The Still
⊗ Control / SuppressionNo signal. No hardware. No registration. The Empire's grid looks right through you.
Archetype: Void-field controller — no Essa, no hardware
The Still is the absence of Essa. Not the absence of ability — the absence of Essa signature. Other practitioners channel Essa through Rigs or bodies and the Empire's Suppression Grid reads them. You produce nothing the grid can detect. The Void is not Essa. It is what Essa displaces. You move things without touching them. You hold creatures without chains. You walk through walls.
The documentation on Void practitioners doesn't exist — the Citadel of the Still destroyed it after the Collapse. The Empire has no regulatory framework for the Void because the Void has no frequency to regulate. Void Techniques cannot be detected by Scan, cannot be shut down by Sever, and cannot be suppressed by the Grid. From a bureaucratic standpoint, the Still does not exist.
Essa Interaction
No Essa. No Rig. No Burn Track. No Feedback Save. Void Techniques are undetectable by Scan, unseverable by Sever, and invisible to the Suppression Grid. The Void is the structural opposite of Essa — what Essa displaces rather than what Essa is.
Class Features
Techniques
Level Progression
| Level | Features | Void Max | Concentration Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Void Body, Void Pool, No Essa, Step, Lift, Suppress, Fear | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Phase, Throw, Bind, Void Escalation | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Crush, Hold, Sense Intent, Void Surge | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Void Pool Expansion | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Cloak, Reveal, Sever, Field Presence | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | TK Field, Void Overflow | 10 | 2 |
| 15 | Void Silence | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | Total Void, Apex Still | 12 | 3 |