Lite(s)

**Light-based beings, shortened to lités or lites**, are a form of being made entirely of light.

## Overview

Light-based beings, shortened to lités, are a form of being made entirely of light. The core of their being is a powerful thing called a “soul”.

Lités are essentially holograms with mass, and unlike non-lités, which are creatures whose corporeality is physical, like a human or flesh-like creature, lités’ souls are the core of their being, and their mental/motor/emotional functions, bodily functions, individuality all are cased within their soul.

Composed of silt and magic, souls can be created by implanting silt, which is essentially magic DNA, in powerful magical objects, like stars, Arth, etc, and only deities can perform Silt Magic. Deities are unique because they often form from the literal thing they are the embodiment of, while Iranami and Iranagi are theorized to have formed from the empathy and energy of the universe.

## Types

There are several types of lites, with all of them in varying strength, appearance, and abilties. Before the reformation of the Celestial Court, there was a caste system in place which was based on the augurial power, ranking every lite in existence.

* Pure Lites- Beings who are entirely made up of their soul and only require their soul to function, such as Gods, kitsune, and more alien and less naturally made beings.
* Natural Lites-Beings who are made of light and capable of lite functions, but require certain or all body organs and a more organic form of functioning, such as Lilliuth Demons.

*Main Article: Lite Caste System*

## Reproduction

In their base forms, most lite cannot naturally reproduce and therefore have no reproductive organs by default (With the exception of weaker, more humanoid lites). However, if intending to mate or reproduce with a being that possesses such reproductive capabilities, they will either create a Soul Egg, or shapeshift the appropriate organs and fluids necessary for the process.

Generally, lites are made when silt is implanted in a large object, usually a star or piece of nature, where their soul forms until they emerge. At first emergence, powerful lites such as gods and kitsune come out fully formed, but weaker lites emerge in a sort of infancy stage and develop until they reach maturity. Lites can also be made when a powerful being dies, such as a Chimera. The end result is the soul of the being either splitting or breaking apart and reshaping itself to make an entirely new conscious being.

## Abilities

**Shapeshifting**: Lites can shapeshift into almost any form, provided their original regeneration has the correct amount of mass for the intended shape. with the exception of lites skilled in shapeshifting and illusion, such as kitsune.

**Regeneration:**-Unlike a non-lites, when a lités form or soul is damaged to a certain degree depending on its individual durability, its hologram form dissipates and they retreat into their soul until they are rested enough to regenerate, often with a new form.

**Immortality:** Because their body is made of light, a lités is usually immortal, and nothing can kill it unless its soul is shattered, meaning it breaks, and they are unable to reform properly and are essentially stuck in their soul, unable to do anything but think and desire the ability to reform. Depending on individual durability, it can be really easy or tough to shatter someone’s soul, with the most powerful souls usually belonging to gods or kitsune.

**Spatial Manipulation**: Often on an individual scale, a lites' soul or other special parts contains a gateway to a small pocket dimension in which they can store objects or people, however air does not exist in this space so living things, unless put in stasis, cannot survive in the dimension. A lites can also train to have a larger carry weight than their initial amount.

Lites can also travel between dimensions more easily than non-lites.

**Enhanced Condition:** Lites generally have greater speed, strength, and durability than non-lites. Depending on the quality and species they are, their enhanced condition can vary.

**Non-Senescence:** With a few exceptions (often due to being shapeshifted in a human form), lites generally cannot get sick or catch diseases or age. They can be effected by some illnesses and conditions, however, but these are usually the result of mental trauma, the form they shapeshift into being susceptible to such illnesses, or augurial, such as sudden loss of magic.

**Collusion:** Lites generally possess the ability to perform Merger Magic due to their physical makeup being made of something as fluid as light. This generally combines their appearances, abilities, and weapons.

**Unique Abilities:** Depending on their race and/or species, lites have a wide array of abilities that are exclusive depending on certain factors.

## Trivia

* Each lite has a set color pallet they use when regenerating a new form. However, if augur allows the body to permanently change, then this new change adds to their existing pallet. Some lites, such as deities, have an unlimited range of colors to choose from, but generally pick a few at a time.
* Lites can experience exhaustion, especially with augur.
* The more powerful a lite is, the larger their wellspring of magic is, but a drawback is that their magic regenerates slower.
* Augur also influences how a lite will appear. For example, if a being possesses a large wellspring of augur, then they will tend to be taller or regenerate taller, and have larger hair, clothes, etc., or a different color palate than normal. Gods are the most common example of this, although some Gods regenerate as short due to either their magic not regenerating to it's normal state in time, or for simple choice, such as Tsuruname.
* If shapeshifted/regenerated to do so, lites can create and emit fluids.
* Lites can dream, and although some do not require eating, sleeping, or other human things, they can still do it provided they shapeshift the organs and functions to do so.
* Lites possess DNA, although it is generally referred to as "silt".
* When a lite "poofs" or is regenerating inside their soul, for a few seconds the color of their soul lights up, and their leitmotif plays to indicate who is regenerating inside the soul.
* Powerful Lites do not possess a skeleton, organs, or other anatomical systems inside of them by default. Their bodies are essentially husks which hold the soul inside of it.
* Color can also indicate a lite's position and powers. In Celestial culture, colors have certain meanings which indicate what type of person a lite is and their powers.