Ki

Ki is living energy—the carrier of intent and vitality that threads through Concords and elemental practice. Martial forms, ritual channels, and certain artifacts (e.g., Concord devices) shape Ki to focus or distribute power.

Characteristics

• Flows along breath, posture, and focus; disrupted by fatigue, corruption, or temporal instability.
• Amplifies or dampens elemental Concords; excess can burn out conduits or induce anomalies.
• Attunement varies by culture: Aokuni techniques emphasize flow; Technogarch approaches attempted quantization.

Interactions

• Magic Principles: Ki shapes how Concords express.
• Tech Principles: Interfaces must respect Ki flow to avoid backlash.
• Time systems: Ki memory can persist across micro-loops (Chronobonsai checkpoints).

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