Transcendence

There are many forms of quintessence throughout the cosmos. At the pinnacle stands the energy that defines cosmic powers and deities: Transcendence. This power is manifested in mythic creatures and people in small amounts, Demi-Gods in larger quantities, and makes the very being of Gods and Goddess.

There are three different classifications of beings that contain this specific quintessence.

The first classification is a Deity, Gods and Goddesses whose entire being is composed of transcendence. Their essence and mana have been forged into transcendence and the Inner Ward shunts them outside its' energies as designed by the Elder Goddess. The number of domains, or spheres of reality that the entity is able to manipulate corresponds with how great their transcendence is though a God or Goddess must have at least control over five spheres to undergo ascension. This event is as varied and different as the deities themselves. It is known that only mortals who have apotheosized are able to reach the upper echelons of godhood. The larger the faith of a deity, the more reality altering power they can harness with their massive reserves of transcendence to manipulate their spheres of influence and reality itself. Their followers also act as conduits inside the Inner Ward. Most deities make their home in a Plane that has properties that are aligned with the spheres that a deity governs, therefore they can more freely and easily manipulate its' properties. The Border Planes are unable to be trespassed by all but one that have crossed the threshold as some interaction between them and the Inner Planes creates the ancient Inner Ward, which is sustained by the power of the Elder Goddess.

The second are the Demi-Gods, beings of mortal or outsider origin that have gathered enough transcendence, and begun using to grant their followers and those that worship them the ability to alter reality concerning certain spheres of reality, much like regular deities. In turn they can use the faith given to them, harnessed with their own transcendence, to preform feats outside the bounds of normal mortals. However these beings have not gathered enough power to be shunted across the threshold of the Inner Ward and thus may still cross back and forth from both realities. Those that draw their power from the yawning Abyss are classified as Demon Lords.

The third classification are servitors. These creatures and individuals are mythical beings that may or may not "serve" the other two classifications however all those that hold transcendence or mythic power without tying themselves to a sphere of reality fall into this classification. The power and strength of a servitor can even rival those of a Demi-God, though they lack the ability to utilize their power in the same way as the other two with their faiths or followers.

Beings that have this energy are also known as Mythic beings.

This energy has several different units of measurement. The smallest amount is that regenerating amount that "bleeds" off of creatures into a transmundane field they can manipulate. This is known as mythic power, and each *fragment of transcendence* consists of 27 motes of mana worth of energy.

The next unit is measured in *transcendental motes* with are generated, manipulated and sustained by the faithful of a deity, anchored around said deity as an extension of the transmundane field, now connected to various spheres of reality through the aetheral & ethereal networks with the Spire as metaphysical core of these networks. Each one of these motes are about 243 motes of mana worth of energy or 9 fragments of transcendence. A being can only use an amount of transcendental motes at a single time equal to the number of whole sigils they possess, though this process is a full round action. Additionally, a being may only generate, alter or other affect reality in a way tied to one or more of their sigils.

The final measurement is in *intrinsic sigils*, each one representing a connection to a sphere of reality. Each one holds about 2,185 motes of mana if it were capable of being condensed into a metaphysical object. Demi-Gods tie themselves to two or more of these, existing within them in a metaphysical manner, though the demi-god is more akin to the sigils phylactery than the other way around. Sub-Domains only contain about 437 motes of mana worth of energy if one were capable of being contained and are known as *intrinsic demi-sigils*. A deity contains at least 5 intrinsic sigils within themselves in a way that is still not understood by mortals or outsiders, a secret to only Yumee herself, as is the act of fusing demi-sigils together to create a sigil. The Sigilic Realm exists within all, a representation of an individuals connection to reality.