Phantom Stream

The Phantom Stream is a mysterious energy that circulates around Spritz and Outer Islands, keeping them in orbit around the sun.

Characteristics
The Phantom Stream is studied by many researchers for different purposes. Important characters who do this are Hymn and Lucas.

Scientific Properties
The Phantom Stream is a force that helps keep Spritz and the Outer Islands floating in some sort of medium and allows them to orbit the sun and so that they don't collide with each other.

Source of Magic
Mages manipulate the energy of the Phantom Stream, converting the energy into tangible forms such as earth, fire, water and air. Doing so introduces a void in parts of the Phantom Stream, which is quickly filled in by unknown corruption that is poorly understood. This may be disastrous for Divination, which requires the Phantom Stream to be intact.

Source of Divination
A secret technique and spell, which is taught to Clerics of the Church of Inira, allows people to read and interpret subtle codes and messages in the Phantom Stream. These messages foretell the future and has always been accurate. Corruption of the Phantom Stream causes divinations to go wrong, forcing the Church of Inira to enforce laws that control the overuse of large quantities of magic. This is usually not a problem for Mages, however, as they use relatively small amounts of the Phantom Stream. However, magical machines such as those used by Glacia and researchers in Olde Fidchel can have a much larger impact.

Phantom Eclipses
Phantom Eclipses arise from a sudden increase in corruption of the Phantom Stream, causing a cloud of corrupted energy to cover Spritz. It can only be banished by the Royal Light. However, the Phantom Eclipse has occurred many times throughout history, but can be easily predicted by certain signs such as the presence of Shadows.

Importance
The Phantom Stream is highly important for Mages and other magical users and also for Divination by Clerics. Researchers debate whether the Phantom Stream gave rise to life on Spritz by encouraging inorganic molecules to replicate and metabolize. Nevertheless, it is still an important and hotly researched topic on Spritz for its uses.

In-Game
In SEALED, there is a dungeon called The Phantom Stream, which is a small part of the Phantom Stream located in a strange area. The Phantom Stream in the game is being corrupted at a rapid rate, more so than the combined usage of magic and magical machines, which prompts many researchers, including Hymn and Lucas, to try and find the cause, as this may cause multiple Phantom Eclipses with dire effects.

Trivia

 * PhantomStream is the username of the creator of SEALED.