Ability

Rules of Abilities -- Nano Enhanced Humans (NEH) - FAQ

Nicknamed: Neht or Neiht or humeiht or humaiht depending on dialect and region.

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Types

Energy -Translation of Name - Name of Ability -
Quantum-synapses energy - Mind-singer - Avajatinetori
Potential/Kinetic - Death-singer - Daihtinetori
Chemical energy - Life-singer - Livatinetori
Gravitational - Earth-singer - Nevutinetori
Sound - Weather-singer - Kantinetori
Electromagnetic/Atomic - Metal-singer - Tijantinetori
Light/Thermal - Sun-singer -Tokuntinetori

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Basic Information

Abilities are bound by the laws of physics. They cannot create mass or energy out of nothing because of the laws of conservation that governs the universe. There is no way around them, and those that try end up dead as the Ability burns them alive, converting the person's mass and energy into what the person was trying to create.
An Ability is also limited to what it specializes in and the strength of the person. There is seven known Abilities, and each govern a different aspect of the physical universe. The nanotechnology responsible for the Ability was built by the Dragios species, and was programmed to only replicate into the fetus of a newborn. The amount of replication would always be less than the amount of nanos within the original host.

Avajatinetori involves quantum energy within the brain’s synapses in order to utilize the power of the mind.

• Level 1: detection of use of Ability. Senses an approximate location of another person within a radius of ten meters.
• Level 2: it “scrapes” the energy in thoughts or “predicts” behaviors based on the neuron activity that the Avajatinetori nanotech detects.
• Level 3: Avajatinetori nanotech utilizes quantum entanglement to entangle minds to link them together. Otherwise, quantum tunneling between neurons from touch or close proximity allows detection of thoughts and implanting suggestions in unconscious states such as dreaming.

Livatinetori uses chemical energy within the cells of organic creatures.

• Level 1: Senses the use of this ability. Senses organic creatures in a radius of ten meters.
• Level 2: livatinetori nanotech detects abnormalities within cells and the organic systems of the body.
• Level 3: able to stimulate regrowth of broken bones and tissue and organs. Can also assist the immune system with fighting off disease and cancer.

Tijantinetori involves the weak and strong forces within atoms and has some leverage in the electromagnetic energy realm within molecules.

• Level 1: detects use of this ability.
• Level 2: detection of various metals and other inorganic molecules. Detection of the crystallization of an object and what makes up materials.
• Level 3: adjustments to molecular structures -- cannot move atoms far, so adjustments are small as it requires a lot of energy to completely rearrange the molecular structure of an object. Can trace the movement of electricity.

Daihtinetori involves potential and kinetic energy.

• Level 1: Detects use of this ability.
• Level 2: Detection of energy within specific systems. Such as when “work” is done. “Work” used here is the physics term that can be read about here.
• Level 3: Manipulation of this energy such as raising or lowering temperature, adjusting the pressure of air molecules in a closed area.

Kantinetori uses sound to detect, manipulate, or create waves in various mediums.

• Level 1: Detects use of this ability.
• Level 2: Detection of all sound waves no matter the decibel. If hand is placed against a wall, can detect sound waves bouncing off the other side of the wall to a faint degree.
• Level 3: Manipulation of the sound waves by redirecting, creating a sound wave by manipulating air pressure around the person.

Nevutinetori utilizes gravitational energy and/or gravitons.

• Level 1: Detects use of this ability.
• Level 2: Detection of gravity anomalies, detection of gravity waves.
• Level 3: Minute gravity waves created to ripple through an object in order to detect parameters about the object -- this technique requires a mathematical understanding in order to calculate the results correctly. Create small gravity anomalies to distort sensor readings or move small objects.

Tokuntinetori uses photons in the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Level 1: Detects use of this ability.
• Level 2: Detection of source of light, type of light, and other parameters that are calculated from the detection of the light waves/particles.
• Level 3: create individual photons to distort sensor data (limited in how many that can be created). Adjust the path of photons/light-waves. Concentrate specific type of light -- such as X-rays -- on an object.

