Which religion defines planes as such? o_o
Esotericism. (And if it's not a religion then my bad ;^-^)
You could or you are defining them as such?
I am.
So what form of energy are you referring to? And how does one attain a higher level of energy? What makes a person able to transverse the planes in the sense that they need high energy to do so?
I'm talking about both stamina (physical energy) and something the other goes in the terms of mana. I didn't name it as such though (That's what I was referring to in the past post when I said I must name it).
For the sake of this post, I'm going to call it [mana-like] (open to suggestions). It's the energy that lies inside all beings, be living or not. (This part goes in hand with the vampire thing, so I'm gonna keep going with this there).
Obtaining more energy is something very dangerous (as seen with the vampire's Drinker's Syndrome), but there are indeed ways to make one's body capable of accepting more energy without negative repercussions. One way would be through the placement of artificial [mana-like] cells inside one's body, but I don't I have to state all the way that could go wrong (the surgery's sole chance of success is below 30%). Other way would simply be practicing the use of [mana-like], here would happen just like when someone works out, the body adapts to need more oxygen, it's the same concept. Yet other way would be the use of alchemy, some elixirs can temporarily increase the natural amount of [mana-like] in the body, this could attain consequences if used continuously.
The person doesn't need to 'have' high [mana-like], what they do need is to use high energy (How is this so it's explained in the Magic tab in the doc). Now why is all this [mana-like] needed? Because the Galopes is a conduit of [mana-like] thus those who wish to transverse must cover themselves in various layers of [mana-like].
My question now is why do they have pointy ears? Why are they humanoids and not animals? What led the gods to create them looking like that instead of making then all jaguars with three tails? Why is an elf the manifestation of the gods' energy and why do they possess the traits that they do? Furthermore, why do elves represent two completely different energy sources. The darkness and the light are completely different and yet their physical manifestations are almost identical. Same body shape, same internal workings, etc. Why is this so?
You've certainly placed me in a tight spot :p
I mean, the question could go the other way around ("Why three-tailed jaguars and not elves?") but I shall do my best to answer it :3
The humanoid shape it's the fittest for survival, thanks to all the things that allows us to do (looking at you thumbs). The Darkness wanted its creatures (dark elves) to be able to live long enough to feel despair before dying, thus it had to give them capabilities to defend themselves, but not to overpower the biome, capabilities that'd allow them to obtain whatever they need to survive, but not too be able to obtain all the resources.
The other two Titans saw this form was good enough to allow their sentient creations to have a 'full' and enjoyable life if placed in the correct ecosystem, so they used the same model. Elves are a manifestation of the Titans because they are their first living creations; both Titans wanted the creatures given such privilege to be the purest form of their [mana-like].
Pointy ears… The Darkness liked this (Don't ask me why, it's like asking why do I like sweets) I mean, it could the other way around ("Why not-pointy ears?"). The White Star wanted to make her creatures physically similar to the Darkness' to show that the difference was in their [mana-like], the only other thing she changed was the thorns and wings, adding the horns instead as a visible mark for others to know the light elf's current status. The wings were removed because they wouldn't need those in Atheneas.
Dark elves have wings. The Darkness saw this as a feature they'd need to survive. The Darkness wanted its creatures to artificially improve themselves, but in a way that'd be as a way of looking for survival; the thorns are a reminder of their desperate attempts for survival.
The White Star gave the horns to the light elves so others would know what the elf's current state in life is.
Are there even dogs/wolves in any of these realms?
Yes, canines exist in all realms (Most real life animals exist here, there are a few exceptions though). Be wary that different biomes have made said animals to be very different across different planes.
Why were werewolves created? What on earth would lead the gods to create a wolf/human hybrid? Why did they decide to make a creature with fur, with jaws of that shape and eyes of that shape and put them on an upright being that is halfway between a human and a wolf (Which may not even exist)? If wolves do exist, who created them and why did the gods decide to make a human wold hybrid?
This is answered both in the previous post and in the doc. [See werewolves tab].
Wolves were created by the Spectrum. Why? Balance, if there's something to be eaten then there must be someone to eat it. It's a never-ending cycle. Also, the Spectrum wanted to add its plane as varied as possible, thus it added a lot of animals and plants (see real world animals/plants).
Why not create something that doesn't need to eat? Why a werewolf?
What I said above answers this question.
Why do they need to drink blood for energy? Energy exists in the sunlight, and in all things around us. Why blood?
As explained in the doc [See Magic tab], all kinds of [mana-like] have a unique configuration code, vampires can't simply come and absorb [mana-like] from water because their body won't accept the configuration code; blood in the other hand, all living beings' blood has the same code, as vampires are technically living beings, their bodies have that same code.
Why do they get more energy from vampires?
Because as explained in the doc [see Vampires tab], what runs through a vampire's veins isn't blood, but [mana-like], thus when a vampire feeds on another vampire they aren't transforming blood into energy, they are obtaining directly.
How and why does this occur?
When a vampire feeds, some of their saliva enters into the victim's system. A vampire of the impure breed's saliva is basically a carrier. When it enters the system, it attacks the cells until making them as its own, eliminating the being's capability of acquiring energy from other sources besides blood. And as the being isn't a born-vampire, it becomes an impure breed.
Waiting for questions regarding the magic system :D
