The following Codex contains foundational information about the world, energies, and systems of God Among Us.
Some elements may be considered spoilers, but all details here will be fully explained later within the book.
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CREATOR
THE UNKNOWN BEING WHO BROUGHT FORTH THE VERY CONCEPT OF EXISTENCE, SHAPING MEANING, PURPOSE, AND REALITY ITSELF.
A META-FICTIONAL ENTITY, REFERRED TO ONLY AS THE CREATOR.
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CELESTIAL SPHERE
THE SEAT OF THE CREATOR.
THIS THRONE EMBODIES EXISTENCE, THE PRIME SOURCE FROM WHICH ALL CREATION EMERGED.
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DIMENSIONALITY
EVERY BEING WITHIN CREATION IS RANKED AND DEFINED BY ITS DIMENSIONAL LEVEL, DETERMINING POWER, PERCEPTION, AND INFLUENCE.
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DIO
THE FIRST ENERGY — CREATED BY THE CREATOR TO GIVE FORM, PURPOSE, AND FUNCTION TO ALL THINGS.
EVERY CONCEPT, EVERY LIFEFORM, EVERY CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY IS POWERED BY DIO.
ALL OTHER ENERGIES ARE MERELY THREADS WOVEN FROM DIO.
DIO TIERS (FOR THE THIRD DIMENSION):
THREE-TIER DIO —THE PUREST AVAILABLE TO MORTALS.
TWO-TIER DIO — ADVANCED, STRONGER.
ONE-TIER DIO — BASIC, COMMON
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ENO
AN ENERGY CRAFTED FROM DIO.
IT FUNCTIONS IN SIMILAR WAYS BUT SERVES SMALLER PURPOSES, LIMITING ITS POTENTIAL COMPARED TO PURE DIO.
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DIO WEAPON CREATION
WEAPONS FORGED USING DIO ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES:
BLACK WEAPONS — LOWEST CLASS.
RED WEAPONS — MID-GRADE, STRONGER.
WHITE WEAPONS — HIGHEST CLASS; PURE AND EXTREMELY POWERFUL.
EACH CLASS POSSESSES UNIQUE STRENGTHS OVER THE OTHERS.
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MAGIC
MAGIC IS EXPRESSED THROUGH SYMBOLS, RUNES, AND INCANTATIONS.
ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF DIO REQUIRED TO PERFORM HIGH-LEVEL ABILITIES.
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TECHNIQUES
THE DIRECT USE OF DIO WITHOUT SIGNS, SYMBOLS, OR INCANTATIONS.
PURE, RAW, AND OFTEN FAR MORE DANGEROUS.
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GRIMOIRES
ANCIENT BOOKS CONTAINING COMPLEX SPELLS, FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE, AND DEADLY ABILITIES.
THESE BOOKS ARE EXTREMELY RARE.
ONLY THREE ARE KNOWN — THE LEGENDARY BOOKS OF TOVA:
1. FIRST BOOK OF TOVA
2. SECOND BOOK OF TOVA
3. THIRD BOOK OF TOVA
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GEMS OF POWER
SHADOW GEM
DIOCHROME
ENORIAN
LUMINITE
NEXARION
SHADOW GEM
HOLDS CURSES AND DARK ENERGIES.
DIOCHROME
CONTAINS PURE, UNFILTERED DIO ENERGY.
ENORIAN
CONTAINS PURE ENO ENERGY.
LUMINITE
ABSORBS AND STORES SUNLIGHT.
NEXARION
A MYSTERIOUS GEM OF UNKNOWN PROPERTIES AND PURPOSE.
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SPECIES OF THE WORLD
THE WORLD IS INHABITED BY NUMEROUS SPECIES, MANY OF WHICH PRECEDE MODERN HISTORY:
DRAGONS
DEMI-HUMANS
ELVES
GOBLINS
HUMANS
BEAST-FOLK
DWARVES
MOST OF THESE SPECIES HAVE EXISTED SINCE ANCIENT TIMES.
REAPERS
CREATED TO HARVEST SOULS FROM THE WORLD.
THEY ENFORCE THE LAW OF DEATH, WHICH IS ABSOLUTE IN ALL WAYS.
INVISIBILITY – ALL REAPERS CAN REMAIN UNDETECTED AT WILL.
ETHEREAL STATE – CAN ENTER A STATE WHERE THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNTOUCHABLE AND INVISIBLE TO ALL
SOUL HARVESTING – CAN COLLECT THE SOULS OF LIVING OR DEAD BEINGS.
LAW ENFORCEMENT – ENSURE THE BALANCE OF LIFE AND DEATH IS MAINTAINED.
END OF CODEX ENTRY
THE LAWS, ENERGIES, AND BEINGS DOCUMENTED HERE WILL BE FULLY REVEALED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS STORY.