Erilen: The main and first ‘layer’ of the Lifestream. Erilen is where everything takes place.

The Manastream/Lifestream: Massive, blue-green pillar that spears through several planes. The Manastream is never surrounded by life; except for primordial forces constantly spewn forth only to be destroyed a week later. The Lifestream is also a term given to the entire set of planes layered upon eachother. Merely being near -- let alone touching the Lifestream risks madness -- and more commonly, death. Though there are some cases (such as Helvian), where the Lifestream fuels divine power into the individual. In Tivrasus, this stream pierces through a small, lifeless continent known as

Mana: Mana is a key substance found within the Lifestream. It's known as the 'essence', or 'blood' of the world. Mana is the essence found within a soul, and fuels one with life. Also known as "magic", Mana can be sacraficed from oneself in order to alter reality. Around the Lifestream, one can find a 'liquid' mana, which forms small tributaries that crystallize around the crater it rises out of.

Souls: A "core" consisting of tightly bound mana. The soul is found in every living entity, and acts as a sort of engine that fuels humanity, personality, and life itself. Losing ones soul is debated upon, but the accepted result is death


Mana-Psychosis: Prolonged exposure to the Lifestream causes insanity. This is said to be a result from the numerous souls and entities wandering around the locale of the Manastream; as a totem of reincarnation and birth, those who've managed to survive nearing the Lifestream claim it 'communing' with them.

Death: Upon death, the soul, if left undisturbed, is often 'recycled' through the Lifestream, which causes the creation of a new creature. Typically; the soul is changed into the same species of what they once were, but there are exceptions. .

Manatouched: Those who have been exposed to the Lifestream's effect end up being warped; degrading physically as well as mentally. Their bodies will sometimes make them unrecognizable to what they once were.

Manakin: A breed of mysterious creatures spewn forth by the Lifestream. Most Manakin die within a week of 'birth'. Unlike most, they're composed of pure mana, nothing more.

Cybertech: Tivrasus is in an age where cybernetic augments are common. These augments are often infused with mana in order to help make the augment more efficient. These augments are found on just about everyone in the military -- even the common civilian will probably have an augment or two. However, using cybertech is similar to a drug; causing the user to slowly grow 'addicted' to augmenting their body. Eventually, after using too much cybertech, this worsens into Cyber-psychosis.

Cyber-Psychosis: Using too much cybertech eventually results in cyber-psychosis -- when someone has this disorder, it's quite often that they end up dying shortly after, as a result of their twisted antics. Cyber-psychosis can also occur if someone were to use a faulty, or cheap piece of cybertech. Removing all pieces of cybertech won't alleviate the psychosis...in fact, it'll make it worse.