Mana

**Mana** is that which forms the elementary essence of everything else in the universe. Mana grants every material its fundamental properties, which in turn gives everything from the laws of physics to the lonely scholar studying these law their property and allows them to be. Without the existence of mana the universe would enter a state of pure entropy, were every single thing is the exact same and incapable of interacting with anything else.

Most living beings survive and thrive by continuously exchanging the mana they hold with that of their environment. Mana is what allows creatures to be animated and which without they would be little more than static objects, incapable of growth or motion. Plants absorb the radiant mana carried by the sunlight, and derive their own mana from it, which in turn the animals absorb when they eat the plants and each other. Elemental creatures on the other hand survive by feeding themselves of the elemental mana contained in inanimate natural objects such as stone and water.

Some creatures have found a way to manipulate mana in a more controlled manner and use it for their own benefit, which is called the art of magic.

## The fractals of mana

In nature it is rare to find mana its complete form, which is a called **true mana** or alternatively **unrefined mana**. It is a chaotic tempest of power which is nearly impossible to contain in high concentrations. True mana violently tries to interact with everything around it as it tries to separate and stabilise itself. In nature it is quiet common to find fractals of mana. Upon passage through a focus or conduit, the true mana is separated into its seven different stable fractals: Arcane, Corrosion, Elemental, Necrotic, Phonic, Psychonic, and Radiant mana.

### Arcane mana

**Arcane mana**, sometimes also simply called **energy**, is what fuels most magical objects and beings. It can quickly be combined and be separated from other forms of mana which makes it suitable as a conduit for the art of magic. When arcane mana naturally splits off from true mana it surges in the form of electricity through the sky, unpredictably and sporadically zigzagging as it moves toward its target. In nature arcane mana is most commonly seen during thunderstorms where it strikes the ground with incredible power.

### Corrosion mana

**Corrosion mana** is unique in that it actually tries to turn itself into True mana. When a material which contains corrosion mana comes into contact with an object which contains none the corrosion mana will try to absorb it and dissolve the object in an attempt to revert it back into its basic mana fractals. Most poisonous organisms use an rudimentary form of corrosion magic to create their toxins and venom. When corrosion mana somehow gets combined with arcane mana a living ooze is created.

### Elemental mana

**Elemental mana**, alternatively known as **Divine mana**, is the fractal of mana that represents the influence of the six heavens of air, earth, fire, metal, water, and wood. Elemental mana is often wielded by priests and is believed to have been the fractal of mana that the gods used to create the world.

### Necrotic mana

**Necrotic mana** is capable of containing and nullifying every other fractal of mana. Everything that lives slowly builds up necrotic mana in its body during its lifetime, which slowly drains them off their powers until their body becomes too weak to stay animated and they succumb to the necrotic mana, a phenomenon known as death. The undead are creatures which are re-animated by necrotic mana and some undead attack other living beings in an attempt to re-balance their own pools of mana.

### Phonic mana

**Phonic mana** is a mystical energy which transfers information from one entity to another. A word spoken, a roar screamed, a punch dealt, a blow reflected, each of these actions is an interaction between two entities and contains an exchange of phonic mana. One of the most potent and constant forms of phonic mana is called gravity which is an constant exchange between the planet and everything ells. When a person jumps or a bird takes flight they sent a more powerful form of phonic mana to the ground than the planet applies to them, which as the mana disperses eventually will pull them back, this is also why powerful enough wizards can levitate themselves of the ground with a single incantation.

### Psychonic mana

**Psychonic mana** is the power that transfers information inside an object itself and constantly chances its internal properties. when an object starts generating heat or an creatures starts to think, feel, or act it is channelling its inner Psychonic mana. Most creatures posses an inner pool of psychonic mana called Ki, which highly trained individuals can turn into a weapon by making it temporary change the properties of their bodies. Some Ki fighters might turn their fist as hard as steel as the deliver the final blow, or they might even transfer their own psychonic mana to their opponents in an attempt to overcharge and stun them.

### Radiant mana

**Radiant mana** is a heavy and volatile form of mana. It reacts strongly with other types of mana, generating an excess of light and heat as it quickly mixes with the other mana fractals around it. Radiant mana's volatility makes it great for living beings to use as a source of power, but this same volatility can make a high dose of radiant mana lethal as the creature gets cooked from inside by the heat it creates. Undead are particularly vulnerable to these high doses of radiant magic as it reacts violently with the necrotic mana in their bodies.