“There is more,” said Yves.

“Do tell,” said Twig.

Upon returning from the Mirror World, Yves had once again experienced the unsettling split in consciousness, a phenomenon he had only heard about in the cryptic context of Transcender wandering. This prompted him to consider an unconventional third advisor, a Transcender 𝔒𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔩𝔢 known as Faroah.

“Faroah?” Twig echoed, disbelief colouring her tone. “That’s your idea?”

“He is so weird,” whispered Mushroombird, her voice hushed but equally tinged with disappointment.

“Allow me some time to think it through,” replied Yves.

Transcenders, comprising the 𝔐𝔲𝔫𝔞𝔦 [Munai] spectrum, are the only wizards who may develop the ability to shift their consciousness. Bordering the perceiving end of the Lightshifter spectrum, they are perceivers, soul-readers, spirit-readers, world-readers and time-readers

While Lightshifter seers relied on light to access their third sight, Transcender perceivers possess an innate sensitivity to energies and spirits, discerning them through senses beyond sight alone.

Soul-readers excel at distinguishing the energies within other wizards or creatures, making them adept judges of character and curse-spotters. Conversely, spirit-readers are especially attuned to non-physical existences, delving into the realms beyond the corporeal. For a master illusionist, crafting an illusion capable of deceiving a spirit-reader posed one of the most demanding challenges. Even after over a decade of training, Yves’ creations were still easily exposed by the average nose-picking spirit-reader novice. It really put a perspective on your craft, if you thought about it. Yves generally tried not to think about it.

World-readers, engrossed in the connections between dimensions, and time-readers, delving into temporal planes, stand as the rarest facets of Transcender dispositions.

“You say that so easily”, interjected Mushroombird, “but what exactly are temporal planes?”

Temporal planes are considered —

“Yves, no,” Twig cut in. “Please stay with Faroah.”

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