What, Exactly, Are Origins?

“If alignment determines the root of one’s magic, then deeper than that, is the origin which determines the root of one’s existence.”

The origin is the fundamental orientation that everyone is born with, not just limited to mages, or spirits, but everything that exists. The existence of an origin is thought to be necessary, for an organism to survive.

Origins, in its most basic sense, represents the essence of every living thing, the core that gives it an identity, a reason to exist, and the motivation to thrive further.

Those beings with an origin that is fully realized may find themselves following their very core, transcending their existing alignments in such a way that the origin itself becomes the alignment. This subjects the entity to the expression of their origins, from thought, to speech, to actions, to goals; an expression of an essence that ceased to be a concept, and has become a way of life. They develop a fuller sense of self, a fuller sense of purpose.

It compels them not only to expression, but also to fruition.

It is when a magus pursues their origins that they function with their very best, with their potentials fully realized, and their goals truly determined. Because of this, magus aligned with their origin find themselves thrust upon the path of development, one that truly fulfills what they are destined to be, forged by circumstances and decisions that each individual make in accordance with that origin.

Because of this, individuals who are one with their origins are able to get to higher ground, to transcend the bounds that normal magis usually don’t.