Trigma Potential



The concept of trigma potential explains how different characters are able to utilize the power of trigma by only being in contact with the crystal. Trigma potential is used in two contexts. It's use via physical contact and it's use while in contact with the alloy, echanite.

Origin
The trigma's original purpose, during primordial history, was for the Gods to add matter and energy into the universes. They usually did this using stars made of the material. Gods have nearly infinite trigma potential and pass trigma potential to offspring, despite whether or not the mate has any trigma potential trigma potential has been realized since the beginning of time, during the reign of the Echanai. The Echanai originally used trigma to worship the Gods. The One with trigma potential can explore the mind and soul of oneself and venture into the sanctuary. Here, they could worship the gods while in a trance. The trigma would supply all required sustenance to maintain this state for extended periods of time. In essence, the trigma's original purpose for not being forbidden was to allow Echanai worshipers to explore The Outside and serve the Gods.

Spiritual Trigma Potential
This ability is the literal transfer of reserved energy or matter through the threshold of the soul. The soul reserves a certain amount of matter or energy stored in the Sanctuary. In a sense, Trigma are simply connections through The Well, and into the sanctuary. Since there is more energy within the Sanctuary than in any of the realms, one could never run out of reserved power until their trigma potential runs out. The amount of matter or energy is the variable that is differing among individuals. Humans, typically have no trigma potential. This does not mean that they have no soul. It simply means that certain races are born without any specific connection to divinity. the further a species is from divinity, the least trigma potential they have.

Echanite Trigma Potential
Echanite can activate the power of the Trigma by itself. Non-spiritually capable individuals can use this method of trigma activation to their advantage. Echanite activates the trigma because the souls of the Echanai rebels are forever trapped within their own flesh, despite their decomposition. The Trigma must first be firmly embedded within a pocket of the metal. The only downside to this method is that it is fairly weak, as the souls within are slowly receding into nothing overtime. Strongly charged echanite is fairly hard to come by in the cosmos. The only way to find any, worth weponizing (via trigma embedding) is within the bodies of wardens. A useful way to recharge weak echanite is to install some form of plasma distribution system. If any one part of an echanite tool/weapon/artifact is in contact with plasma, the trigma potential is considerably increased.