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Different levels:

Level 1:
Senses that an Ability is used and possibly the type. Often due to an unusual synergy of multiple Nanos from various different abilities. Multiple Ability Nanos do not work well with one another. Often they will cancel each other out, thus weakening the person’s ability to access Level 2 or 3 modes.
Level 2:
Scan and analyze data of the physical universe that the Ability governs. This often involves the five senses of the person, but does not allow the person to interact with or alter the physical aspect that they are examining. One can say the Ability acts like a sixth sense for the person.
Level 3:
The highest use of an Ability involves interacting with the physical aspect, where one can alter it in limited ways. This may involve altering quantum fluctuations so the object takes on slightly different properties, or altering the fluctuations so that the object is enhanced or damaged by the effect. The limiting factor is that it requires energy from the person in order to alter the object in any fashion because all energy must be conserved and any alteration of the quantum fluctuations involves energy to some degree. If to much energy is used, it can cause irrevocable damage to the brain by overheating it.


Biggest limitation: The most any person can do with their Ability is completely rearrange the subatomic particles or cells of an object or cause it to emit light or create a gravity anomaly. To do this requires great energy that must come from either the person or an outside source connected with the person. The outside source can be another person or an energy source in which the person is in direct contact.

Note: This is the hardest use of an Ability due to the limits of energy and the laws of conservation. It's also dangerous in that it can cause organ failure and cellular decomposition if too much of a person's energy is used to alter the arrangement of subatomic particles and/or atoms within a structure (natural or human-made).
Energy that goes into an action = the energy released or bound in the system.

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GENERAL FAQ

What is the price people must pay in order to be practice their Abilities — years of study, permanent celibacy, using up bits of their life or memory with each spell, etc.?
An Ability must be trained else it will slowly kill the person. This is because the Nanos within the body use up some of the person’s energy, and if it is not directed by the brain in an efficient manner, the leakage of energy can cause overheating of the area of the brain where the concentration of Nanos exist.
The modifications the Dragios did to humanity has altered the way the brain interprets certain types of information, and the nanos injected into the human's system gives additional data.
If the person doesn't receive some level of training, the wealth of data the nanos give can overwhelm them, causing them to lose their sanity or even die. Some cope better than others and training may not be quite a life and death situation for them, but others cannot cope as well, and so are in danger to themselves and others. Over time, as the centuries pass, it becomes easier for people to cope with these new abilities.
Modern Era: Officials scan children at age 3 to detect Level 2 or 3 Abilities.
It takes years of study, and all students in Teakin have at least one or two classes each session that involve training in their Ability. Training requires not only knowledge but also field experience with the Ability.
Students begin training when the Ability manifests itself usually around the age of ten; scientists are not entirely sure why this is the universal age, but some theories suggest that it is because there is a growth spurt at the age of ten and it is this second growth spurt, before the onset of puberty, that activates the Ability within the child's brain.



Is there a difference between miracles and Abilities? If so, how are they distinguished?
For most, the difference between miracles and Abilities is that if an event happens for which there is no known cause and is not directly related to a person, nor can it be traced to a person or their Ability, then the event is seen as either a miracle or an unknown disaster. Further investigation then follows the event in search of a cause or reason for the event, and if no known reason can be found, then some of a religious inclination may classify the event as a miracle.
Such are considered mythical miracles and the more scientific minded do not view them as legitimate events since no proof can be presented as to whether or not the “miracle” actually transpired.



Where does the Ability come from?
Leftover nanomachines infused within humanity by the legacy of the Dragios Experiments that brought humanity to Elivera.



