Post by Igor on May 10, 2017 19:16:02 GMT -6
THE GLOSSARY
Listed below is a compilation of terminologies and rhetoric that we have deemed essential or valuable for guests to know.
This list may be perused by newcomers or guests who wish to familiarize themselves with the setting and lore of Alter-Ego™ more intimately, and will be updated as necessary to accommodate new definitions as time passes.
AFFINITY – The formal designation for a Persona's resistances and weaknesses to specific categories of damage.
ARCANA – One of twenty-two fragments of the collective unconsciousness, represented as the Major Arcana of the Tarot. They represent the countless mysteries of the universe and the secrets it contains.
ATTENDANT – The formal designation for Alter-Ego™'s staff body. In-Character, they are the mysterious assistants and denizens of the Velvet Room.
COGNITION – A phantom-like projection of a person's mental perceptions of the person, creature, or object in question. Depending on how it is viewed, these can range from harmless to life-threatening.
COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS – Also referred to as the "Sea of the Soul", it is where all of humanity originates from and where their souls return after death, immortalized by the memories of others.
CONTRACT – The formal designation for the agreement one makes upon choosing to accept the assistance provided by the Velvet Room's operators.
DOWNTOWN – The urban denomination for Lower Manhattan. The official designation for its boundaries varies between residents and city officials alike.
MIDTOWN – The urban denomination for Midtown Manhattan. The official designation for its boundaries varies between residents and city officials alike.
PERSONA – The spiritual manifestation of a human being's personality, it behaves as a mask that one wears in the face of turmoil and hardship.
SHADOW – Creatures born from the repressed negative emotions of human beings. They are mindless and instinctively predatory, and seek to feed on sorrow and pain wherever it may be.
SHADOW SELF – The hidden self, the darker aspects of a person's character they actively attempt to repress within themselves or conceal from other people. The more these qualities are repressed in public, the stronger and more dangerous their Shadow Self becomes.
SOCIAL LINK – The bonds that a human person makes with another given substance and converted into power. The more one develops and builds their Social Links, the stronger they—and those whose destinies they are tied to—will become.
UPTOWN – The urban denomination for Upper Manhattan. The official designation for its boundaries varies between residents and city officials alike.
VELVET ROOM – A mysterious place between dream and reality, mind and matter. Its true purpose is unknown, although its long-nosed proprietor Igor insists that it exists to serve humanity's best interests in any way it can.
This list may be perused by newcomers or guests who wish to familiarize themselves with the setting and lore of Alter-Ego™ more intimately, and will be updated as necessary to accommodate new definitions as time passes.
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AFFINITY – The formal designation for a Persona's resistances and weaknesses to specific categories of damage.
ARCANA – One of twenty-two fragments of the collective unconsciousness, represented as the Major Arcana of the Tarot. They represent the countless mysteries of the universe and the secrets it contains.
ATTENDANT – The formal designation for Alter-Ego™'s staff body. In-Character, they are the mysterious assistants and denizens of the Velvet Room.
COGNITION – A phantom-like projection of a person's mental perceptions of the person, creature, or object in question. Depending on how it is viewed, these can range from harmless to life-threatening.
COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS – Also referred to as the "Sea of the Soul", it is where all of humanity originates from and where their souls return after death, immortalized by the memories of others.
CONTRACT – The formal designation for the agreement one makes upon choosing to accept the assistance provided by the Velvet Room's operators.
DOWNTOWN – The urban denomination for Lower Manhattan. The official designation for its boundaries varies between residents and city officials alike.
MIDTOWN – The urban denomination for Midtown Manhattan. The official designation for its boundaries varies between residents and city officials alike.
PERSONA – The spiritual manifestation of a human being's personality, it behaves as a mask that one wears in the face of turmoil and hardship.
SHADOW – Creatures born from the repressed negative emotions of human beings. They are mindless and instinctively predatory, and seek to feed on sorrow and pain wherever it may be.
SHADOW SELF – The hidden self, the darker aspects of a person's character they actively attempt to repress within themselves or conceal from other people. The more these qualities are repressed in public, the stronger and more dangerous their Shadow Self becomes.
SOCIAL LINK – The bonds that a human person makes with another given substance and converted into power. The more one develops and builds their Social Links, the stronger they—and those whose destinies they are tied to—will become.
UPTOWN – The urban denomination for Upper Manhattan. The official designation for its boundaries varies between residents and city officials alike.
VELVET ROOM – A mysterious place between dream and reality, mind and matter. Its true purpose is unknown, although its long-nosed proprietor Igor insists that it exists to serve humanity's best interests in any way it can.
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