Path

This article is about combat and lore. For the Simulated Universe mechanic, see Simulated Universe/Paths.

Path
Type	Combat Lore

The birth of an Aeon gives rise to a Path. The nature of the Paths remains a mystery, leaving us to draw an analogy in a way that mortals can understand: It's a philosophical concept of sorts.

— Himeko

Paths are congregations of Imaginary energy, born as manifestations of universal philosophical concepts. Those who believe in and practice the concepts behind a certain path become Pathstriders, and the path that they happen to follow will change in accordance with their own philosophies and opinions. In some special cases, entities that manage to completely intertwine themselves with a path and explore its philosophical concepts to their entirety will become an Aeon.

In gameplay, paths are utilized as a class system for characters in the game, detailing which gameplay style their kit is designed for.

Paths and Aeons

Aeons can use Paths as THEY please after THEIR ascension and are linked to it for the rest of THEIR existence.

There are currently 18 known Paths, each with a corresponding Aeon and THEIR own followers.

Playable Paths

Path	Aeon	Loading Screen Description	Gameplay Description
Destruction	Nanook	Those who follow the "Destruction" Path admire recklessness, anger, and destructive behavior.	Deals outstanding amounts of damage and possesses great survivability. Suitable for various combat scenarios
The Hunt	Lan	Those who follow the "Hunt" Path admire determination, ruthlessness, and tenacious behavior.	Deals extraordinary amounts of single-target damage. The main damage dealer against Elite Enemies
Erudition	Nous	Those who follow the "Erudition" Path admire thinking, logic, and strategic behavior.	Deals remarkable amounts of multi-target damage. The main damage dealer against groups of enemies
Harmony	Xipe	Those who follow the "Harmony" Path admire understanding, support, and cooperative behavior.	Applies buffs to allies to improve the team's combat capacities
Nihility	IX	Those who follow the "Nihility" Path admire laziness, exhaustion, and meaningless behavior.	Applies debuffs to enemies to reduce their combat capacities
Preservation	Qlipoth	Those who follow the "Preservation" Path admire patience, sacrifice, and defensive behavior.	Possesses powerful defensive abilities to protect allies in various ways
Abundance	Yaoshi	Those who follow the "Abundance" Path admire selflessness, altruism, and healing behavior.	Heals allies and restores HP to the team
Remembrance	Fuli	N/A	Possesses the ability to summon a memosprite with special abilities to fight alongside the team in battle

Pathstriders

Main article: Pathstrider

A person is considered to be on a Path when their will overlaps with that Path. Those who can do so are called Pathstriders.

Emanators

Main article: Emanator

Emanators are individuals who have attained the permission of an Aeon to draw power from THEIR chosen Path. While not subservient to the Aeons, Emanators are as good as emissaries of the Aeons' wills in everyone else's eyes. Emanators have been stated and shown to be more powerful than regular Pathstriders, but their strength varies.

Different Aeons have different attitudes towards their Emanators; for instance, some Aeons regard Emanators as extensions of THEMSELVES and grant them much power, while other Aeons have no interest in creating Emanators. The Aeon Aha is said to grant mortals the power of THEIR Path at random in order to toy with them.

Mentioned Paths

These paths are mentioned in various media, such as the Aeons section of the Data Bank, but have not been released as part of gameplay. Playable characters that follow these paths in lore will instead have one of the above eight playable paths in gameplay.

Path	Aeon
Trailblaze	Akivili
Elation	Aha
Voracity	Oroboros
Beauty	Idrila
Permanence	Long
Propagation	Tayzzyronth
Enigmata	Mythus
Equilibrium	HooH
Finality	Terminus
Order	Ena

Characters

Path	Type
	Physical	Fire	Ice	Lightning	Wind	Quantum	Imaginary
Destruction
The Hunt
Erudition
Harmony
Nihility
Preservation
Abundance
Remembrance

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Path
Chinese (Simplified)	命途
Chinese (Traditional)	命途
Japanese	運命
Korean	운명의 길
Spanish	Vía
French	Voie
Russian	Путь
Thai	Path
Vietnamese	Vận Mệnh
German	Pfad
Indonesian	Path
Portuguese	Caminho

Change History

Released in Version 1.0

[Edit History]

Version 2.6

• The path of Remembrance was introduced as playable.

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Version 1.2

• All paths, excluding The Hunt, were renamed to remove the "The" prefix.

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Version 0.70

• Several Paths were renamed:
  • The Destroyer to The Destruction
  • The Hunter to The Hunt
  • The Nous to The Erudition
  • The Concord to The Harmony
  • The Fertility to The Abundance
  • The Joy to The Elation
  • The Arcane to The Enigmata
  • The End to The Finality

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Version 0.60

• Paths were added as testing content.
  • Seven paths were playable: The Destroyer, The Hunter, The Nous, The Concord, The Nihility, The Preservation, and The Fertility.
  • Eight more were mentioned: The Trailblaze, The Voracity, The Joy, The Beauty, The Propagator, The Arcane, The Remembrance, and The End.