Is an Ability an exhaustible resource? If a person must feed his or her techniques with his or her own willpower, life-force, or sanity, what long-term effects will this have on the health and/or stability of the person?
The Ability is located within the frontal cortex of the brain and the back of the brain – these two areas seem to work in tangent and are both activated when a person uses their Ability. The Ability arises from the interaction of the nanotechnology and the brain, and there are seven flavors of nanotechnology.
The seven flavors interfere with each other, so having multiple flavors of the nanotech will lessen the strength of their interaction with enhancing the ability of the brain.
Note: Nanotech is also inherent within various types of left-over or forgotten Dragios tech within the ruins of their city-size laboratories. The effects of the nanos that Dragios released can still be seen in the gates of the Dragios, where a large conduit of nanos seeps enough electromagnetic energy from surroundings to keep some of the gates open, thus providing a passage to another part of the world.
Traversing this passage without proper control of the technology causes the person to vanish. Some speculate that the person either is destroyed and converted to energy or else is transported to another reality or time in history.
All Abilities require the willpower and energy of the person in order to use them; however, this energy is replenished through eating, breathing, drinking nutrients and slow absorption from the environment.
The absorption from the environment is what scientists have determined to be the leading cause of death for those who are untrained in their Abilities due to the fact the brain is programmed to replenish energy through eating, breathing, drinking, and small absorption of energy in what one touches.
If the Ability is not trained by a certain age, the energy build-up in the system is never released and can burn the person from the inside out in a very painful combustion death. Attempts to extract the nanos has resulted in the death of those individuals. The nanos are embedded within the neurons themselves.
By approximately age ten, the nanotech stabilizes within the growing brain and begins to enhance it, which causes the individual to show a rudimentary grasp of their Ability. As the brain continues to grow into adulthood, the individual grows into the Level of their Nanotech. This Level is set for life.
Training involves how to cope with the Ability, how to balance energy within one's body-system, and how to safely use the Ability. Attempts to block the ability without training will cause spontaneous combustion.
It is possible to block the Ability, but there are dangers within the methods to block it. One can avoid using the Ability if one trains their mind and ignores all the sensory cues the Ability provides; however, this can causes great mental stress on the individual and lead to insanity.


How does a person tap his/her Ability? Does becoming the person require some rite of passage (investing one’s power in an object, being chosen by the gods, constructing or being given a permanent link to the source of power) or does it just happen naturally, as a gradual result of much study or as a part of growing up?
The Ability manifests itself naturally after the second major growth spurt before the onset of puberty. A person taps his/her Ability through the willpower and training of their mind.



Can two or more persons combine their Abilities to amplify its effect, or is it done only by individuals? What makes one person more powerful than another?
Yes, two or more people with the same Ability can touch hands to amplify an effect by drawing energy from one another.
Limitation: to draw energy from anything involves touch and consent, and only one person can focus the energy on a given task, so those who help amplify it must be within range of the first person, who must touch them. The other hand must be in contact with the object that is the focus of the task. If too much energy passes through the conduit person, this could burn the tissue within the pathway of the energy.



Does using his/her Ability have any detrimental effect on the person (such as becoming addictive, fomenting insanity, or shortening life-span)? If so, is there any way to prevent these effects? Are the effects inevitable to all who have Abilities, or do they affect only those with some sort of predisposition? Do they progress at the same rate in everyone? Are they universal in all species, or are some races immune to these detrimental effects?
If the Ability is used to draw energy from people or to alter another's person's quantum properties/fluctuations/ect., the person using the Ability will require a large amount of energy.
The larger the amount of energy flowing through the person, the higher the risk of backlash if the procedure cannot be controlled properly. If a backlash happens, it will either kill the person using the Ability or destroy parts of their brain, driving them either insane or disabling them for life.
Using large amount of energies for a task can also be addicting since energy pouring through one's system releases endorphins into the system, giving the person a pleasurable high, which is a built in mechanism for when a person is low on energy and needs replenishment. If a person is already high on energy and absorbing large amounts of energy for this endorphin high, then the person runs the risk of overriding their system with too much energy, and thus killing themselves through combustion.


How much is known about the laws of nature, physics, and Abilities? How much of what is commonly known is wrong (e.g., Aristotle’s ideas about human anatomy, which were wrong but accepted for centuries)?
After 900 years, science and knowledge of physics and Abilities is highly advanced. It has reached a stage that scientists can examine quantum fluctuations and manipulate them to a small degree.
It is possible to inject the nanos into an un-enhanced human’s brainstem to try to induce an ability in them. This can be painful adjustment that takes several months if it works at all.
Those with no Abilities are often called Einait (eee-n-aw-eye-t)
This understanding of the universe has helped the human people to maintain the Alijento rings – relics of Dragios technology left behind, making space-travel accessible to the average person.



Is an Ability an inborn ability, natural preferences, or whatever?
It is an inborn Ability. All humans have some semblance of an Ability as long as their body is suffused with the nanotechnology. Most manifest as a minor sensing ability.
There are some born outside of Elivera – on the moon bases for instance, who have not been exposed to nanos, and thus have no Ability. Upon injection, they could potentially develop a minor ability linked to pre-existing talents, though it's not as stable as someone who is born with the nanos in their system already.



