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== Types of Spirits == | == Types of Spirits == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Mature Spirit Tree.jpg|thumb|A Mature spirit of an ancient tree.]] | ||
=== Nascent | === Nascent Spirits === | ||
[[Nascent Spirit|Nascent spirits]] are the youngest and most malleable spirits in [[Adaris]]. They exist in a state of pure potential, with limited consciousness and awareness. These spirits are often the embodiment of minor environmental phenomena, such as flickering lights, gusts of wind, or small elemental creatures barely distinguishable from their surroundings. nascent spirits are influenced by the beliefs, actions, and environmental changes around them, and their form and function are fluid. | [[Nascent Spirit|Nascent spirits]] are the youngest and most malleable spirits in [[Adaris]]. They exist in a state of pure potential, with limited consciousness and awareness. These spirits are often the embodiment of minor environmental phenomena, such as flickering lights, gusts of wind, or small elemental creatures barely distinguishable from their surroundings. nascent spirits are influenced by the beliefs, actions, and environmental changes around them, and their form and function are fluid. | ||
Nascent spirits are the building blocks of the natural world, forming the foundation of all matter. They lack self-awareness but are essential to the functioning of the world, as they coalesce to create more complex spirits. Osiari—practitioners of osia—primarily manipulate these spirits to influence the elements and physical reality. | Nascent spirits are the building blocks of the natural world, forming the foundation of all matter. They lack self-awareness but are essential to the functioning of the world, as they coalesce to create more complex spirits. Osiari—practitioners of osia—primarily manipulate these spirits to influence the elements and physical reality. | ||
=== Mature | === Mature Spirits === | ||
Whereas nascent spirits represent transient and undefined moments—such as a gust of wind or the ripple of water—[[Mature Spirit|mature spirits]] emerge when those fleeting moments accumulate and solidify into a more lasting concept. Mature spirits are often born from long-standing natural phenomena, human constructions, or widely accepted ideas, where nascent energies have coalesced and evolved over time. | Whereas nascent spirits represent transient and undefined moments—such as a gust of wind or the ripple of water—[[Mature Spirit|mature spirits]] emerge when those fleeting moments accumulate and solidify into a more lasting concept. Mature spirits are often born from long-standing natural phenomena, human constructions, or widely accepted ideas, where nascent energies have coalesced and evolved over time. | ||
Mature spirits can have a significant impact on the world, influencing natural events and playing active roles in Adarian myths and rituals. While they retain some connection to their origins, their increased consciousness allows them to act with greater autonomy and intent. | Mature spirits can have a significant impact on the world, influencing natural events and playing active roles in Adarian myths and rituals. While they retain some connection to their origins, their increased consciousness allows them to act with greater autonomy and intent. | ||
=== Ancestral | === Ancestral Spirits === | ||
Given enough time and cultural recognition, mature spirits can evolve into [[Ancestral Spirit|ancestral spirits]]. This occurs when a spirit’s concept becomes deeply rooted in the collective consciousness of a society, transforming it into a powerful being. | Given enough time and cultural recognition, mature spirits can evolve into [[Ancestral Spirit|ancestral spirits]]. This occurs when a spirit’s concept becomes deeply rooted in the collective consciousness of a society, transforming it into a powerful being. | ||
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=== Primordial Spirits === | === Primordial Spirits === | ||
[[File:Primordial Spirt Oras.jpg|thumb|The Primordial Spirit Oras]] | |||
Primordial spirits are the original forces of creation, born from the chaos of the [[Primordial Void]]. These spirits are the most powerful entities in existence, representing the raw, untamed elements and abstract forces of the universe. | Primordial spirits are the original forces of creation, born from the chaos of the [[Primordial Void]]. These spirits are the most powerful entities in existence, representing the raw, untamed elements and abstract forces of the universe. | ||
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! Spirit Type !! Origin !! Consciousness !! Role | ! Spirit Type !! Origin !! Consciousness !! Role | ||
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| | | [[Nascent Spirit]]|| Ambient elemental energy or minor events || Pre-conscious, reactive || Forms matter, reacts to presence | ||
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| | | [[Mature Spirit]]|| Persistent natural/conceptual patterns || Partially self-aware || Local influence, mythic presence | ||
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| | | [[Ancestral Spirit]]|| Cultural belief + time || Fully self-aware || Guardian, cultural memory | ||
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| | | [[Ascendant Spirit]]|| Fusion of elements and thought || Fully aware, abstract || Governs conceptual forces | ||
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| | | [[Primordial Spirit]]|| Born of [[Astram]]/Primordial Void || Archetypal consciousness || Origin of existence and elements | ||
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