Though, come to think of it, the pamplet on Aselian magic that you authored was rather fascinating.
[Yes, she read all of it. Yes, she does tend to read quite a bit - her house back in Yulia City has a bunch of REALLY OLD BOOKS that are probably half falling apart. :3]
As a matter of fact, I did. It's interesting to note the differences and similarities among energies present in other worlds. Aselian magic and fonology don't seem terribly far off.
And yet you believe fonic artes can be explained through 'science'? Generally, science and magic are thought of as incompatible. Our magic, as you well know, stems from the highly unscientific mana stream.
However, though science attempts to explain the nature of fonons, there are still many topics relating to them which are not fully understood. The existence of an aggregate sentience comprised entirely of seventh fonons, for example, hasn't been confirmed from what I understand, although others do exist - Shadow, Gnome, Sylph, Undine, Efreet, and Rem.
The origins of the miasma is another. A lot of my world's knowledge has been lost since the Dawn Age, so despite efforts, there's still a lot we don't know.
Regardless of whether science and magic are compatible, it would seem that your world relies on mana to survive as well as to cast magic. Our fonons, like mana, are present in everything and are also required to cast artes.
I see. So your world has adjusted its views of science to include fonon theory . . . That may be possible with our mana as well. It's just that no one's ever thought to combine the two. I suppose, though, that magic theory is just as valid as the theory of gravity.
. . . Shadow, Gnome, Sylph, Undine, and Efreet, you say. Somehow, I'm not very surprised. These are the Summon Spirits in Aselia -- Aggregates of pure mana that have achieved sentience.
Rem is the aggregate sentience of the sixth fonon - in other words, the light element.
Lorelei, from what I've managed to piece together, is the hypothetical aggregate sentience of the seventh fonon, although the seventh fonon itself is difficult to classify. Some call it the fonon of sound, while others associate it with memory, because it's necessary to read the Score, and life, because it's the fonon used in most healing artes.
I've never heard of Aska prior to this conversation. [Not exactly surprised about Lorelei, though.]
The Score is a record of the planet's past, present, and future that was transcribed on seven immense fonstones over 2,000 years ago. The fonstones have fragmented over time, and some of these fragments have sinse been lost, but the Score itself serves as a religion on Auldrant - individuals follow the Score faithfully in hopes of receiving its promised prosperity.
However, the Score is inaccurate. The planet has already deviated from the foretold future.
. . . Now that's an interesting bit of magic. What's the history behind it? Assumedly, some sort of god was responsible for the creation of the Score -- But any fool knows it's an incredibly stupid idea to leave prophecies lying around. And if it's inaccurate, then what was the point in the first place? Why was it even created?
I don't know the answers to all of your questions, at least not yet, but the seven fonstones were originally suspended in the fonbelt - it's a ring of seventh fonons that surrounds the planet. Some force must have caused a number of them to fall back to Auldrant, and I imagine they broke up in the atmosphere as a result.
It seems to have something to do with Lorelei, but until I learn more about Lorelei itself, I'm at a bit of a loss.
The Score wasn't always inaccurate. It's been fairly reliable up to a point, and that may be because people are afraid to diverge from what the Score foretells. The world began to fall off track only recently.
Not fonons - they're only small particles, but I suppose the fonstones themselves might be similar to asteroids. They say the seven fonstones were originally the size of mountains, and when fragments began falling onto the planet, the struggle to obtain them led to war.
...I can't say that it was the divergence that caused it, but the situation back home is dire, yes. At least it was, though I cannot be sure if this is still the case or not.
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Though, come to think of it, the pamplet on Aselian magic that you authored was rather fascinating.
[Yes, she read all of it. Yes, she does tend to read quite a bit - her house back in Yulia City has a bunch of REALLY OLD BOOKS that are probably half falling apart. :3]
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As a matter of fact, I did. It's interesting to note the differences and similarities among energies present in other worlds. Aselian magic and fonology don't seem terribly far off.
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However, though science attempts to explain the nature of fonons, there are still many topics relating to them which are not fully understood. The existence of an aggregate sentience comprised entirely of seventh fonons, for example, hasn't been confirmed from what I understand, although others do exist - Shadow, Gnome, Sylph, Undine, Efreet, and Rem.
The origins of the miasma is another. A lot of my world's knowledge has been lost since the Dawn Age, so despite efforts, there's still a lot we don't know.
Regardless of whether science and magic are compatible, it would seem that your world relies on mana to survive as well as to cast magic. Our fonons, like mana, are present in everything and are also required to cast artes.
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. . . Shadow, Gnome, Sylph, Undine, and Efreet, you say. Somehow, I'm not very surprised. These are the Summon Spirits in Aselia -- Aggregates of pure mana that have achieved sentience.
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This may seem a strange question, but I was wondering if there's a Summon Spirit called Lorelei in Aselia.
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Lorelei, from what I've managed to piece together, is the hypothetical aggregate sentience of the seventh fonon, although the seventh fonon itself is difficult to classify. Some call it the fonon of sound, while others associate it with memory, because it's necessary to read the Score, and life, because it's the fonon used in most healing artes.
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. . . I have no recollection of anything like Lorelei. And you're getting a bit beyond me -- What's the Score?
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[Not exactly surprised about Lorelei, though.]
The Score is a record of the planet's past, present, and future that was transcribed on seven immense fonstones over 2,000 years ago. The fonstones have fragmented over time, and some of these fragments have sinse been lost, but the Score itself serves as a religion on Auldrant - individuals follow the Score faithfully in hopes of receiving its promised prosperity.
However, the Score is inaccurate. The planet has already deviated from the foretold future.
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It seems to have something to do with Lorelei, but until I learn more about Lorelei itself, I'm at a bit of a loss.
The Score wasn't always inaccurate. It's been fairly reliable up to a point, and that may be because people are afraid to diverge from what the Score foretells. The world began to fall off track only recently.
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And has anything dire occurred because of that?
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...I can't say that it was the divergence that caused it, but the situation back home is dire, yes. At least it was, though I cannot be sure if this is still the case or not.
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