
Lowgold is a large jump in power from the earlier stages. Gold: Typically, at Lowgold, a sacred artist will adopt a Remnant and gain a Goldsign.This is also the last stage to prepare for the Gold Realm and beyond by developing a cycling technique and beginning to further push the madra channels throughout the entire body. Jade: The sacred artist develops Jade senses, also known as spiritual awareness or sight.Iron: At Iron rank, sacred artists gain an Iron body that increases physical endurance, flexibility, or speed, etc.Copper: The sacred artist develops Copper Sight, an awareness of vital aura in the surrounding environment, and can begin to cycle aura to aspect their madra.Foundation: At the Foundation level, young sacred artists can cycle pure madra to slightly strengthen their body or activate simple scripts.More details are available in the lower sections. See more details at Sacred Beasts or Sacred Artsīrief highlights of each advancement level.However, humans advance differently than sacred beasts or sacred trees. The sacred arts are structured in such a way as to naturally lead to advancement. Following their chosen Path, sacred artists develop their spiritual power or madra by cycling vital aura. Humans, some beasts, and even the occasional tree might engage in the sacred arts, albeit in different ways. The author, Will Wight, isn’t too concerned about the “physics of fantasy” but he explains it on his Archives: It is suggested that the minimum advancement necessary to survive on Cradle for any extended period of time is Iron. It is also necessary to be at least somewhat advanced to survive the other dangers of Cradle. Madra helps strengthen the body enough to withstand these forces. Humans need vital aura and madra - at birth, it’s pure madra - because the planet is incredibly large, increasing the gravity, and therefore the pressure exerted on the people who live there exponentially. Gratitude.Īdvancement is a survival skill used by those who live on Cradle. Let’s be succinct and stick mainly to known facts because the page is long.The same goes for Highgold, Truegold, and soulfire. In the books, it’s written Lowgold, not Low Gold.However, the words madra, aura, sacred artist, sacred arts, revelation, and soulfire are not capitalized.In the books, ranks are capitalized, eg., He is just a Copper.
