Essence

Essence is a life-force of the world, and is considered to be the foundations of everything that constitutes existence. Everything contains essence, and it works as a categorizing system for the universe. In a similar way that a combination of quarks defines a particle, a combination of different types and amounts of essence defines an object or being. It has a physical, liquid form, or can take on the form of pure energy, such as souls or magic.

Essence can be extracted from souls in a ritual called “bleeding”, or extracted from nodes scattered about the world, which are called “springs”. They are extracted through a daemon’s mark.