Fiction:Stellar Outreach Sovereignty/Espers

The Esper Project is the United Persan Descendants attempt to artificially give individuals abilities that simulate or act as a counter to essence. While having individuals born with such power in the past, these numbers have been dropping in recent years leaving them concerned. There is even a cultural appeal to the Persan since one can only become an Esper via special technology and hard work, something they hold in hire regard then simply being born with a special power(interestingly enough the best Espers are often those who lack talent). Still the technology is complex and hard to produce, that and the intensive training one must under go to become an Esper limits the numbers that can be produced.

Technology
The technology used to create Espers is actually reverse engineered technology, that takes on the form of a chip that is implanted into the brain and then fuses with it on a subatomic level, granting the Esper their power. The chips inner workings are complex and difficult to produce as they require special, extremely precise fine tuning in order to work, meaning that they are few in number. The UPD is highly secretive about just how these chips are made, to the point where those who create them are under threat of death if they reveal the secret. Still it is highly unlikely any information leaks would do any good as the UPD themselves are not sure how the chips work, just that they do.

Training
Esper canidates are selected from the top students who pass certain hidden tests secretly implanted into their general education. Esper training is intense and requires more than simple meditation and concentration exercises(though this part of the training). It also requires intensive physical exercise, lessons in complex psychics, philosophy, mind games, and problem solving exercises. As with the chips themselves it is unknown why this helps an Esper develop their abilities, just that it does. Whatever the case may be mere talent does make one cut out to be an Esper(though there is a biological disposition towards Esper ability), hard work and determination are what really puts one ahead of the others. Few pass this training, but those who do gain even greater power then they could have ver dreamed off. Even those who fail more often then not come off with the knowledge and skills that they did not have before that can put them ahead in life. Part of the intense training is actually to develop strong bonds of friendship between the Espers, since Espers often need to work together to make the most of their powers.

Esper Levels

 * Level 0 - Those who entered training, but did not pass. They are still highly valued for the in-depth knowledge about Espers and how the work. Many often end up teaching Esper candidates.
 * Level 1 - Those who pass, but still need to further their education to fully develop their potential. They are not deployed in combat or really put their abilities to any use. Still they all have potential to grow and all level ones have managed to become a level two or higher, they just need a little extra help.
 * Level 2 - Espers that while not having developed their abilities enough to be used for combat can still help out in other areas while furthering their education in the hopes of reaching level three.
 * Level 3 - Espers powerful enough to be used in combat situations, all Esper have the potential to reach this level at the least.
 * Level 4 - Very powerful Espers that are considered fairly rare. They are the elite of the Esper program and usually end up in command positions over other Espers.
 * Level 5 - The ceiling of Esper power and by far the rarest. They are the elite of the elite capable of causing mass destruction on their very own if they put enough power into their attacks. So far there as only been 15 Level 5 Espers in the entire UPD. They are rare to encounter on the battlefield, but when they are, destruction is sure to fallow them like a plague.

Abilities
Each Esper has one(or more depending on type) that can be classified in the five Ability Groups. Some Ability Groups have more power then other or can have powers that crossover allowing an Esper to have multiple powers from one or two Ability Groups.

Anti-Essence
Esper of the Anti-Essence Ability Group are those who can render the essence powers of others ineffective. While all do basically the same thing the method varies. Each Anti-Essence Espers can only command one type of Anti-Essence ability, though this can make them much more directly powerful. Bending= The ability to generate an essence warping field that causes essence based attacks to bend around the Esper and anyone else within the warp field. While the essence user can still use their powers, attacks on the warp field will be bent completely around it. As the Esper increases their level the extent, control over, and power of the warp field increases. A very skill user can bend the warp field around others to provided protection to certain individuals, while excluding others.

Reducing= Reducing is an Esper power that, rather than bending the essence attack around the user, drains away the power of said essence attack. The essence attack still hits(as the Esper must be in contact with said attack), but is rendered harmless. Raising higher in Esper level causes the drain to happen faster and more power to be drained. Skilled enough users can link their power to others by being in contact with each other, allowing the Esper to drain the essence power via them. One level 5 Esper was able to link the power to three separate people.

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