Beyonder Characteristic

Biodata

Nature and Conservation

Beyonder Characteristics are the enduring mystical remnants associated with Beyonder powers and Sequences. They are governed by the Law of Conservation of Beyonder Characteristics: rather than simply vanishing, they can be transferred, inherited, used as potion materials, or incorporated into Mystical Items 76.

The commonly accepted origin of the twenty-two Beyonder pathways is the Original Creator; the Characteristics separated from Him became the basis for ancient God Almighty Almighties, races, and the modern pathway system 1172.

Manifestation

After a Beyonder's death, a Characteristic may condense into unusual physical forms rather than a uniform object.

• A recently deceased Shepherd can leave behind its own Characteristic as well as Characteristics corresponding to every Beyonder soul it had Shepherded 282 287.
• Characteristics may appear as jelly-like matter, spheres of glowing dust, heart-like objects, cards, human skin, or objects partially fused with a corpse or weapon 189 282 297 876.
• A dead Beyonder's Characteristic can retain residual information for a limited time, allowing Magic Mirror Divination to reveal fragments of the former owner's actions 283.
• High-Sequence Characteristics contain powerful Mental Imprints. Accommodating one can transmit knowledge, memories, and a will forceful enough to destabilize or overwhelm the recipient 1124 1333.

Uses

Advancement and Potion Preparation

Characteristics are central ingredients in advancement.

• A Characteristic of the required Sequence can be used to prepare or complete an advancement potion; Tomaz sought Kavi's Characteristic specifically to rise from Sequence 8 to Sequence 7 74.
• Angel acquired an Instigator Characteristic as a means to advance to Sequence 8 76.
• Demigod Characteristics can serve as the primary ingredient for a High-Sequence potion, allowing a Sequence 5 Beyonder to enter demigodhood after the necessary contamination is removed 580.
• Some High-Sequence formulas directly require the corresponding Beyonder Characteristic rather than conventional main ingredients, such as the Sequence 2 Demoness formula 854.
• A Beyonder must still follow the proper pathway order and digest each potion before advancing further 389.

Mystical Items

Characteristics can be made into Mystical Items that reproduce powers from their original Sequence.

• Tomaz, a Sequence 8 Beyonder, used Flame Leap and Paper Figurine Substitute through a Mystical Item containing a Magician Characteristic 75.
• Angel's Bloodthirst dagger absorbed a Demoness Characteristic and gained corresponding abilities 75.
• The Faceless and Dawn Paladin Characteristics recovered from Ms. D had partially fused with body tissue, leaving them in a semi-Magical-Item state 287 299.
• The Madness Ring was formed from a Mid Sequence Characteristic and makes its wearer difficult to recognize or remember 182.
• Skilled Artisans can process Characteristics into purpose-built equipment, though ordinary Artisans cannot safely handle demigod Characteristics; a Sequence 4 Alchemist is required for such work 697.

Bestowals and Charms

A Characteristic's power may also be distributed without conventional potion consumption.

• City of Calamity can bestow Demoness-pathway abilities through rituals, allowing Helene to gain the power of an Affliction Demoness without drinking a potion 1076.
• Angel created charms containing portions of a Demoness's power for Helene's group to use against stronger opponents 1066.
• Such bestowals can destabilize the recipient when powers from multiple pathways or incompatible sources accumulate 1077.

Contamination and Processing

A Characteristic is not automatically safe to use.

• A Characteristic obtained by forcing an ordinary person to drink a potion until they lose control is considered contaminated and unsuitable for making a safe Mystical Item 76.
• Even an apparently uncontaminated Characteristic may be traceable to its original faction or owner, creating a risk of pursuit 585.
• High-level purification can remove contamination, including corruption lingering within a demigod Characteristic 580 1145.
• Angel-level power can shatter and recombine Characteristics. Within City of Calamity, non-Demoness and non-Hunter Characteristics are heavily suppressed, making this process easier for a Sequence 2 entity or above 893.
• The No Darkness Cross gradually separates the Characteristics inside objects it affects; Angel's damaged weapons released their original Characteristics after being destroyed or exposed to exceptional forces 893.

Inheritance

Characteristics can pass to descendants instead of being released at death.

• High-Sequence Beyonder can deliberately pass Characteristics to their children, while Mid Sequence Beyonder may do so uncontrollably in smaller portions 355.
• A Beyonder may lower their Sequence by expelling surplus Characteristics through childbirth or through No Darkness's purification ability 865.
• Inherited power is not necessarily beneficial. Roselle's third child was born with abilities equivalent to a Sequence 5 Astronomer, but lacked ordinary emotional richness and humanity 1444.
• Krismona, born with a Sequence 2 Characteristic, regarded such inborn extraordinariness as closer to a curse than a blessing 1444.

Aggregation and Exceptions

Aggregation

Beyonder Characteristics can exhibit an attraction effect, especially at higher Sequences.

• Angel suspects that her repeated deaths, resurrection, and Calamity-related peculiarity create an unusually strong aggregation effect, drawing Demonesses toward her 459.
• Her observations also connect this attraction to Hunters, whose pathway is adjacent to the Demoness Pathway and can be switched to at Sequence 4 459.
• At the highest level, the three Demoness of Apocalypse Characteristics being held by Angel prevent other Demonesses or Hunters from reaching that pathway's pinnacle 1293.

Reflections and False Characteristics

City of Calamity's Mirror World can create exceptional cases that do not follow ordinary conservation rules.

• A Characteristic brought into the past through City of Calamity's time-related power may exist temporarily as a reflection rather than an independent duplicate 978.
• The reflected and original Characteristics merge once their timelines converge, restoring a single true Characteristic 978.
• Mirror Persons can possess powers comparable to their originals despite containing no Beyonder Characteristics themselves 978.

Notable Characteristics