The Foundations of Health

Even though Esper society had changed greatly with the use of magic, an analogy with previous civilizations, some of which had disappeared, was still possible at its core.

Whatever the era, fundamental needs, whether food or sleep, had always existed.

Having easier or more difficult access to these needs had, moreover, often been the reason for the development of a civilization.

Yet, even in the past, the Espers, even without the use of magic, destroyed their environment to meet their fundamental needs: clearing forests for heating, building habitats, or using the land for cultivation.

And while the use of magic had enabled the development of science and a more systemic understanding of their own impact on the planetary ecosystem, the same fundamental needs still demanded ever greater destruction of the environment to meet the needs of an increasingly large population.

The younger ones, powerless in the face of the way things were unfolding, were almost forced to forget the reality of the situation in order to preserve their mental health…

The discovery of the StarDust was, for Esper civilization, a means to evolve and finally become a society whose individuals lived up to their potential.

For the foundations of their health, both mental and physical, had never changed.