The Corporeal Rift has its own astrology, which subtly influences many aspects of it. Because there are no constellations in the Rift, astrology instead revolves around 22 'suits'.
The sphere which the suit is most strongly associated with. For convenience, suits will be in the order of their spheres.
Either positive (+) or negative (-). Oddly, opposite suits all have opposite conductivity, while conductivity also impacts the effect of the suit’s manifestation. These two properties are otherwise unrelated.
Each suit is opposite to one other suit.
What effect occurs when the true name of a person of this suit is expressed. X is the being who is the sign, Z is the one who is speaking, writing, hearing or knowing their true name.
A brief, 2 sentence summary of how people of that suit tend to be. This is not a rule, and an individual may diverge from it in some ways, or conform to it in ways you would not expect.
| Tumultsphere | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Storm (-) | The Tower (+) | ||
| Opposite | The Tower | Opposite | The Storm |
| Manifestation | When Z expresses their true name in front of X, X is compelled to do Z’s bidding. | Manifestation | When Z expresses their true name, X may exercise brief control over Z in the future. |
| Personality | Dogmatic, decisive and impetuous. At their worst, arrogant and inconsiderate. | Personality | Experienced and non-judgemental. At their worst, destructive; merciless and vindictive. |
| Nowtsphere | |||
| The Void (+) | The Prison (+) | ||
| Opposite | The Eye | Opposite | The Key |
| Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, X knows exactly who Z is, where Z is, and what Z is currently doing. | Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, Z is summoned to X. |
| Personality | Capricious, mystical and thoughtful. At their worst, conniving and cold-blooded. | Personality | Direct, sincere and materialistic. At their worst, greedy and slovenly. |
| Insipidsphere | |||
| The Key (-) | The Scales (-) | ||
| Opposite | The Prison | Opposite | The Gem |
| Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, X is summoned to Z. | Manifestation | Z merely knowing X’s true name causes Z to understand X deeply, as though X were a life-long friend. |
| Personality | Resolute and grounded, yet daring. At their worst, boastful and envious. | Personality | Outgoing and adaptable. At their worst, indecisive, unreliable and meddlesome. |
| Circumsphere | |||
| The Gem (+) | The Knight (+) | ||
| Opposite | The Scales | Opposite | The Beast |
| Manifestation | Z merely knowing X’s true name causes X to understand Z deeply, as though they were a life-long friend. | Manifestation | When Z hears or sees X’s true name expressed by a non-knight, non-soul, Z becomes vulnerable and is easily affected by X. |
| Personality | Innovative, inquisitive and hardworking. At their worst, pedantic and stubborn. | Personality | Eccentric, solemn and observant. At their worst, egotistical and abrasive. |
| Carnesphere | |||
| The Beast (-) | The Dead (-) | ||
| Opposite | The Knight | Opposite | The Soul |
| Manifestation | When X hears or sees X’s true name expressed, X weakens and becomes impeded in affecting others. | Manifestation | When X hears or sees X’s true name expressed, X weakens and becomes impeded in affecting others. |
| Personality | Empathetic, faithful and dependable. At their worst, self-negligent; gullible and aberrant. | Personality | Altruistic and arbitrating. At their worst, disturbing and self-righteous. |
| Chronosphere | |||
| The Soul (+) | The Comet (+) | ||
| Opposite | The Dead | Opposite | The Star |
| Manifestation | When Z hears or sees X’s true name expressed by a non-knight, non-soul, Z becomes vulnerable and is easily affected by X. | Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name, X is given a brief insight into Z’s mind, and allowed to plant a thought unbeknownst to Z. |
| Personality | Civil, fortuitous and strong-willed. At their worst, selfish and gingerly. | Personality | Confident, objective and utilitarian. At their worst, overconfident and vain. |
| Kefisphere | |||
| The Star (-) | The Clown (-) | ||
| Opposite | The Comet | Opposite | The Rogue |
| Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name, Z is given a brief insight into X’s mind, and allowed to plant a thought unbeknownst to X. | Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, Z forgets who X is, where X is, and what X is currently doing. |
| Personality | Thick-skinned, quick-witted and tasteful. At their worst, prissy; repressed and self-restrained. | Personality | Gracious, communicative and adulatory. At their worst, lascivious and controversial. |
| Mollisphere | |||
| The Rogue (+) | The Throne (+) | ||
| Opposite | The Clown | Opposite | The Fool |
| Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, X knows exactly who Z is, where Z is, and what Z is currently doing. | Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name, X is given a brief insight into Z’s mind, and allowed to plant a thought unbeknownst to Z. |
| Personality | Curious, brave and independent. At their worst, disputatious and brash. | Personality | Lateral-thinking, resilient and charming. At their worst, harebrained and deceptive. |
| Morfisphere | |||
| The Fool (-) | The Traveler (-) | ||
| Opposite | The Throne | Opposite | The Lost |
| Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name, Z is given a brief insight into X’s mind, and allowed to plant a thought unbeknownst to X. | Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, X is summoned to Z. |
| Personality | Laidback, heedful and peaceful. At their worst, sycophantic; lazy and emotional. | Personality | Adventurous, sprightly and generous. At their worst, suspicious and untrusting. |
| Erimosphere | |||
| The Lost (+) | The Lamp (+) | ||
| Opposite | The Traveler | Opposite | The Shade |
| Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, Z is summoned to X. | Manifestation | Z merely knowing X’s true name causes X to understand Z deeply, as though Z were a life-long friend. |
| Personality | Expressive, progressive, and humanitarian. At their worst, over-ambitious and cowardly. | Personality | Insightful, graceful and soft spoken. At their worst, dismissive and inflexible. |
| Libersphere | |||
| The Shade (-) | The Eye (-) | ||
| Opposite | The Lamp | Opposite | The Void |
| Manifestation | Z merely knowing X’s true name causes Z to understand X deeply, as though X were a life-long friend. | Manifestation | When Z expresses X’s true name from anywhere, Z forgets who X is, where X is, and what X is currently doing. |
| Personality | Calm and methodical. At their worst, short-tempered and intimidating. | Personality | Skeptical and leaderly, yet spiritual. At their worst, monotonous and pessimistic. |
Being a core part of the existence of the Rift itself, the suits of the Rift impact many things in ways that may not immediately be obvious.
It is common for the suits to be components for spells and incantations. Their symbolic potency is the primary reason for this. They may at times be used as substitutes for other important information necessary to cast a spell. Only suited people can use metamagic.
Some individuals are suited. You must be conceived under certain conditions to have a suit, such as:
Those who are suited but born outside the Rift may never know they are suited. These people do not usually know their true names. However, the more time they spend in the Corporeal Rift, the more likely they are to discover they are suited, and eventually, what their true name is. Those with similar personalities tend to be of the same suit, though this is not a rule. A person's suit can change, but it is typically a gradual shift, or so sudden as to be caused by a cataclysmic event, such as an existential crisis.
A suited person has a 'true name'; a phrase, word or symbol that incarnates every essence of that person. It is possible for someone’s true name to be their full name at birth, an epithet, or even a powerful eldritch phrase that no one knows why would be linked to them so strongly.
The effect that a true name has when spoken, written or expressed in any other way, depends on the suit of the individual. This effect is listed in the suits 'manifestation'.
All suits are said to be present everywhere in the Rift, though each sphere has 2 suits which are strongly associated with it. This does not correlate with the frequency of those suits appearing in locals. Suits of the same sphere are of matching conductivity, the only exception being the Tumultsphere.
Small portals open between spheres in the Rift, most often between spheres that share opposite suits.
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| shard | |
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| Shard Name | Corporeal Rift |