SporeWiki:Fantasy Universe/Old/The Source



The Source on Koldenwelt is a force that permeates existance and can be used by creatures within to access seemingly unnatural powers. It is known by many names, including Magic, Mana, Essence, and Energy. "The Source" is a name given by those who consider the force to be a conscious being.

The Source does appear to have a consciousness of some sort, as magic sometimes appears to have a "mind of its own", and unlike the physical universe, it does not necessarily follow a logical system of natural laws. However, whether or not it should be worshipped as a deity is up for debate, and there are many people in the world who have not seen proof of magical powers and so doubt that they even exist.

Magical powers are ultimately divided into three categories. Psychokinesis involves manipulating the movement of things, extrasensory perception involves sensing or obtaining knowledge about them, and teleportation involves moving them across distances without actually passing through the space in between. "Things" for these powers can be matter, energy, force, or even the Source itself. All individual powers make use of one or more of these three main powers. For example, telepathy is either telekinesis (manipulating brain activity for sending messages) or telecognition (mind-reading).