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-Mage of Time

Princes are active destroying classes. There is not too much more to the class than the utter destruction of and through their aspect they bring. More specifically, Princes can also actively obstruct and deny their aspect, causing it to be shrouded or neutralized. The inverse of the Prince is a Sylph, a passive creation class. The Prince actively destroys and obliterates their aspect to usher in their opposing aspect passively and with guidance.

The Light aspect is about information, illumination, and fortune. It is, in short, everything known and visible to the waking world. In the words of infinitywhale: “Light is everything, but just everything.” This, unlike its opposite Void which deals with secrecy and nothing, does not allow it to be much. However, Light players are very skillful at seeing what is going on around them, and are known to be very perceptive. Light is all that is known, and simply all that is. Because of this, it is often associated with fortuity and fortuitous outcomes, as it deals with what is apparent, disclosed, and perceivable (similar to “playing with ones cards face up.”).

Bards are passive destroying classes. Bards take their aspect and ridicule it, playing with it, hindering it; they prod its weak points and abolish it passively, almost as if the aspect had destroyed itself. Bards are often either very like their aspect, but at a detriment to themselves and/or others, or very unlike their aspect, mockingly opposed to it from the start. The Bard is comparable to the court jester, who joked and jested and mocked everything they could get their hands on. The inverse of the Bard is the Maid, which actively creates. Bards passively destroy and obliterate their aspect in order to actively bring in and provide its opposite.

The Life aspect is about growth and raw, pure energy and how it is used to overcome forces and restrictions. Life is best represented by cakes and treats, symbolizing the energy it brings, and plants and nature, which refuse to cede to artificial parameters and confinement in any way possible. Life is not just about health and life force, but about the energy it takes to effect great change. The opposite of Life is Doom, which is about systems, structures,, restrictions, and parameters, things that Life seeks to overcome and abolish. Life players tend to be wild and rambunctious, and often energetic, due to this natural tendency towards rebelliousness.

Pages are passive utilization classes. They are slow-burning classes full of potential and ability, but often take a long while to develop their skills. Pages and Knights are all about exploitation of static potential: as opposed to moving and allocating their aspect around, they make use of what is there, where it is. Because the aspects are always in such huge amounts, Pages and Knights often have trouble with their aspect early on, but as they grow, they become masters of their aspect. The inverse of the Page is the Thief, an active allocation class. By accomplishing the role of their inverse and stealing their opposite aspect away from either themselves or others, Pages cause a passive utilization in the abundance of their own aspect that is left in that area.

The Doom aspect is about systems, structures, parameters, and restrictions. Doom is all about sacrificing and confining one’s capacities and abilities in order to effect great change. Doom closely ties in with technology/programs (huge systematic masses) and most anything artificial and structural, such as buildings. It deals with things that must and are going to happen as well as concepts such as death and detriment (due to sacrificing oneself to systems and order.) Doom is order and restraint in the face of its opposite Life’s rambunctious energy and growth. Doom players have a tendency to be gloomy and pessimistic, much like their aspect, for their heavy involvement with cold systems and structures have hardened them to Life’s raw energy and liveliness.

Mages are active understanding classes. Being a class that “understands” their aspect, they cannot directly change or affect their aspect in any way. However, they have immense power both through their active knowledge on their aspect and through the aspect itself, as well as its opposite. A Mage’s inverse is an Heir, a passive changing class. The way a Mage or Seer operates is through the power of its inverse: they understand the shape and form, or “mold,” of their aspect, and change the opposing aspect to fit the ramifications of this mold. This is how Mages and Seers can do incredible things with their opposing aspect while providing a remarkable understanding of their own.

Space is one of the two cardinal aspects. Along with Time it makes up everything in the physical plane, and the duality of creation and destruction. While Time is more inclined towards destruction and the abstract, Space is more about creation and practical things. Space represents everything spacial and physical in reality, making Space players good with what is there and tangible. Space itself is crucial in a session due to the breeding of the Genesis Frog, a duty that always falls on the Space player because of Space’s association with universes and creation. Space also ties in with creativity and resources, aesthetics and fashion, and practicality and form.

Witches are active changing classes. One of the most active and fearsome classes, Witches have tremendous control over their aspect, allowing them to manipulate it in any way they desire, and towards most any end. However, their power is not without purpose; it is to balance out the passivity of their inverse, the Seer, which is a passive understanding class. In accordance with the law of God Tier inverses, the Witch accomplishes the task of their inverse by passively understanding the “mold” of their opposing aspect, and shaping their own aspect actively to “fit” with the shape. Witches are also highly involved with their aspect even early on, and command enormous change in it once they have realized their powers.

The Rage aspect is all about limiting one’s options and perspective through negative emotion. Rage demands focus on a single option or two, and shuts out all other possibilities. Rage players are primarily characterized by their frequent bouts of negative emotion (either from themselves or those they affect) or stunted perspective on life and the future. Despite being a “negative” aspect, Rage is not necessarily bad—it involves resigning yourself from the multitude of options available to focus on a select few. The opposite of Rage is the Hope aspect, which involves broadening one’s perspective to the myriad of possibilities available, countering Rage’s self-limiting and -restricting connotations. Common themes of Rage are negative emotions like fear, grief, anger, and despair, as well as discipline, training, and focus.