Does a person's Ability or power change over time — e.g., growing stronger or weaker during puberty, or with increasing age? Can a person “use up” all of his/her Ability? If this happens, what does that person do — die, retire, take up teaching, go into a second career, start a freelance consulting business?
The amount of control over the person's Ability may change with experience. The Ability itself does not generally change in “strength” since the amount of nanos within the body tend to stay the same throughout life. It's the nanos that augment the abilities of the person's brain (which is what “creates” the ability in the first place), and so the Ability seems to stay relatively stable if the person had the nanos in their system from the moment of their birth.
If it is introduced to their system at a later date – where they originally had none – then it may wane over time, depending on if the body accepts the nanos or if it fights to eliminate them. A person can “use up” his/her Ability if they do not replenish the energy in their body, which could lead to death. If people rest, they can regain enough energy to "use" their Ability again.
The Ability always uses a small amount of energy regardless of whether it is directly used or not. If this energy plus the energy needed to keep the person's body healthy is not replenished by food, water, air, or emotional needs, then the person will fall sick, enter a catatonic state, and/or die.


Can an Ability be taken away? If so, how and by whom?
First method: An Ability can be bound through isolation of the parts of the brain that house the nanos. Invasive surgery can shut down this region and thus ‘shut off’ an ability.
Second method: By alteration of the quantum fluctuations to a point that if the Ability is used, it will trigger a reaction in the fluctuations, causing severe distress to the person. Done through the use of the Qotokunisan, which is a crystal that amplifies the Abilities of the Qohan, and is also how oaths are bound to the oath-giver. An oath-giver will bind an oath through alterations in quantum fluctuations, and if the oath is broken, it will trigger a reaction that alters the fluctuations to the point where it can no longer sustain the person's atoms, and the person will disintegrate.
The Qotokunisan is a crystal given to humanity by a Dragios researcher during the Dragios Series.
Binding an ability is dangerous as the nanos may quantum tunnel out randomly from the binding mechanisms. This can cause havoc within parts of the brain.


How do various religions,if any, view these Abilities? Do any forbid it? Why or why not?
To forbid an Ability is to sentence a person to death. No religion forbids it, but they some often govern the Ability with strict religious laws to make sure no harm is done with the Ability.
The Abilities are seen as gifts from god(s) in nearly all the world religions. Some religions view the Dragios as messengers from god(s). Other religions view the Dragios as demons that inflicted humanity with the curse of Abilities. Still other religions view the aliens as part of natural events and a neutral force, that the advent of Abilities was just the next step in human evolution.



How long does it take to learn to use one's Ability?
Varies. May take up to five years or a lifetime, depending on how much control a person wishes over their Ability. For training purposes, high control is usually achieved at the sixth year, where a test of the Ability is set before the student to see if their control is as precise as necessary for survival in the world. For more precise control, it takes at least 10 years of experience.


Does it require a license to use one's Ability? If so, is it more like a driver’s license (something nearly everyone in our culture gets upon coming of age) or like a doctor’s license (something only a small percentage of the population will ever get)? Who certifies Abilities?
A certification of the completion of training is given to a student when they have passed their final exams for Ability training. This certificate is usually used as their main identification and must be on them at all times, especially if using their Ability.
The certification is done through the Teakin and is stamped by the local government agency, usually the mayor of the town or the highest military officer of the town.



How do local people view Abilities they do not have? Are they good guys, bad guys, regular working stiffs, ivory-tower academics, nuisances, dangerous folks to stay away from?
It depends on the region. If the town is in an isolated region, they will often view other Abilities as dangerous.
If the town or city is fairly diverse, then Abilities are seen as every day occurrences.
Due to a current law, enacted in the modern era -- 823 E, all students in the Teakin must spend at least two seasons in 1 to 2 different nations to try to expose them to diverse environments, people, and ideas in an effort to unify Elivera. This has helped isolated communities to be more tolerant of other Abilities.



