can somehow be used to percieve "distant worlds".

### Voidflame

Voidflame is a rare type of Flame associated primarily with void Dragons. Its exact properties are unclear, but it is able to produce existences akin to black holes.

### Heavyflame

Heavyflame is another rare variety of Flame that takes the form of thick clouds of raw Flame. It can be used to reshape matter.

### Flame of Creation

The Flame of Creation is a massive locus of Flame responsible for the creation of various worlds and their Elements, as well as worldly Gods. If a Demon touches the Flame of Creation, it can instantly end the world. The Flame of Creation seems to act partially as a massive Sensory Flame, holding a massive amount of ancient memories.

## Properties

### Flame As The Energy Of Life

All living things, and some non-living things, within the Cycle have some amount of Flame interwoven with their Elemental composition. This Flame acts as their "life force", and when it is exhausted, that lifeform will die. When a living being dies, their Flame will usually return to the Flame of Creation. Certain Flames manage to retain a sense of "individuality" within the Flame of Creation, and when a new world is created, a person who is born with this quantity of Flame is considered to be a "reincarnated" version of the Flame's original bearer.

If a living being has a large quantity of Flame within them, they do not leave a corpse when they die. Instead, their Elements are consumed by their Flame.

### Flame As The Energy Of Creation

Flame possesses the ability to create and control matter. The most notable example of this is the Flame of Creation creating the Elements of the worlds it creates. Certain people with a level of control over Flame can also use Flame to create matter, such as Vaultwatcher using Flame to create various weapons.

### Other Properties Of Flame

Various groups within the Coda use Flame as their primary energy source. Many constructs within the Coda use Flame as fuel, and various Demons include it as a source of energy within their biology. Flame is also used by these groups to quickly transmit information across long distances. OPIA also makes use of an internal "network" of Flame for information storage.

In certain cases, the same Flame can exist in two places at once in a state akin to quantum entanglement. Information can be processed within the Flame at both points of its existence. Certain types of Burn-induced hallucinations operate by exploiting this phenomena to transport a person's vision to a distant location.

In most cases, Flame is harmful to the touch, and physically interacting with it will cause a person to quickly dissolve.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beachside Burn
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Superhero
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 For Tomorrow
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sum of Experiences
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Forgotten Hero
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWWoFzEq3qNee6x5K9DddQf-9A1WtC-waUK9iDFWuto/edit#heading=h.c0gcm1x5imw2
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dear Sweetest Me
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 For Today
9. ↑ Above and Below
10. ↑ Chasing Ghosts
11. ↑ Light Inside