ARCHETYPES
"I am the Master of my Fate, I am the Captain of my Soul."
"I am the Master of my Fate, I am the Captain of my Soul."
When a person is born, their Vita is determined at birth. This Vita is the personification of one's soul, a direct expression of who you are as a person, manifested as energy and invoked by the Threads which are the connections between you and this power. But to properly use this power- To invoke it, it needs to awaken. By doing so makes one a Vitalist. The emotional or culture belief that one person has at the moment of awakening causes them to become that Archetype.
Although Archetypes are often associated with stereotypical personalities, they do not dictate how someone will develop or define their character. Ultimately, Archetypes merely indicate what type of Vitalist you are. They should not be seen as prescriptive of how your character must behave but rather as a representation of how they come to embody their role as a Vitalist.
MALUM VITA
"You wake to the memory of your blade always beside you..."
Deny your fate. Go against the common flow to reject destiny itself.
A tenacious archetype that brings out a true weapon.
Malum Vita is often heralded as a Vita that those with a strong nature can possess due to its indignation-driven nature. In summary, this Archetype is most associated with the use of weapons. When a Malum Vita user is born or transitions into this Archetype, their Vita fractures, which later becomes their Novissime.
The user yields their soul to a object that they will obtain in the future.
How the roleplayer acquires this weapon is entirely up to them. Additionally, the classification of "weapon" is very flexible. Anything can be a weapon as long as it is wielded with enough force!
BONUM VITA
"You wake to the memory of a second heartbeat within you..."
Embrace your fate. Burn with the flames of will and ambition.
A patient archetype that brings out one's true form.
Bonum Vita is the devotion of one's belief. Whether that be to religion, nation, or a specific person. To be obtained it requires some innate emotion towards a thing. Some Bonum Users even believe in themselves so much they obtain Bonum!
In summary, this Archetype utilizes the belief of one's idea. Bonum VITA is all about taking the idea of the figure you believe in, whatever it be and taking it upon yourself. Shaping your body to form the ideology you believe in. Bonum VITA is obtained only when the User gains a devotion to some sort of belief.
It can be obtained by anyone. However having simple devotion isn't enough. There lies a defining moment in all Bonum Vitalists, in that one moment of extreme belief led to an awakening of their VITA or in other cases... A revitalization of a terror sealed long ago.
INTRUM VITA
"You wake to the memory of your soul resonating within you..."
Go past your fate. Forge a new destiny with your own two hands.
A nuisance archetype that brings out a true realm.
Intrum VITA is often regarded as the 'any and all' of the VITA Archetypes. Due to the innate flexibility of which it was originally formulated: Intrum Vita regards the belief of having no belief. Which... in itself is a belief! However in modern times, it is the simple equanimity of yourself. In summary, this archetype focuses on the principles of simple freedom. The freedom to believe in whatever.
It was brought into TELLUS by the Soul Eaters. However what's unique about it is that, currently there's no information on the original reason why Intrum was made. Malum and Bonum have their origin reasons, the former being hate of the divine and the latter being the worship of said divine.
Intrum Users have two Paths unlike most who usually have one. This is to support their Novissime.
It is not known how Intrum was made. Even more so, those who are Intrum Vitalists tend to not follow a predetermined ideology. This is why it is said, that those who are Intrum Vitalists tend to simply indulge their own beliefs. Their unique ideology is what fuels their VITA and all that comes with it. They do not follow, they stray to carve their own destinies.
THREADLESS
"You wake to the memory of nothing lingering inside you..."
Fateless creature. Spite the world with your absurd existence.
A hallow archetype that ignores reality itself.
Threadless individuals is a mutation that occurs within Vitalists. All Vitalists require Threads to invoke their Road and Links, since Threads directly allow the Path to connect to the two. However whether that be of a birth deficiency or perhaps intentionally severing one's Threads, you lack the ability to access your Road and Path in it's entirety. In exchange your Soul becomes nothing. A still stagment.
Your Vita Energy, with no where to go; goes to your body. Infusing with your physical capabilities while also allowing the user to hide the presence of their VITA from individuals who can see with VITA. You become naturally more difficult to spot due to your lack of energies and are capable of distorting space around you.
Your VITA has become a shell in of itself, in which is possible to store weapons and items within. You are able to manfiest your items simply by thinking of it after you previously stored it within your VITA.