Are certain Abilities barred from certain kinds of government jobs or offices? Do some government jobs require that their holder be of a certain Ability?
No Abilities are barred from any job. However, certain offices may look for a certain Ability in order to keep their staff balanced in all seven. This depends on who is on their staff and what Abilities are lacking in their offices. Most government jobs seek a balance in Abilities.
The Qohan is required to hold all seven Abilities, which means that the Qohan can not use any of the Abilities to alter or manipulate the physical world, but can only use them to sense the quantum fluctuations/subatomic particles/other aspects of the physical world. The Qohan's Abilities may be amplified through the Qotokunisan in order to perform a task that requires the Qohan's governance or judgment. A person with all seven Abilities is rare; 1 out of 800,000 births will have all seven Abilities present to varying degrees. This probability used to be higher, but due to an increased diversity, this number has lowered somewhat.



If Abilities requires study, where do you go to learn about it? How do people fund their training? Is there an apprenticeship system, or are there Ability schools, or is it one-on-one tutoring/mentoring? Is an untrained Ability dangerous, or just an untapped power that can be ignored safely?
In Teakin, there is several class sessions focused entirely on the study of a person's Ability. Those of the same Ability will be placed in such a class together with an experienced teacher of that Ability. They will study the science behind their Ability, learn to control it, and go through many exercises and practice sessions with their Ability.
All Teakin is funded mostly by the government and partially through non-profit organizations. It is a public-school system. All nations on Elivera have a public-school system due to current laws (instituted world-wide in 821 E). Some nations do not have any private schools due to an attempt to put all schools on equal funding and resources.
Private schools do exist in some districts within specific nations, but these schools are subject to the same laws and still require the same subjects to be taught at the same quality as a public-school system.
The main difference is that a private school allows a student to select which school they wish to go for their sessions in another nation, while in a public-school setting, a student applies for their session in another nation and their placement is random. Another bonus of the private-school setting is that a student can choose whether they want their classes more in the mornings are more in the evenings, while at a public school, the student must attend during the public school hours. Private schools have tuition, but tuition-waivers can be granted through government funding in specific nations (not all nations with private schools grant these waivers.)
For the final session, students go into one-on-one mentoring with an experienced person in their Ability. It is a real world experience that is part of the final exam. The mentors for this final session are experienced adults who sign up for this program and are assigned a student of their Ability at random. An untrained Ability is highly dangerous and cannot be ignored safely.



Is the Abilities considered a science? Are the two compatible? To what degree does the presence of Abilities replace technology? Duplicate technology? Supplement technology?
Yes, the Abilities are considered a science, and the two are compatible. The current understanding of Abilities is due to science, and the degree to which Abilities are used today is because of scientific advancement in knowledge of how Abilities work. Abilities supplement technology, and most human technology requires some sort of Ability to operate.
Cirtearian people are often dependent on Elivera since the human Technology is superior to their own and also requires the maintenance of an human person due to this supplementation of technology and Abilities. This has caused some resentment in minor factions on Cirtear, but the current leadership is fully supportive of the Elivera Federation.



Is the relative power of a country or ruler usually measured by the size of the army, the amount of Abilities a ruler haves, the strength of their dominant Ability, or the amount of money at his disposal?
The power of a country or ruler is often measured by the strength of their negotiation with other people. Being experienced in the control of their Ability does add to this illusion of power, but they are more respected if they can negotiate helpful trading, alliances, or laws for their people.


Are there fashions/fads?
Over the centuries, how one applies their Ability to everyday life has differed somewhat due to the culture of that time period.
Five hundred years ago it was more fashionable to not show that you are using your Ability and to be more subtle and hidden with it.
In modern times, it is acceptable to show you are using it and there is no need to hide it.
This seems to change every couple hundred years, depending on how the culture views privacy in relation to Abilities.



