Beyonder

Biodata

Power Progression

Documented Demoness pathway progression

Other pathways possess distinct Sequence names and abilities, such as Seer-pathway Magicians, Arbiter-pathway Sheriffs and Judges, and Hunter-pathway Reapers and Iron-Blooded Knights. 74 75 341 697

Definition

A Beyonder is the world’s term for a person who possesses supernatural abilities. 4

• Beyonder powers are ordinarily obtained by consuming Potions. 76
• A Beyonder’s strength, abilities, and advancement opportunities are defined by their pathway and Sequence. 74 75
• Upon advancing, a Beyonder receives instinctive knowledge related to the abilities granted by the new Potion. 77
• Physical appearance is not a reliable way to identify a Beyonder; even Spirit Vision generally reveals only that they appear healthier or stronger than ordinary people. 72

Becoming a Beyonder

• Potion formulas require Main Materials, usually genuine Beyonder ingredients, and may also require Auxiliary Materials. 41 76
• Genuine ingredients are expensive, scarce, and often controlled by Orthodox Churches or sold through unofficial channels. 4 41
• A Beyonder must gradually digest and master a Potion, commonly through the Acting Method. 142
• Prematurely assuming a Potion has been mastered can be confused with corruption or the onset of losing control; official organizations examine applicants who request unusually early advancement. 142
• A Beyonder Characteristic can be used directly for advancement, but brewing it into a proper Potion with the correct auxiliary materials is safer. 76
• At higher Sequences, obtaining complete Potion ingredients becomes difficult enough that direct use of Characteristics becomes comparatively common. 861

Beyonder Characteristics

Nature

Beyonder Characteristics are the transferable core of a Beyonder’s power.

• A Characteristic enters a Beyonder’s body through Potion consumption and separates from the corpse after death. 76
• Higher-Sequence Characteristics generally take longer to separate. 76
• A separated Characteristic retains the deceased Beyonder’s powers and can serve as the Main Material for a Potion of the corresponding Sequence. 76
• Beyonder Characteristics cannot be destroyed or reduced; they can only move between vessels. 76
• Their physical forms vary widely, including gelatinous substances, living-looking eyeballs, prisms, and organs. 21 241 638

Uses

Mental Imprints and aggregation

High-Sequence Characteristics retain especially dangerous spiritual imprints.

• Consuming a High-Sequence Characteristic can cause advancement failure, corruption, or gradual transformation into a vessel for its former owner’s resurrection. 602
• Characteristics from non-adjacent pathways conflict strongly; accommodating them can cause madness, loss of control, or death. 1050
• Related Characteristics and powerful Mystical Items may attract one another through Beyonder Characteristic Aggregation. 577
• Accumulating too many Characteristics or souls can increase corruption and destabilize a Mystical Item or its user. 843

High Sequence Beyonders

Sequence 4 is the dividing line between ordinary Beyonders and High Sequence Beyonders.

• Advancing to Sequence 4 grants divinity and begins a transformation toward a pathway-specific Mythical Creature Form. 490
• A Mythical Creature Form is dangerous enough that ordinary people, and even many low- or mid-Sequence Beyonders, may be harmed or driven insane merely by seeing it. 490
• Sequence 4 Beyonders are commonly called demigods. 490 573
• The gulf between Sequences becomes increasingly decisive at High Sequence; a Sequence 5 opponent is treated as far beyond the reach of most independent Beyonders. 190

Risks and limitations

• Ordinary people who touch an uncontained Beyonder Characteristic may go mad or die immediately. 21
• Potions can lead to corruption or loss of control if their power is not properly mastered. 142
• Raw consumption of Characteristics without the necessary auxiliary materials greatly increases the danger of losing control. 939
• Mystical Items made from Characteristics often retain severe negative effects, including madness, obsession, physical harm, or spiritual contamination. 200 843
• Switching to an adjacent pathway is possible at High Sequence but still carries risks from incompatible Mental Imprints and conflicting powers. 1050
• A Beyonder’s pathway influences not only abilities, but likely allies, enemies, advancement resources, and the Characteristics they are drawn toward. 980 1430

Society and secrecy

• Orthodox Churches recruit and manage Beyonders, offering access to Potion formulas, ingredients, training, and institutional protection in exchange for restrictions on personal freedom. 4
• Independent Beyonders rely on underground markets, brokers, secret gatherings, and informal networks to obtain formulas, materials, commissions, and Mystical Items. 189 222
• Secret gatherings commonly require masks, robes, staggered departures, and trusted witnesses because participants may be wanted, unaffiliated, or trading illegal supernatural goods. 189 190
• Official organizations treat many wild Beyonders as potential threats, making arrests and persecution a continuing fear among unaffiliated practitioners. 222