Essence

Essence is a fundamental trait that broadly defines one's characteristics, personality, and motivations in GLITCHED. The six essences are Bastion, Conquest and Drift, Harmony, Insight, and Zeal.

Essence is largely rigid for most characters in Soren, where an individual will retain their essence for their entire lives. Some characters, such as Gus, have more malleable egos and are capable of changing their essence if there is a large enough shift in behavior and choices.

Gus is given access to one of six Essence Spells when first assigned an Essence. If Gus's essence changes, the associated Spell will change with it.

There are six basic Essence Spells:
 * Heroic Slash
 * Cosmic Knowledge
 * Sweet Talk
 * Explorer's Sense