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Lore / Gift of Creation ; Part 0.9 - 1.4
🕑 Added 2024-09-23 23:38:25 +0000 UTCForbidden Knowledge
The Gift of Creation is a name given by us, Her children, but as well behind this name is a tool of destruction. There are activities and uses of the Gift which are forbidden and regulated by Herquistion. Even Knowledge about most of them is classified, in fear of someone trying to find a way to repeat and maybe achieve much worse outcomes.
Historical catastrophic miracles are known – it is hard to hide truth about them, but there is no need when they are not often talked about. One of such was an aftermath of Ekunarian battle, year forty five UAA. The Hegemony forces were chasing defeated rebels to the Great Thigh Plateau for two weeks after the battle. Eventually they caught on and slaughtered what left of the rebel group, setting a celebratory encampment same night. And same night a colossal and terrific cloud of fire was risen from where the festive to be, visible from far away cities. Her body could be felt shaking through entire Thigh Region. All life was exterminated around that site, nor more would reside there for decades. When centuries later people were able to safely explore that land again, what was found is a horrific mark on Her body – a crater as vast as biggest cities known.
No aware of who caused it, what grade that Engifted may be, or was it a single Engifted anyway, but it is concurred to be a result of the Gift usage. And whenever Herquistion knows the truth or not, such knowledge is proscribed for exploration. Although, people can only guess if there are more and baleful miracles are hidden in Herquisitorial archives.
Manipulations of biology
Re-creation and transformation of sentient life through the Gift is a forbidden art.
It was a cosmic miracle when Allmother gave birth to all life on Meorenell, but no Engifted of any vehemence will ever be successful to repeat what She did even if amalgamate together. Very Angels of Grace themselves sacrifice own flesh to let Hallow Trees sprung, so what a lesser Engifted can hope for?
Our minds never comprehend enough understanding of a Life as She does – any complex creature designed by the Gift of Creation does not exist for long, as any attempt creates only a suffering pulp of flesh. A result, if trying one, is abhorrent to see. Even plants and tress are withering fast and produce the most repugnant fruits worthy only a poison, though it is possible to gently manipulate some of flora for its biological simplicity – supporting it growth and harvest.
Engifted interdicts on biology as well include advanced medical use of the Gift: a mistake done during an attempt to heal grievous wounds of another can lead to a worse ramifications, thus solely a supportive use of the Gift is more practical, or a basic help and alleviation by a trained iatric Engifted is advised, especially if its a personal doctor. A self-heal is more preferred for an Engifted anyway – the Gift affect body of its bearer much differently than other organisms, more like restructuring itself to befit healing calls of an afflicted mind and then slowly revert it back to a natural state while functionality stays as if never changed. It is innate for all Engifted after all – to live longer and healthier lives.
Animation
Although creation of life by the Gift is forbidden, different art is allowed. Animated – classification of a life’s parody, a creature without mind, organs, goal nor emotions. A clump of matter given short functions to fulfill, extension of its creator’s will, exists only to follow order: never to question, never to anguish, never to joy.
There are various forms, techniques and uses of Animated: from a full-sized puppets to a liquid-mimics, from a command of an endlessly repeating movement to an artificial awareness with corresponding predetermined actions towards surrounding activity, from a child’s toy to a war gear. Albeit, Animations becoming less popular among Engifted in current times as drones and automatons become more available and advanced.
Comments
TheMaestroNoob
Well, at most there is a Clockwork Legion... but they are just a robots made to kill. However, if you remember how crazed high-grade Engifted can be, you can expect at least a couple of them to create a partially-sentient (in some way) constructs...
Simone Spinozzi
awww... i was hoping for a (hidden) construct race to be a thing. :( ah, well... i guess what i like is too niche. I still have the gemmys to look forwards to. Curious to see how they will look.
