At the end of the Rebalancing the first ValuSelu pact is signed—an agreement for many of the Sazashi nations to aid each other in rebuilding.
A battery of meta and memories which all Sophont have. It appears somewhere during puberty, triggered by some junction between self-awareness and interacting with other Sophont with Souls.
A 250-year intergalactic dark-age which began with the closure of the WayHall and ended with the economic recovery of the Banners and the beginning of the Reclamation era.
One of the Seven Banners, the Banner of Hedonism. It is ruled over by Desire and her Seven Luxuries, and holds onto the belief that the mutual pursuit of happiness is the only way for Ethnis to find true peace and joy.
Mecha, Orga, and Meta: The Technology in Ethnis has diverged from the familiar and into three Tech Clades, each alike in worth but differing in use, fabrication, and resource. What's your favorite?
Akshaya Mahima is the Queen of Distra. She rules the Undaunted and heads the infantry of The Federation of Free Planets, as much an inspiration to it as a leader.
The Union is a representative council of the governing powers of Jhoutai. It is attended to by appointed representatives of each government, but it is not uncommon for the crowns of those nations to step in on a meeting.
The basics of metaphysics, a starting point by which to delve into the elements, schools, disciplines, spells, and the many professions around magic.
The heart of mythology.
The physical manifestation of corrupted meta
The Aen are an intelligent race of Sazashi who wield superb minds. They were designed to improve, and they constantly strive to do just that.
To be a Monolith is to be Enlightened. Enlightenment is the transcendant state of grace achieved through mastery of an art. It grants insight into the nature of our world, and some power over it.
Ethnis is a massive Science-Fantasy setting and a backdrop for stories woven in many mediums—including books and RPGs. This is a primer to the setting, the ongoing projects within it, and how read, play, or support it.
The history of the formation of the Banners
Mantras are phrases which reflect a character's beliefs. They weave together to form a portrait of the characters morality and personality. In the RPGs, Mantras are fulfilled and invoked to trigger certain Abilities.
A solidified mass of Meta
Generators of Meta
A species of horned, graceful Sophont with expressive eyes and an ancient, storied culture. They are very skilled with the Meta
The Bleakheart is a human whose life is a tumultuous symbiotic relationship with a Selschaeus. They mutate into creatures that are a fraction of what they started, but they wield Meta like no other human can.
The Tiers of of Emotional and Intellectual Being
Regeneration is a benign universal healthcare virus which trades an increased metabolism for a more complex and powerful regenerative capability in the host.
The Leader of the Apple of Hedon
One of the Seven Banners, the Banner of Eden. It is ruled over by the Somnolent and his Church, and fiercely protects its holdings against the threat of impending war.
The Keys to the WayPoints
The Expansion Era was a period of prosperity, growth, and panic within Ethnis, wherin the discovery of the Tower Spoke to Anchaemo Index at Tower Palace kicked off the Bannercasting and marked a landrush to the Outer Worlds.
The Parisan are a shining example of tradition and solidarity in a universe of constant change and adaptation. These Sazashi hold firm to the idea that a solid defense can trump any offense. They are honor-bound to their heritage and knightly.
Affinities are unique items that can bend or outright break reality in ways both mundane and fantastic. How they work, is a mystery to all.
The mysteries of Ethnis
Cannibalites are disciples of the ways of Cannibal. They exist as a minority within the House of Sorrows but are distinct in that they tend to Anticipate the return of Cannibal rather than the arrival of irge.
The Outer Worlds are the worlds beyond The Hub. Most worlds are those which were lost when the WayHall closed, but some are entirely new and unexplored worlds.
By my own will, I am.
The Gearheart are a forced evolution of humanity designed to survive the dangers of space and colonization, specifically sub-optimal gravity, radiation, and stress.
A Nege Cell Overgrown with Blight
Discipline and training have combined to make you an expert at ensuring you strike at the right time and that nothing will surprise you. You are the Exemplar and fate bends at your will.
The truth of the universe is told in pain. This banner lives in the shadows, and can take many forms. All believe that suffering is the path to enlightenment.
Gestaltists are those whose job requires them to be totally one with their gear. They often the subject of legend—Parisan and their shields, samurai and their swords, Psiolic and their wands.
Forged in the fray. Your tale is one of action, of split-second choice, of conversations had in lasers and steel. You are the Martial, and you live for the fight.
Psiolic are professional casters whose capabilities reach beyond the standard caster's grasp of the Meta. Most achieve this title through a mix of academia and personal experimentation.
The galaxy from which the Sazashi and the Verin hail, previously known to Eden as Centaurus A
The galaxy from which Humeanits hail, previously known as the Milky Way
A great absence
A Scientist of Sophonce
Death doesn't have to be the end
Where mind and body intersect in disease
Carnivorous, mobile plants with a potent toxic sap
No maps were found
At the end of the Rebalancing the first ValuSelu pact is signed—an agreement for many of the Sazashi nations to aid each other in rebuilding.
The Sazashi nations under as a Banner.