Laws of Resonance

Everything vibrates. With this vibration, harmony can be obtained. If a connection to the Leyline network exists within your vicinity, the mind can be expanded to enable a form of telekinesis which allows for the manipulation of matter. This telekinesis is dependent on the user being able to achieve resonance with a state of matter. Users who are able to achieve this state of resonance are dubbed Resonants.
A Resonant who is ‘in-tune’ with solid matter, can lift boulders or throw rocks, sharpen stones etc... But they wouldn’t be able to lift an ocean, melt steel or alter the density of a material.
A Resonant's control over matter is further limited by the amount of energy required to do so. For example, it is easy for a Firmus (solid) Resonant to move mud or for a Torrid (heat) Resonant to move a hot coal. But it is much harder for that same Firmus Resonant to move platinum or for the Torrid Resonant to heat liquid helium. As such, energy expenditure is best described as an exponential scale when it comes to manipulating matter through the use of Resonance.
The control a Resonant has over the states of matter is also restricted by the temperature of that matter. For if the temperature rises too high or too low, a Torrid or Algor Resonant would gain control over it instead.

Frequency Spectrum

States of matter

Atmos

Atmos Resonance can manipulate matter that is in a gas state. Gases are defined as matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape and no fixed volume. This, is what Atmos Resonance can manipulate.


Fluxus

Fluxus Resonance can manipulate matter that is in a liquid state. Liquids are clasified as a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure.This, is what Fluxus Resonance can manipulate.


Firmus

Firmus Resonance can manipulate matter that is in a solid state. Solids are characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to a force applied to the surface. This, is what Firmus Resonance can manipulate.

Temperature

Temperatue is unique due to it being seperated into two categories. The ability to heat matter, Torrid, and the ability to cool matter, Algor.

Torrid

Torrid Resonants are able to increase the temperature of matter and then control it.

Algor

Algor Resonants are able to reduce the temperature of matter and then control it.

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Type

Metaphysical, Arcane

Maximum range

50m (164ft) diameter, centred on Resonant

Variants

Atmos
Fluxus
Firmus
Torrid
Algor

Usage

To wield it and control magic, a Resonant must concentrate on the desired outcome and match it with a somatic action. This action helps to focus the spell and provide a direction or target.
The specific action varies from Resonant to Resonant in the same manner that one mathematician might solve an equation one way and another would solve that same equation differently. It simply comes down to how the Resonant learnt to control matter.
Whilst a Resonant can not create matter, they can alter and manipulate it. For example, a Firmus Resonant could lift boulders from the ground and hurl them, or, shatter those same boulders into rocks. Whereas a Torrid Resonant could heat one of those same rocks into a semi-molten state at which point they too could then throw it. Or, a Torrid Resonant might be more suited to working with a blacksmith, for their ability to heat and sustain a specific temperature on an object would be invaluable during the forging process.

Range


Resonance, like all things, has it's limits. One of those such limits, is range. Whilst an object in motion will stay in motion unless another force acts upon it, a Resonant is only able to manipulate objects within their range. To clarify, a Firmus Resonant may launch a rock well beyond the limits of Resonance if they expend enough energy to do so. But once that rock leaves the Resonant's range, it is simply physics that allows the rock to continue flight and not the Resonant's power.
A Resonant's range reflects their proficency, as does the density of matter that they can control. This is because it takes more energy to manipulate an object at a distance than it does to manipulate one within the Resonant's palm.
Only the strongest of Resonants are able to manipulate matter out to the full range of 50 meters.

Difficulty

The five variants of Resonance are seperated by the complexity and skill required to manipulate the matter in question. In terms of a difficulty scale, it is commonly agreed that Atmos is the easiest to use. Followed by, Fluidus, Firmus, Torrid and then finally Algor. This is due to the ammount of energy required to manipulate dense matter and the result of spending that energy.

Consequences

The use of magic through Resonance will drain the Resonant's energy and will eventually drain their soul, reducing the longevity of their life. The energy that is consumed when casting a spell is the same energy that allows the Resonant to talk, walk and generate conscious thought. Without this energy, the caster will fall unconscious.

Fat vs Fit

This has caused two schools of thought to occur when it comes to Resonants and their physicality:
The first, is that having a high fat content allows a Resonant to manipulate more matter as they are able to burn through their fat to create energy. The downfall of this idea is that the somatic component of manipulating matter requires an individual with enough stamina to repeatedly use their power and the larger a Resonant is, the harder it might be to move their body in the correct manner.
The second, is that having a low-medium fat content is best, as it balances the Resonant's ability to burn energy when manipulating matter as well as provides enough stamina to continually do so for a prolonged period of time.