The Charge

The Charge is an ethereal energy which permeates all things. It is present in the smallest to the largest creation in the Verse.

The Nature of the Charge
The Charge was already present in the prime elements when the Verse was born. The primal forces emanate from the Charge and are its primary user. The primal forces consume the Charge in different ways both for creation and destruction. For example; A sol begins as a gathering ball of gas and dust (electron, graviton). When there is enough Charge built up the gas ignites and become a full fledged sol (friction), expending the built up Charge via light and heat (nucleus).

Unfortunately during the first creation, the primal forces stored and expended Charge at such a voracious pace that the primordial Verse was chaos. The Signs, the Scale of Charge and the Facsimiles were necessary to bridle the primal forces and ration their use of the Charge. Without the Scale of Charge and the Facsimiles, the delicate balance seen across the Verse would be shattered.

Motes & Nodes
The Charge can be stored up or expended but it cannot be destroyed. A Mote is the smallest unit of Charge and is inaffective alone. Motes are naturally drawn together and as they combine, the Charge grows exponentially. Places in the Verse where large amounts of Charge have gathered are called Nodes.

Life
It is speculated that the Charge is the catalyst for life. It has been shown that wherever there are powerful Nodes (sols, bodies ), living beings arise. It is only natural that the esse are also drawn to Nodes, preferring the light emitted by the sols to the dark vacuum of space.