Flux
Flux used to be called Beast Spirit before it was renamed. It was intended as a meta game mechanic to allow the martial classes to scale up in power to the caster classes via the Pathfinder ruleset, as the way that game worked the martial classes had a habit of falling behind in the power curve. It was sort of like a separate EXP track that got the player cool monster parts on certain "level ups" or they could bump their stats if they chose to do so. Flux is also supposed to represent "natural power" in a story sense, but in a sort of Beyond Normal Nature kind of way.
Flux, also known as Beast Spirit, is a metaphysical force that wells up from the core of Ozma and usually inhabits monster races in the world as well as inhabiting a number of other species as well. While Aether is used to cast magic, Flux does not have this property, instead augmenting the physical abilities of those with a large quantity. Flux in an individual is accrued through the battle of monsters and tend to give wielders of this force certain mutations, resembling monster parts (gargoyle wings, scorpion tail). Flux is the natural counter of Aether and can be used to disrupt it's effects. In turn, Flux is countered by the effects of Rune magic. Natural monsters like Dragons and Goblins are not born from the Flux, whereas unnatural creatures and aberrations like Displacer Beasts and Gibbering Mouthers are, please note that while a creature like a dragon or orc are not created from Flux, they can wield it under certain circumstances.
Manifestation
Flux in most quantities is not seen on the visible spectrum, with the species that contain it for the most part having more physical mutations or strength. In large enough quantities it is resembles a viscous liquid not unlike crude oil with a dark red and an inky blue color pallet. An observer can tell that a large quantity of Flux was at one time present through threads of energy in the form of a dark blue ambient energy, not unlike static electricity.
Localization
The name Flux is the scholarly term of this phenomenon. The populace that are aware of the force refer to Flux as Beast Spirit. This term is derived from the folk knowledge that all monsters are born from the Beast Spirit, it should be noted that this folklore is not completely correct as this is not the case for all monsters, just a large quantity.
Type
Natural
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