Are certain Abilities illegal? Why — because of the effect of the Ability, or because of the uses of the Ability, or what? If so, how would a criminal be detected? Apprehended? Punished? Is catching and punishing people who use Abilities illegally the responsibility of the teachers of the Ability and their guild, or do the ordinary courts have to handle it?
It is not the Abilities themselves that are illegal, but the actions one may do with an Ability.
An action that causes harm to another sentient creature is considered illegal.
Also, not training a child in their Ability or not allowing them to attend class sessions in their Ability is a grave offense and will be taken before the local governments' judges, where the person will be stripped of all guardianship of the child, and the child will be placed in foster care until a suitable home can be found.
If the Ability is used to lie, cheat, or steal, these are more minor offenses and ordinary courts within towns generally deal with such cases.
If the case involves direct harm such as damaging the brain of another, killing another person, maiming another person, or seeking to hurt another, then it is taken before the Ivutohani, and if dire enough, the Ivuqotohani of the Elivera Federation will see the case and administer punishment.
If the case involves not training of a child, this also goes to the House of Judges and possibly the Ivuqotohani. Ivutohan are the peace-keeping force of Elivera, and they are well-trained to detect mis-uses of Abilities.



Can Abilities be used to increase the efficiency of manufacturing or mass production? Do businesses keep people with certain Abilities, as modern businesses might keep a lawyer or efficiency expert? What, exactly, are they paying for?
Yes. Businesses may hire people with certain Abilities in order to increase their efficiency, enhance their products, or conduct research to further improve their products.
If the company hires a person with an Ability that can only be used for sensing, the company is effectively hiring the person to examine their products and suggest improvements or ways to increase efficiency. It is more cost effective to hire someone of the right Ability to do such scans, instead of building a computer scanner because the person can sort through the data and filter out unnecessary information faster than a scanner, which will requires a program to set up filters, and the filters may still filter out necessary information that could increase efficiency, but a computer program cannot make such a discernment the same way a person can.
Virtual programs have been in the development of companies to try to by-pass a person in order to save money, but the programs still cannot compare with an actual person doing the scan with their Ability. The Ability can probe deeper and more effectively than a computer scanner, which relies on electromagnetic radiation.
The Ability user relies on the quantum fluctuations themselves, and as of 917 E, no known technology has been able to replicate the nanos’ fine degree of control of the quantum state of the universe.



How much has the presence of Abilities affected strategy and tactics in general? Is an Ability used primarily for intelligence gathering (spells of invisibility, scrying, etc.), or are there ways to use the Ability on the battlefield? If such use on the battlefield is possible, how can it be defended against?
An Ability has made strategy and tactics more nuanced since they provide resources for precise intelligence gathering and ways to enhance weaponry and defense shields.
In the military aspect of Elivera, a regiment is carefully balanced, so that every Ability is present to about the same degrees. This may cause one regiment to be slightly larger or smaller than another regiment since some people may have more than one ability. For example, if an agent has Nevutinetori, Tokuntinetori, and Livatinetori Abilities, then two more agents would be needed because the first protector can only use their second and third Abilities at the basic level. The two other agents would need to have Tokuntinetori Ability and/or a Livatinetori Ability as their primary Abilities in order to balance the first protector, who cannot fully use the second and third Abilities.



How has the presence of Abilities affected weapons technology? Can they make weapons more effective? Do you have to do anything special to walls, armor, or weapons to make them better able to resist enemy Abilities?
Abilities can make weapons more effective and dangerous. Most of this is done through the creation of the weapons, when the devices are fine-tuned using Abilities. It is possible to use an Ability to harm the person directly, but this requires a pathway for the signal the Nanos send to reach the other person -- touch would be required.
To increase the damage of a weapon would require energy and concentration from an Ability that has the capacity to interact with that weapon -- this will cause a major decrease in accuracy due to lack of concentration on aiming. One way to protect from weapons enhanced by Abilities is to create a shield using deflection technology.
Most armor manufactured as of 917 E has:

• A durability rating: signifies the amount of kinetic force it can withstand.
• A shield rating: if it has a deflection field built into it, triggered by a sensor that senses the approach of a bullet/ray. Rating also signifies power of the shield.
• A molten rating: signifies the amount of electromagnetic energy the armor can withstand.

In what ways can Abilities be abused? How often does this happen?
Abilities can be used to harm others to various degrees, which is considered an abuse of an Ability. This does not happen very often due to the grave consequences of such an action, but it does happen and most of the offenders are caught and sentenced to confinement and rehabilitation. Some abuses are when a person tries to use their Ability to affect a different sphere of energy, which often has dangerous consequences for the person and anyone within a radius of twenty meters.
For example, if a Daihtinetori Ability user attempted to push their Ability into the Avajatinetori territory of energy, the nanos will backfire and energy inherent within that person will implode in on the brain as the brain's circuitry is overloaded and the quantum structure is ruptured. This happens every so often when people, wishing to have more than one Ability, attempt to force their bodies to conform to a different Ability.



