Values at the Heart of the System

The world before the Chaos War was quite a bewildering spectacle.

On the one hand, the use of magic had given the Espers technologies that allowed them to satisfy their thirst for individuality and freedom, which they championed under the banner of modernity.

But on the other hand, the system in which they lived had never truly evolved, and the mediocrity of values that had never been reconsidered had become the norm.

It was in this context that Vati, the Shape of Wisdom, had begun developing a theory in which every individual would have their place to play in a system finally rethought, with values at its heart.

At the level of the individual, everyone needed to have a responsibility to carry, toward themselves and toward society.

This would take the form of developing the StarDust and understanding its Shadow in the rebuilding world of the post-war era.

At the level of civilization as a whole, it meant establishing values shared by everyone, regardless of their elemental region and regardless of the individual.

To do so, it was essential to begin discussions about subjects that were sometimes sensitive for some, and sometimes difficult for others to hear.

But that was where the revolution brought about by the discovery of the StarDust drew its strength: the Espers could finally listen to one another, discuss, and reconnect with what made them strong, trust.