The Avgrunn

Overview

The Avgrunn is a unique style of Alteration that only the Bravos manage to master. It involves the ability to feed on ideas, using Aether as a source of power.

Mechanics

The Bravos have the ability to feed on ideas. Aether is a source of power for them, and they absorb it to strengthen themselves. Instead of being parasitized, they convert the ideas they sponge up, assimilating them to reinforce who they are. It is then their mere presence that passively alters their environment, as they ingest The Tumult and radiate their essence into the surroundings.

Specialization and Avatars

Bravos often dedicate themselves to a discipline, excelling in that particular field. This unwavering dedication is accompanied by another phenomenon that gives members of the Faction an almost demiurgic aura, akin to what could be passive Alteration.

The more a Bravos improves in their preferred skills, the more strength they draw from ideas associated with that specialty. Eventually, they become an Avatar, capable of modifying their environment through the prism of the ideas they embody.

Examples

• A seafaring Bravos may control the sea to a certain extent
• A fighter will be able to infuse or materialize weapons