There are ranks, which describes the power of the soul
and there are categories, which describes how many soul cores there are.
When used in a sentence, people mention rank then category. Ex. Great devil, supreme beast. Ranks also describes someone's ascent to divinity or decent into corruption.
Ranks: (from least to highest)
Dormant,
Awakened,
Ascended/ fallen,
Transcendent/ corrupted,
Supreme/ great,
Sacred/ cursed,
Divine/ unholy
Soul core categories have a general theme to them.
Beast - 1 core (lacks intelligence)
Monster - 2 cores (animalistic intelligence)
Demon - 3 cores (much stronger, has certain abilities)
Devil - 4 cores (human-like intelligence, stronger abilities)
Tyrant - 5 cores (capable of making minions that follow orders)
Terror - 6 cores (uniquely sinister in its abilities)
Titan - 7 cores (dominating in what it's capable of)
People receive aspects, attributes, memories, echos, and a single flaw. If used and trained correctly, people can gain a aspect legacy, a progression of their aspect that makes them stronger. An aspect can be described by their ranks, dormant to divine
Only those with divine aspects can create more soul core
The Nightmare Spell, commonly called The Spell,
infects young people, usually around sixteen to eighteen years old. After being infected, those chosen by the Spell experience an overwhelming desire to sleep. Once they succumb to this feeling, they are transported to their First Nightmare
An Aspect confluence of one's innate affinities and choices manifested as a magical specialization. Aspects grant the Awakened unique powers but also curse them with a Flaw. One's Aspect was their own, existing outside of the Spell.
Flaw is a unique curse that was placed on the Awakened as the price for gaining mystical power.
Memory is a magical item tied to the essence of a Dream Realm inhabitant.
Memories are created from Soul Essence but can assume physical form when summoned.
They were destroyed at the moment of their owner's death.
Physical contact was required to transfer a Memory.
Memories are kept inside the Soul Sea and with a bit of time they can restore themselves there.
Memories adjust themselves to accommodate the owner's body.
Memories did not need to be sharpened (weapon types).
A rough estimate of a Memory's potency that is based on its source. Although Memories follow the same Soul Rank hierarchy, they are also divided into Tiers based on the Classes of the Nightmare Creatures that left them behind.
A Memory of an Awakened Tyrant (who possessed five Soul Cores) would be categorized as a Tier-Five Awakened Memory.
A Memory of a Fallen Devil (who possessed four Soul Cores) would be categorized as a Tier-Four Ascended Memory.
An improvised way of differentiating Memories of different power levels within the same rank.
The tier of a Memory dictates how many enchantments it could accommodate.
The Dream Realm is a vast, ruined magical world populated by Nightmare Creatures. It is also the place where Nightmares are born. Humans are brought there by the Spell after surviving their First Nightmare and can only return to the real world through one of the special portals, which are known as Gateways. By accomplishing this feat, they become Awakened.
«the gods »
goddess of War can also be called the Goddess of Life. She is also the goddess of progress, technology, craft, intellect, and through all of this, the patron goddess of humanity."
Beast God. He is also often described as the Goddess of the Moon, as well as hunting, carnal desire, blood, beauty, and the cycle of birth and death.
The Sun God is also the Lord of Light, a manifestation of fire, passion, creation, and destruction.
The Storm God is also the god of the depths, of the oceans, of darkness, stars, travel, guidance, and disaster.
shadow god the god of peace, death, solace, and mysteries.
Heart God was the God of Souls, as well as emotions, memory, hunger, and growth.This god was the most nebulous and elusive of the six great gods.