Essense

Essence is one of the fundamental forces of the Mortal Plane. Unlike the power drawn from the Shadow Realms, Elemental Realms, Divine Realms, or Infernal Realms - Essence is not a foreign power and thus cannot destabilize the physical plane.

It is far too dangerous for any mortal to draw upon this power, but that does not stop those foolish enough to try. The saying Absolute Power corrupts Absolutely is rarely truer upon the world. The power to reshape multiple words simply with a single thought is far too must for anybody.

Essence was formed in this plane when the gods created this plane to serve as a prison for Mir. The entire Mortal Plane was designed to be Mir's prison. The gods build the mortal planes when one of their own sacrifice themselves to provide the power for the prison. Essence is what remains of their power - as long as their is Essence the prison cannot be breached.

When the ancients discovered this power they constructed enormous machines to draw this power to them so they could harness its near limitless might. They used this power to reshape the world, change life, and eventually to make war upon themselves.