A description of the five Root Energies, which are the simplest components of magic in Alinsa. These descriptions are intended to be interpreted however you want, there is no single answer.

• Sol is what you find when you look upward. Abundant in the clouds. Sol is also found in light itself, but without a shadow the light has no meaning. And so with enough Sol, an equal amount of Nyx will find its way there or be created.
• Vir is most often seen in heat of all kinds. It is the Energy that is energetic, kinetic energy, thermal energy, and so on are all seen as the results of Vir. // Fire could also be translated as Sol.
• Osa is contained in ever shifting waves, steady rivers, and rapid waterfalls. It represents form, and the changing of forms. // If Vir is muscle, and Tek is bone, then Osa is skin.
• Tek is found within earth, sand and rock. It demands time before it can be harnessed, and with it one can harness time. Tek will stay in a given form, but enough time will erode almost anything. // It's both a fridge and the timer that controls it.
• Nyx is what you find when you search downward. Abundant in the caverns. Nyx is also found in the shadows themselves, but might as well not exist without a light to place limits. And so with enough Nyx, an equal amount of Sol will be pulled towards it.