Given the technological level of this society, what is an appropriate ration of farmers or food producers to urban residents? If farm production is based on use of Abilities, how many urban residents are going to starve if the Abilities supporting farming (weather, land fertility, etc.) fail suddenly?
12 to 1 for most nations since a lot of the food producers and farmers are mechanized.
Farm production is somewhat based on the use of Abilities that relate to organic/living matter and mechanical devices.
A lot of farm production is automated, and starvation could happen if the automation is damaged or restricted by a disaster. Humans would then need to go in, with the appropriate Ability, to repair the system. This could cause world-wide food shortages.
Transportation of food from the source to the market may also be disrupted by disasters, but this has nothing to do with the Abilities-- as most of the transportation is self-driven automated machines.



How does the healing Ability work? Are there both Ability based and non-Ability based healers, and if so, are they rivals or simply different specialties?
Generally the Livatinetori Ability is seen as the “healing” ability since it deals more with thermal and chemical energy, both of which are necessary for life. The Avajatinetori Ability is also sometimes used for healing since it is often connected with the brain quantum energy. Both are often used in conjunction with each other for optimal healing.
The “Healing Abode” is where most healers are located in a town or city. There can be more than one abode in a city, but usually a town has only one. Technology is used to supplement Abilities.
In order to be a healer, extensive knowledge of anatomy and how life functions on a quantum level is required since a healer must consciously direct the healing process. Most healers tend to specialize in a certain type of healing, such as eye healing or ear or organs or brain healing, in order to become more proficient and exact in their healing procedures. It takes several years to earn a certification in healing, and it often requires a student to go beyond the normal Teakin years to receive this certification. There is special Siteakin in place for those who wish to enter the healing profession.
Trainers for healers are usually teachers with high levels of experience, who either retired early to teach or were hired for that session to teach classes. At the end of the Siteakin schooling, the final season for a healer will require hands-on experience. A student is placed in a Healing Abode to work with actual patients under the careful supervision of a more experienced healer. A Research project is presented and supervised by a professor at the Siteakin.
Final exam is a simulation of a disaster that requires the student to apply their knowledge, and a verbal presentation of the research project done under the supervision of the Siteakin Professor.



Is forensic Abilities possible? Commonly used? Used only for certain types of crimes (and if so, what)? Are the results admissible in court as evidence? Is it something any person with an Ability can do, or do you have to specialize?
Yes, it is possible and commonly used. It is permissible to use as evidence in court as long as the findings are presented in their entirety. Often a person must specialize in order to learn the art of forensic, and the schooling for forensics involves extra years at the Siteakin. Final season involves placement in the field under a more experienced forensic specialist.Research project under supervision of a professor within the field of Forensic Nanotechnology. Specialization is dependent on the type of Ability, and the most common Abilities in forensics is Avajatinetori, Tokuntinetori, and Daihtinetori. Other Abilities are welcome, but those three are the most common.



Are there separate civil and criminal courts? Human and non-human courts? Is there a separate court or procedure for Ability crimes? What is different about each type of court? Is evidence obtained by an Ability acceptable in court? Is evidence obtained by an Ability considered more reliable or less reliable than physical evidence or eyewitness accounts?
All courts go through the Ivutohani that all nations have to some degree. The civil cases are housed in a different section of the building than the criminal cases. Juries are often used for both types of courts. Ability offenses that start in the criminal courts will require higher ranking judges than civil courts. The evidence obtained by an Ability is considered just as reliable as physical evidence and eyewitness accounts.



Can Abilities be used in the arts, and if so, how — paint that glows, pictures that move, flutes that play themselves, etc.? How do “normal” artists feel about this?
Abilities are often used in the arts since everyone has an Ability to some degree. The way the Ability is used is normally in the creation of the art and the final product sometimes reflects how it was created. For example, if the Livatinetori Ability is used during a painting session, the paint may change colors when exposed to various chemicals if that was the artist's intent since the Ability deals more with chemical energy.