Energy

Energy is generated by all living things. It can be manipulated to complete feats not capable by normal means. Energy is a tool but also a need, as low energy can lead to passing out and in severe cases death. Energy is not only present in living organisms, but in the environment as well.

## Energy Practices

Energy is in all aspects of nature and within all creatures. While it is abundant and naturally reoccurring, it is still limited by the source. When creatures use energy, they consume the naturally generating energy within their bodies. This comes back over time, faster for some than others, but can still cause severe symptoms such as fatigue, exhaustion, dizziness, and even fainting if depleted from the body. Some creatures naturally have more available energy within them, and while there is no way to increase energy reserves there are methods to reduce consumption rates.

### Energy Shielding

Energy shielding is a basic technique used by arts practitioners to defend against other arts. It requires the user to create a thin skin of their own energy around themselves to protect them from both physical attacks and offensive arts. While more advanced arts practitioners are much better at this technique than novices, even at its most basic level energy shielding can protect one from an otherwise lethal attack.

### Energy Observation

Energy observation is a wide category for sensing energy. Energy observation is the awareness of different energy within the observation area of the user. The most common use of energy observation is energy perception. This is the ability to distinguish between sources of energy and determine the strength of that energy within a given area. High-level energy perception allows the user a larger range and the ability to pinpoint the location of that energy source if out of view, as well as being able to distinguish between sources that are close together. An example of an adept use of energy observation is the ability to distinguish between different energy signatures and determine the identity of a person based off of it. An example of an easier to learn use of energy observation is energy concept, which is the ability to be able to recognize the flow of energy within objects, allowing the user to sense attributes such as thickness and density.

### Energy Manipulation

This is the most basic practice regarding energy and is the basis of all arts. Energy manipulation is simplified into two aspects; force and form. Force is the strength of the manipulated energy. Techniques that are purely related to the force aspect are incredibly strong but lack precision. Techniques that are purely related to the form aspect lack power but are precise and hold an intricate form. Both aspects are important in all techniques, but the aspect that the technique leans more towards depends on the use of that technique. Within energy manipulation is also something known as energy alteration, which allows a user to alter their own energy to either mask it or better connect it with something. An example would be experienced possession users alter their energy in a way that makes it more like the energy of their possession, allowing them more access to their power.

### Energy Form Expression

Energy form expression is the practice of understanding energy concepts in a different way. Much like there are various fighting styles built around different theories of fighting, the different energy form expressions are ways that people control their own body and mind in order to achieve a certain outcome.