Psionics
Basics
MES
Metadimensional Extraversion Syndrome is a disease in which metadimensional energies flood the mind. If not carefully controlled, it can lead to brain damage, death, or worse.Symptoms of MES typically appear in adolescence.
Psions
Those afflicted with MES can learn to control metadimensional energy through super-human abilities called psionics. Practitioners are psions.There are six psionic disciplines, but most psions specialize in one or two, with some only ever able to learn a single technique. All must remain careful, however, or suffer the painful consequences of MES.
Effort
It takes Effort to control MES, and psions have a limited amount. Some techniques are more tiring than others, taking a day to recover from, while others the psion can recover from within an hour.Torching
Psions can push themselves past their Effort limits by Torching, but without total control over MES, they often suffer brain damage from it. There is no cure for Torching's side effects.Feral
If a psion Torches too much, they may lose all sense of self and self-preservation. A Feral psion is a puppet of MES. They have infinite Effort and commonly attack on sight.Psionic Disciplines
| Icon | Discipline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Biopsionics | The practice of manipulating the human body, whether healing, hurting, or transforming. A master biopsion is near unkillable. | |
| Metapsionics | The practice of detecting, stopping, or amplifying other psionic techniques. A master metapsion can become immune to other psionic techniques. | |
| Precognition | The practice of glimpsing into the future to predict or prevent certain outcomes. Precognition is the rarest form of psionics. | |
| Telekinesis | The practice of manipulating physical space to move objects or create constructs. A master telekinetic can even control another person's body. | |
| Telepathy | The practice of seeing, manipulating, and communicating through human thoughts. A master telepath can rewrite someone's memories. | |
| Teleportation | The practice of moving people and objects instantly through space. Teleporters are impossible to imprison. |
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Timeline
2240
MES first manifests as a deadly condition
2275
Psionic Authority is founded
2398
Psionic Authority disbands
2665
The Scream destroys all psitech and kills most psions
2898
The Blue Spire Academy is founded on Xeros
On Willingness
Some techniques only work on willing targets. It's believed all creatures have an innate ability to subconsciously defend against unwanted psionics.Someone who is unconscious only sometimes counts as a willing target. There's no clear explanation for this, but it might relate to a theorized quantum nature of the metadimension.










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