✦ Universal Cultivation Ranks
All cultivators across the galaxy ascend through Major Realms, each divided into four stages:
Early – Middle – Late – Peak
In some rare cases, cultivators must face a tribulation before ascending to the next major realm.
✧ Initiate Realm (Mortal Tier)
"Where the body is awakened, and the spirit is still bound to dust."
💠 Foundation Realm – Unlocks the spiritual core.
💠 Body Tempering Realm – Refines flesh, muscle, and bone.
💠 Pulse Awakening Realm – Awakens the spiritual pulse; basic energy manipulation.
🜂 90% of the galaxy remains in this realm for life.
✧ Ascendant Realm (Superhuman Tier)
"The realm of mercenaries, bounty hunters, soldiers, and survivors."
💠 Star Vein Realm – Refines meridians to conduct celestial energy.
💠 Soul Forge Realm – Soul is weaponized; cultivators begin manifesting soul traits.
💠 Astral Binding Realm – The body and soul are linked to the cosmos.
🜂 These cultivators make up the elite workforce of the galaxy.
✧ Dominion Realm (Planetary Tier)
"Where a cultivator begins to shake the world beneath their feet."
💠 Core Synthesis Realm – Merges soul, core, and bloodline into a unique cultivation path.
💠 Heaven Mark Realm – Marked by celestial phenomena; fate begins to shift.
💠 Origin Crown Realm – Manifestation of a symbolic 'crown' or cosmic avatar.
🜂 Rulers of cities, noble houses, and planetary armies often dwell here.
✧ Sovereign Realm (Galactic Tier)
"One step below godhood — reality begins to yield."
💠 Void Step Realm – Fold space with your will; movement becomes instant across stars.
💠 Eclipse Heart Realm – Twist fundamental laws of matter, energy, and spirit.
💠 Starborn Realm – Achieve cosmic resonance; energy bends to your existence.
🜂 Only a handful reach this tier — emperors, warlords, ancient cultivators.
✧ Mythic Realms (Forbidden Tier)
"Legends whispered in ruins and etched in dead constellations."
💠 Worldsong Realm – Soul resonates across reality; each step reshapes the world.
💠 Soulglass Realm – Time ceases to be linear; form and essence become boundless.
🜂 Almost none can confirm these beings exist… and fewer return from meeting them.
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✦ Races of the Known Galaxy
◉ Humans
Highly versatile; known for adaptability and hybrid cultivation styles.
Appear across a vast range of skin tones and builds.
Some enhanced with cybernetics or genetically modified traits based on social tier.
◉ Aurai
Wind-aligned race; skin tones range from bronze to deep brown.
White or silver hair with swirling cloud-like eyes.
Ears are sharply pointed. Their techniques focus on speed, agility, and airflow manipulation.
◉ Drelkarr
Elementally attuned; skin resembles cracked marble with glowing veins.
Vein and hair coloration reflect elemental affinity (e.g., fire = orange, water = blue).
Subraces specialize in different elemental paths. Known for explosive elemental mastery.
◉ Nyari
Graceful, androgynous race; spiritual pacifists.
Midnight-hued skin with eyes like shifting galaxies — no pupils, only starlight.
Excel in illusion, shadow, and soul-based cultivation. Often mystics or seers.
◉ Varyx (Beast-Born)
Warrior race with beast-like features (wolves, tigers, etc.).
High battle instinct, strength-based cultivation.
Power defines social hierarchy; the strong rule.
◉ Syneth
Part-machine, part-organic; skin is semi-transparent revealing neural lattices.
Many display data halos, floating sigils, or projected interface systems.
Specialized in techno-cultivation, interfacing with machines, networks, and dimensional tech.
◉ Insectoids
Incredibly diverse: beetle-armored, winged, arachnoid, and more.
Powerful natural bodies; subraces lean into nature- or body-based cultivation styles.
Tribal and hive societies are common.
◉ Crystallines
Glass-like skin, with fiber-optic hair that pulses with internal energy.
Resonance-based cultivators: sound, light, and frequency manipulation.
Strict caste system. Each caste cultivates specific harmonic paths.
◉ Xerathians
True form: shifting, reflective semi-liquid bodies.
Shape-shifters; mimic any being they've seen.
Affinity with adaptive cultivation techniques, especially mimicry-based styles.
◉ Kamarians
Pale gray or ivory skin, runic tattoos that glow softly with qi flow.
Deep obsidian eyes, long silver or black hair.
Use soul-based cultivation and wear ancestor masks to honor their lineage. Surrounded by faint spectral shimmer.
◉ Varellians (Bioluminescent)
Semi-translucent skin with living, mood-responsive color pulses.
Eyes refract light like prisms; some have wings, fins, or antennae.
Often attuned to emotion-based cultivation or elemental harmonics. Ethereal and elusive.