User:Marshall

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Character Path

I'm not sure where this character is going but I could see him either going through a transformation and changing spheres or just becoming affiliated with one.

Possible Paradigm

Themes: Light and Darkness, Intelligence and Ignorance, Order vs. Chaos.

Thought, intelligence, is the thing that separates man from the beasts.

Human intelligence is the manifestation of millennia of human evolution; a linear path of adaptation. Each generation builds upon the ideas of the one before it until the species was able to master such things as fire, the wheel, engineering, architecture, music, computers, artificial intelligence and more. But what if intelligence was not as linear as we have been lead to believe? What if there was an ancient intelligence; one that was not rooted in the physical form of a body but rather the incorporeal purity of pure energy; pure thought? This ancient, elevated intelligence existed without form, without names or limits.

It was The Source; the seat of all knowledge in the universe.

It existed without regard for such conventions such as time and space. Its agents spread throughout creation to aid in its understanding - to monitor all that was and would be.

But in this omnipresent form it could not fathom a finite existence such as man. Its agents walked the earth with them, guiding them towards knowledge but they could not grasp the truth. They felt only the heat of the sun, saw its light but knew little of The Source. This flaw in their knowledge needed to be addressed and so it broke off a portion of its intelligence and infused it within man to encourage their understanding; a spark. It was hoped that this spark would kindle within the soul of man and take root. In time the sparks would become flames and the chosen within humanity would become a burning beacon to guide their people to enlightenment.

But though the beacon burned brightly, for a time, the race of man was unable to ascend; to once again join with The Source. A darkness of the soul began to spread across the world and the light of true intelligence began to fade. It was a blackened void where thought and light could not escape; and it was hungry for the light. So The Source sent its agents to gather those few in the world unstained by the darkness and taught them how to draw upon their spark to drive back the Void.

Some say that the agents carry a message from The Source; a key to awaken the spark within those who have been chosen. Not everyone can hear the Message; not anyone cares to listen.

Magic

• What is Reality
• What is Magic
• Why can I do magic?
  • See above: the Source, the Spark, the Message.

Spheres

Sphere	Thoughts	Options
	"The combination of eternal hunger, long-game politics, secret wars and the pretense of humanity create an interesting rp environment. I think that I'd probably get swallowed up as just another source of blood even with my talents."
	"The spiritualism, eco-minded cosmology and constant struggle against the destruction and defilement of the world is a backdrop for great moments, but I'm not a soldier. I'm not even much of a healer when you folk are concerned. I'd probably end up just another casualty."
	"Their different perspective on reality is an interesting switch especially given the cerebral nature of my talents. That being said, they seem to be tied up with their own political drama and secret wars for the control of things I couldn't possibly understand. Still, I think it'd be interesting to watch. "
	"How do you hide from something that saw the dawn of creation? How do you have coffee with someone that can remember when your kind could barely walk upright? Touching the mind of such a creature, even accidentally could break me. I'd rather not have to grab the /crazy/ glue just yet."
	"Just like the Changelings, it's their alternate interpretation of reality that could be interesting. How they must see the world differently when they can literally alter the fabric of reality - even if only temporarily. Secret wars for the control of our reality seems to be right up there with any epic-level quest. Whether a foot-soldier or general, are mortals just pawns or the prize?"
	"Um. Yeah. Making contact with someone that died would be traumatic but possibly interesting. Listening into the thoughts of someone that came /back/ could be maddening. But what a rabbit hole that would make."
	"Similar to the vampires, their long-game politics could be interesting but I'm not sure I'd be more than a momentary distraction on their quest for whatever it is that they do."