The Void quickly grew and spread its influence, moving against the waves of Light. This power was the Void, a dark and vampiric force driven to devour all energy, to twist creation inward to feed upon itself. From the absence of Light in these spaces, a new power coalesced and came to be. Yet as it expanded, some of its energies faded and dimmed, leaving behind pockets of cold nothingness. The ocean of Light was dynamic and ever shifting. In the form of a boundless prismatic sea, the Light swelled across all existence. Backgroundīefore life even began, before even the cosmos took shape, there was Light . You can help expand it by clicking Edit to the right of the section title. Decay is the tool of shaman seeking to subjugate and weaponize the elements themselves. This life-giving force interconnects and binds all things in existence as one. Those who seek to bring balance to the elements rely on Spirit (sometimes referred to as the 'fifth element' by shaman, or 'chi' by monks). To do so, they call upon the primordial forces of Spirit and Decay. Shamanic cultures have long sought to live in harmony with, or assert dominion over, the elements. In the physical universe, the elements of fire, air, earth, and water serve as the basic building blocks of all matter. Shaman summon totems that focus the elements to support the shaman’s allies or punish those who threaten them, acting as moderators among earth, fire, water, and air. It is the call of the shaman to bring balance to this chaos. The elements are chaotic, and left to their own devices, they rage against one another in unending primal fury. Unlike some other mystics, shaman commune with forces that are not strictly benevolent. Far seers Shaman are stated to be spiritual guides and practitioners, not of the divine, but of the very elements.

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