The Ley Spectrum

**The Ley Spectrum** is the basis and foundation for all life and mystical forces in existence. Throughout all the Eras it has been known as many names. Most commonly the term **Magic** was used by many races of the galaxy including Humans. Additionally, by many other races, including the Star Children and the Alicore, it was referred to simply as **Ley**. The Ley Spectrum predated any recorded history and was present at the genesis of time. It is believed that through the Ley, the first stars and galaxies formed, including **The Silver River** Galaxy. Ley was also attributed to the foundation of life in The Silver River including the direct creation of the Star Children. It is believed that through Ley, life was fostered to evolve and blossomed to intelligence, giving rise to civilizations.

Ley impacted every single living entity, with some naturally attuned to one or more of it's eight aspects. Those who were able to harness Ley either internally or residually, would go on to shift The Silver River Galaxy through many great events that would change the outcome of civilizations and their influence throughout history. Even after life, Ley was not merely restricted by the mortal plane, with those passing on joining with **The Leyscape**.

## Description

The Ley Spectrum was the foundation that united life. Ley itself was congregated and intertwined anywhere throughout The Silver River. In some locations, Ley was more concentrated which allowed for users of the power to harness more so to give off more output. Depending on the context of the region or energy that surrounded it, one of the eight aspects of Ley could be dominant.

The Ley Spectrum had eight natural aspects, and one additional ninth unnatural aspect. Each aspect was unique in it's own abilities and purpose in the role of life. Individuals and even races could be naturally in tune with one of these aspects by nature, or become in tuned through experience. It was possible although difficult to master more than one aspect of Ley, hence why many figures throughout history are known to have only conquered one. Users of Ley Aspects could either garner their power "Internally" through themselves and their own energy such as (Star Children, Alicore, Wendigo), or "Residually" where as drawing power from the environment around them (Human, Human Hybrids/Chimeras).

Ley's influence allowed for the existence of a realm beyond the mortal plane of existence, with the souls of the deceased residing in the Leyscape, an after life and the eventual fate of all sentient creatures. The Leyscape consisted of it's own entities naturally, some of which leaking out and residing in the mortal plane, such as the Forest Sprites

## The Aspects

In the near beginning of the universe, The Eight Aspects came to be, they can be best described as four sets of two, with said two being polar to each other a "positive" and a "negative", such sets were called "antipodes".

The aspects are: **Creation, Destruction,** **Order, Chaos,** **Instinct, Knowledge,** **Essence,** and **Void.**

Additionally, long after the creation of the universe, a Ninth Aspect was conjured by **Melpomene**, the Star Child of Tragedy, in her attempt to create new life. This aspect was known as: **Corruption**

### Creation

The Creation aspect was involved in the conjuration and manipulation of matter.

### Essence

If the creation aspect was involved in the conjuration and manipulation of matter, the Essence aspect was involved with the conjuration and manipulation of life. Essence was a difficult aspect to wield based on the power and will that was needed to utilize it. Essence represented one's passion in their soul, the more soulfully one was in tune with one's self, the stronger one could have a connection with the aspect. Essence aspect users could most commonly extend their own lives or utilize energy to prolong the lives of others. Those with darker intent could utilize their power to resurrect the bodies of the fallen.

The antipode of Essence was Void. Essence is the only aspect that could effectively counter Void.

Essence users were rare, however a **Human** race, known as the Lordians were naturally spiritually tuned with the aspect, granting them unnatural abilities such as the ability to regenerate their bodies after death.

### Void

The Void aspect was considered to be the most dangerous aspect to wield. Few were able to master it without succumbing to its effects. Void represented an individuals pain, suffering, emptiness, and hatred based on such. Unlike the Destruction aspect which focused on rage, and hatred through that rage and the needed willpower that came with wielding such, the Void aspect attuned to an individuals suffering and required little to no will to utilize. Hence, users of the void often were compared as not as using the Void, but as the Void using them.

The Void aspect was possible to control completely without succumbing to its soul tearing affects, however seldom were able to accomplish this and those that were successful only used a fraction of the true potential of the aspect.

Minor applications of the void aspect included telekinetic abilities, including levitation of one’s self or objects, while intermediate abilities including warping space time to move quickly through space either through short or long distances. Advanced abilities saw users being able to influence the ley within souls on a massive scale, granting them power of life and death, additionally Void masters could manifest their ley energies to generate singularities.

The antipode of Void was Essence.

The Linage Of Krons were considered to be acolytes and pronounced wielders of the Void Aspect.

## Ley Lines

Ley encompassed the entirety of The Galaxy. Many advanced races attuned to the power of Ley were able to utilize these pathways to traverse through The Galaxy quickly. This involved a process of harnessing the Void aspect of Ley and utilizing it to access Hammerspace, which existed as a conduit between the physical plane and the Leyscape. Through this process the aforementioned individual or race could traverse the galaxy in record speeds.

Ley Lines also could extend to planets, and other more concentrated regions. Some of these concentrations could develop into Void Wells, or even Void Nexuses, which were unpredictable in nature and often avoided.