Luma Systemica

LUMA SYSTEMICA are one of the four Factions within VoxoDeus.

**‘From reflection, illumination.’**

Look away from the light.

From the warmth and comfort of day; the bright and dazzling spectacle at the centre of the dual-star cypher.

Step gently into the calm, undisturbed shadow of moon and **study the secrets** of umbral tides.

Unblinded by the radiant rhythms of the universe, peer into the deep hidden truths.

**Study, reflect, know.**

KEYWORDS

* Wisdom
* Patience
* Studiousness
* Certainty
* Refinement

POSITION IN THE WORLD

* Artisans
* Educators
* Historians

**GOVERNANCE**

Luma Systemica are governed by College Leaders, who act almost as principles for the Luma’s many schools of thought.

Typically this means sorting through the many findings, theories and dissertations and presenting the most promising of them to the Central Conservatorium.

With Omega gone, these Leaders find themselves with an unprecedented level of influence within the Faction, while the Factions itself finds its influence waning slightly throughout a Cypherverse that is exploring new freedoms.

**CULTURE**

Luma is all about knowledge.

The faction consists of those doing field research, those reflecting on findings, those whose job it is to preserve old knowledge, and those who integrate new knowledge into the old.

Traditionally, nothing gets added into knowledge without first passing a rigorous sequence of proofs and testing. Luma see themselves as closest to Omega of all in the Cypherverse, and their core purpose remains the fundamental fascination with Omega’s work.

Since the War Of Ideas, the objective has changed somewhat. Before, they were simply scribes, recording history according to Omega’s will, documenting the unfolding of the Cypherverse and it’s evolution. Now, however, there is a deeper purpose - the attempt to understand Omega itself, and to unravel it’s train of thought and rationale so that they might discover what is intended for them to do next.

Unfortunately, not all agree. A divide is emerging between those who would study the Cypherverse with fresh eyes - beginning anew with the most basic scientific principles - and those to whom the scripture of Omega’s disciples is not to be questioned, nor to always be taken literally.

Knowledge, after all, can mean many things. In Luma Systemica, more than in any other Faction, this new age brings new questions.

Questions with answers that will displease some most grievously.

**POLITICS**

Luma Systemica celebrates intelligence above all qualities.

There is no greater pride for many than to be integrated into a College's canon.

Where the waters sometimes get muddied is that personal credit is ascribed to those who make discoveries, and so there is motivation for some of Luma’s less-scrupulous citizens to seek glory and push agendas which might see their own name written in the annals, while others in their field become forgotten.

**KEY HISTORICAL EVENTS**

During the Ideas War, nine Sapien leaders aligned to ensure that ‘ideas crucial to understanding the Cypherverse’ could be safeguarded and stored away in a place of keeping.

The moon Lutens was selected as neutral ground between the nine sapien houses. This would become the site of the first college.

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