Fundamental Forces (Soul/Null)

#### **Summary**

Though they can be broken into many elements and aspects, any animate, energetic, thinking, moving, or otherwise self-forward effect-creating thing in the universe boils down to the forces of Soul and Null. As applies to thinking beings, Soul makes up the majority of things. However, Null has a far larger presence, in that it exists in the absence of things.

#### **Soul**

Soul makes up the majority of types of energies and living things. Heat, electricity, and force are all aspects of Soul. Most magic, such as sorcery, druidry, most componential ritualism, and channeling borrow their power from Soul. Soul, in its purest form, is typically white, an emits light. It has slight mass equivalent roughly to that of oxygen, though is unaffected by gravity. Soul contains energy, in practically limitless variation depending on Soul density.

#### **Null**

Null is both a thing an an absence of things. It is a type of exotic matter, as it has negative mass. Most quantities of Null have such ineffectual increments of mass as to be effectively nonexistent. Null can exist in more volatile quantities, but does not have varying density. Instead, it can exist in varying levels of depth; the deeper a sample of Null is, the stronger its connection and pull to the endless Null that exists *behind* existence. In typical circumstances, deeper quantities of Null have less mass (farther from zero) and consume matter and energy at a faster rate. The rate at which Null consumes does not independently accelerate, but its depth can increase as it consumes, increasing the speed of consumption.

Null is applicable in types of alternative magic, including proper ritualism, proper dark magic, spatial distortion, proper necromancy, and some illusions. The anomalous qualities of Null make it useful in such forms of magic; though it is prone to consume energy, it can also provide energy, of a sort. On a larger scale, theories have been proposed that Null is the source of limited beings' connection to magic. According to the theory, humans innately observe Null in their "mind's eye" from the moment they are born, which gives them an unexplainable, subconscious understanding of universal forces. More credible authorities would tell one that this theory is incorrect.

Rarely do entities have a stronger disposition to Null then Soul.

#### **Interactions and Neutrals**

Very few forces are considered to be neutral between Soul and Null. The consideration of gravity is widely debated; some consider it to belong to Soul, as it is caused by the presence of objects; some consider it to belong to Null, as gravity has no affect on Soul yet Null is inversely affected by it; some consider it to be neutral as it remains a common ground between the two forces.

It is theoretically possible, though *practically* impossible, for an entity to be perfectly balanced in its disposition between Soul and Null. Perfect balance is typically a staggering feat, and entities with perfect balance have generally shown to be incredibly powerful. The only documented example of thinking entities that have reached perfect balance via their own efforts are the Gray Lords.

While most entities are heavily leaned to either Soul or Null, all contain some increment of both. Pure concentration of either would lead to out of control energies creating great disaster. Two beings are credited with the balancing of forces, Ravvyn, the former, and Sylver.

1. ↑ Documentation not yet cited.
2. ↑ See Magnus Incident.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Document Missing