"What is essence?" is a comum question that every new crafter has, well, essence is a new discovery to the word, new? yes, it only came to be after Agron and Ziera ,Gods of Creation, stooped fighting to , together with otter Gods, punish all races for they actions during The Holy Great World War, ending the last era, their "Peace" permitted that mana and mater to become truly "one", that wen mater is divided/refined to become powder it conténs one of the material proprieties, ex: fuel, plant, metal, holy, demonic, liquid, magic, animal. , that is essence, a tho not super useful to comum crafters it changed alchemy forever, so much that materials on this book will have the essence composition of the materials informed.
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