## Overview Magic in the Eternal Republic functions analogously to modern technology, but it is powered by **Harmonic Resonance** ("res") instead of electricity. This divine energy is produced by gods in response to structured worship. After the **Divinum Conventio (DC)**, a formal system of magical exchange was established, laying the foundation for the Republic’s technomagical infrastructure. --- ## I. Before the Divine Convention (Pre-0 DC) - Gods personally granted harmonic power to mortals of their choosing. - Magic was elite and mythic—wielded by kings, heroes, oracles. - Deities operated in rivalry, using mortal agents to shape history. --- ## II. The Divine Convention and the Rise of Technomagic - The **DC** marked a new cosmic contract: worship became regulated, and res could be exchanged like currency. - Each major elemental cult developed specialized applications: | Cult | Element | Contributions | |----------|---------|----------------| | **Vulcan** | Fire | Power tools, enchanted forges, heating networks | | **Neptune** | Water | Aqueducts, refrigeration, weather harmonics | | **Mercury** | Air | Messaging systems, banking logic, communications | | **Ceres** | Earth | Food preservation, seasonal wards, agricultural machines | - Obelisks were erected across Roman cities as resonance transmitters, forming the first public magical grids. --- ## III. The First Promethean Revolution (216–300 DC) - **Prometheus** was freed and immediately began disseminating forbidden knowledge. - Introduced **resonance crystals**, allowing spells that required large amounts of power to be powered without a direct connection. - His cult operated without contracts or worship—open-source magic. - This destabilized the monopoly of traditional cults and gods. --- ## IV. Integration Era (300–457 DC) - Cults began collaborating, combining elemental resonance types into complex devices. - **PortaVox** (Mercury) and **Runeboard** (Vulcan) introduced mobile communication and modular spellcasting. - Prometheus' cult developed a universal rune system **Promethean Geometry**, but it was too difficult for general adoption. --- ## V. The Logic Revolution (457–500 DC) - **457 DC** – Discovery of **Aether**, the fifth element, by Prometheus and the Minervan Sisterhood. Aether divides into three harmonic resonance modes: Ionian (logic), Aeolian (emotion/memory), and Locrian (chaos/innovation). These contrast with the four classical elemental modes—Dorian (earth), Phrygian (fire), Lydian (air), and Mixolydian (water)—which power physical and medical applications. - **470 DC** – **Crystal Logic**: quantum magical states stored in crystals, leading to the first logic machines. > These crystals function as analogues to quantum computers, capable of encoding multiple harmonic states simultaneously through harmonic superposition. - **471 DC** – *Pandora*, the prototype logic crystal, is developed in secret by rogue Promethean engineers. Capable of sustained self-resonance, Pandora represents the first true standalone harmonic processor. Its rediscovery centuries later destabilized the Republic’s harmonics and initiated the events of the Jasper Cycle. - **472 DC** – *PhosphorOS*, the first magical substrate system, developed by Prometheus. Modeled after the mycelial network of the Titan Gaia, it became the foundational layer of the Mare Internum—a realm of structured harmonic thought and emotion. - **473 DC** – *MinervOWL*, a proprietary OS initially developed by the Minervan Sisterhood as a structured interface for managing logic crystals, based on a first release of *PhosphorOS*. Though originally aligned with Athena Minerva’s academic goals, the OS was seized and repurposed by Sol Invictus during his takeover of the Cult of Minerva. - **475 DC** – **Mercury Terminal** developed to interface with logic machines. - **480 DC** – *Mercurium*: Mercury develops *Mercurium*, a harmonically linked communication network analogous to a magical internet. Official government Scrolls are hosted via *MinervOWL*, which is widely regarded as inefficient and error-prone. This development coincided with Sol Invictus’s takeover of the Cult of Minerva, further entrenching *MinervOWL* as the state’s mandated platform while Mercury’s *Mercurium* allowed layered, bureaucratic interfacing. - **484 DC** – **Prism Displays** released by the Cult of Apollo: light-based magical visualization. --- ## VI. The Solar Schism and the Ban of Apollo (495–508 DC) - **498 DC** – *apollo+*: The Cult of Apollo launches *apollo+*, a visually radiant, voice-responsive operating system rooted in Apollo’s emotionally resonant fork of *PhosphorOS*, tuned to Aeolian frequencies and designed to mirror aesthetic truth and prophecy. Designed to align with truth, prophecy, and aesthetic harmony, *apollo+* quickly gains traction among scholars, artists, and open-source mages. - **500 DC** – Apollo’s cult is outlawed and designated a **Cultus Damnatus**. Officially for "subversive oracular interference," but effectively for threatening Sol’s monopoly. - **508 DC** – *Vox Populi* emerges from the exiled Apollo cult. Built on *Aurora*, it becomes the backbone of magical resistance, black-market networks, and outlaw cult infrastructure. Meanwhile, Sol’s operatives embedded surveillance logic in public Mare terminals. By 490 DC, the Mithran Order launched the **Mercurium Profiling Protocol**, a system for identifying and targeting individuals based on their harmonic Mare signature. This marked the beginning of metaphysical surveillance infrastructure across the Republic. --- ## VII. Cultic Influence on Technomagic | Cult | Status | Role | Signature Contributions | |-------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| | **[[Prometheus]]** | Banned | Titan of innovation | Crystals, *PhosphorOS*, logic systems | > Jasper Wren’s rediscovered hardware and methodologies mirror early Promethean open-source [[Magic]]. His use of raw crystal, ancient spellbooks, and a Vellum Mentis represents a recursive emergence of Promethean architecture—one that threatens the monopolies of licensed [[Cults]]. | **[[Minerva]]** | Corrupted | Academic control, regulation | *MinervOWL*, permit systems | | **[[Mercury]]** | Central | Bureaucracy and infrastructure | *PortaVox*, Mercurial Terminal, *Mercurium* | | **[[Apollo]]** | Banned | Vision, [[Resistance]], aesthetics | *Aurora*, Prism Displays, *Vox Populi* | | **[[Vulcan]]** | Loyal | Industrial and structural [[Magic]] | Runeboards, forge licensing, civic tools | | **[[Ceres]]** | Loyal | Agricultural logistics and rural harmony | Crop enchantments, fertility rites | | **[[Neptune]]** | Loyal | Maritime control, water systems | Weather wards, aqueduct harmonics | | **[[Janus]]** | Neutral | Threshold and security infrastructure | Gateways, digital firewalls, encryption | ## VIII. The Mare Internum and the Mycelial Network The [[Mare Internum]] is the structured cognitive realm where [[Harmonic Resonance]] can be shaped into logic, emotion, and memory-based constructs. Access to the Mare occurs in three ways: 1. **Mercurium Terminals** – surface-level use via tablets and crystal interfaces. 2. **Transcendental Projection** – mages enter the Mare directly via the [[Velum Mentis]], mentally navigating while their body is left vulnerable. 3. **Resonance Implants** – overlaid perception of the Mare within the real world, enabling AR-style spell interaction. ### Time Dilation in the Mare Subjective time within the Mare depends on the logic node’s efficiency. Advanced nodes can dilate seconds into hours. [[Avalon]], the mythic central node, [[Lies]] at the deepest point of the Mare where time effectively stands still. ### The Mycelial Network The [[Mare Internum]] is a human-made replication of the primordial **mycelial network**, a living Titan-created communication lattice of mushrooms, roots, and earth. This network, born from **Gaia**, still exists outside state control and is accessed through esoteric ritual, dream, and ingestion. Celtic druids and mystics use it instead of the Mare, forming their own systems of [[Magic]] and understanding—different, but equally valid. It is older, chaotic, and intuitive, unlike the structured logic of the Mare. While [[Prometheus]]’ original *PhosphorOS* resembled the mycelial network, successive versions became increasingly human and technological. Still, the deepest harmony between both realms can only be navigated by those trained in both Druidic and Technomantic traditions.