Energy & Matter

A lot of abilities and moves contain the words Energy and Matter somewhere, to give you a better overview we have this handy guide.

Energy
Energy, a lot of abilities and moves rely on it. Below is a more detailed breakdown of the different kinds of energy.

Living Energy
Living energy comes in only two varieties, Mana and Lifeforce.

Lifeforce
The energy that keeps the living beings running. Philosophers are debating whether lifeforce influences the body or the physical health influences lifeforce. Most practical people see it as a linked relation. Taking damage reduces lifeforce and losing lifeforce damages the body.

Mana
Mana is a living kind of energy that permeates most of the universe. It's the main component of spells. Casters learn how to bind the mana to their own will and have it act on their behalf. The origin of mana is unknown, but the fact that it's living energy that floats around gives foundation to the theory that mana is just dissipated lifeforce. Some might read this as "lifeforce of people that died" but not necessarily, since it's unknown how lifeforce powers certain abilities, people assume it's just unused energy from those abilities.

Non-Living Energy
Pretty much all energy is non-living, and that includes fire, electricity, plasma and light. Going into detail won't be very helpful, but there is one type of non-living energy that is important to tackle

Abilities
Innate abilities from any alien is actually non-living energy. Since it only belongs to the body and not to the mind, it can be treated like any and all other type of energies. Since, otherwise, discharging that energy would still be considered living, but since it's not and the nature of it doesn't change, and the fact that Osmosians can take those innate abilities and store them within themselves, albeit at a reduced level, leaves only the conclusion that it has to be non-living energy.

Matter
As a matter of fact, all matter, as long as it's matter and not just solid lifeforce or mana, is non-living matter. In fact, matter, unlike energy, can be non-living and living at the same time. The more important distinction with matter is Organic/Inorganic in most cases. But we will still tackle the matter of living matter.

Living Matter
Living matter is usually synonymous with "Organic Matter" but not here. Living matter refers to matter that contains lifeforce within it. To be more precise, then, living matter refers to all matter in which a sentient or sapient mind resides. This distinction only matters in case of trying to possess something, since living matter can resist using their willpower.