Reyvateil
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Reyvateil are artificial life forms created with the most advanced technology in sound science. They are composed of organic matter, much like the proteins of the human body.
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[edit] Traits
- All are female, because the Y chromosome that males possesses supresses the Reyvateil powers, and thus, precludes them from drawing power from any of the Song Servers.
- By singing songs, they can draw huge amounts of power directly from the tower (they can use song magic).
- They can boost their magic by absorbing Grathnode Crystals into their bodies through a process called Install.
- They can directly control the tower (only the ones with Hymn Codes)
- Unless they have undergone through some kind of training, they don't have any physical qualities and are very weak, needing partners to protect them.
- Almost all kinds can craft the songs from their own feelings and experiences.
- Almost all kinds have a Cosmosphere, in which their partners Dive to help them with the crafting of their songs (except Reyvateil Origin). [1][2]
[edit] Types of Reyvateil
[edit] Origins
Reyvateils created from scratch. In alchemic terms, a homunculus. The tower administers and maintains their lives, and so, as long as the tower exists, they can live forever. The Origins are mainly artificial beings, even if they also have many organic components in their bodies.
There are only 3 Origins in the world, since there are only three towers. They are considered the parents of all the β types and Third generations, who are directly related to one of these three origins. Each Origin´s Spiritual Frequency is almost identical to the tower they are assigned to, and they can control the tower as if it were part of their own body. Because they were made before the people understood how to the mind was structured, and the programs for the Cosmospheres were developed, they do not possess one.
[edit] Known Origins
Shurelia (Eoria/Eolia), Frelia and Tyria/Tyllia
[edit] β Types & Pureblooded β types
The β Types are direct clones of the Origins, while the Pureblooded β types are clones of another β Type Reyvateils. Their life spans are rather long but extremely short compared to the life span of the Origins (about 150 years). They won't get old until they die. Origins and β types were made while the tower was still active, and therefore have a secure link with the tower. Each β type is assigned an ID from the tower so it can record all the settings in a Cosmosphere.
[edit] Known β Types
Misha Arsellec Lune and Jacqli
[edit] Third Generation
Children born from a Reyvateil mother and a human father. Most of the time, the Reyvateil capabilities are completely lost, but some of the children are born with Reyvateil powers. These are called Third Generation Reyvateils. Their life span is very short, usually less than 20 years, because of the energy of the Tower surging through their bodies. Before people realized that this was because of their Reyvateil potential, it was feared as a genetic disorder called the Tattolist Disease.
Third Generations do not have a Hymn Code, but they are still connected to the tower and are able to sing song magic, and can be as useful as any other Reyvateils. There are some exceptions, such as Reyvateils that have the Hymn Code of another Reyvateil because of a system error on the song servers, or Reyvateils that are using the β ER technique (the D Cellophane Grathnode Crystal).
[edit] Known Third Generations
All the Reyvateils in the World, except for the above mentioned
[edit] IPD
The IPD Reyvateils are a special kind of Third Generation Reyvateils, because they don't use the same song magic server as the other kinds. While the other types of Reyvateil depend on the Ar tonelico server (which is also represented by the Sol Marta subserver in the second tower), the IPDs depend on the Infel Phira server. They are called IPD (Infel Phira Dependency/Dependants) because of the connection to a server different of the Ar tonelico Song Server. Also, this kind of Reyvateil doesn't use the standard Hymmnos dialects, but use a completely different dialect created specifically for them, the New Testament of Pastalie dialect. And given that Infel Phira doesn't have any authentication methods for the use of Hymmnos Extracts, these Reyvateils don't have any Hymn Codes either. Their Cosmospheres also differ somewhat from the Standard Reyvateils by the fact that their Boundary Gates don't exist in Lv. 8 and Lv. 9, and no IPD, excepting for the Maiden of Mio, is able to access to these levels. The erasing of their Boundary Gates, together with their final two Cosmosphere levels was made to allow the IPDs to connect to each other through their Cosmospheres to allow the usage of a higher power output, to compensate Infel Phira's relatively low power output. They are much more powerful than the standard Reyvateils, but also, they are prone to a disease called the IPD disease.
The Reyvateils descendant of IPDs will always be IPDs, given that their Spectrum Genes are rewritten when they are born so they get assigned to Infel Phira instead of the default option, which is getting assigned to Ar tonelico.[3]
[edit] Special Terms
[edit] Installer Port
An emblem-like tatoo that all Reyvateils have on their body. Its location is different on each Reyvateil, but they all have this installer port where they can receive Grathnode Crystals and life extending agents.
The shape of these tattoos are similar within relatives, and gives a clue to who the descendants and children are. Reyvateil are very sensitive about who sees them because this Port is a direct access to the Grathnode component of their bodies (the source of their emotions), and since anyone looking at the Port can read the emotions of the Reyvateil through it, for them it's a very embarrassing experience to allow it to be seen (similarly to the entry of anyone into their Cosmosphere).
[edit] Hymn Code
Original Japanese Name: Hymmne Code (Wave Code)
It's a special identifier possesed by Origins and β types within the Song Magic Servers. The Hymn Code is a requirement for the Reyvateils to sing Extract type hymns. This measure was put into place for the safety of the weaker Reyvateils.[2][4]
However, no one one among the IPDs has an Hymn Code, given that the only method for authenticating the downloads used by them is a way of measuring how much power they can handle.
A deeper explanation about how this code is set and where is located in the Reyvateil's mind can be found on the Wave Theory section.
[edit] Tattoolist Disease
A disease that only the Third Generation Reyvateils suffer, apparently because of their inferior resistance to the power of the Tower. This disease first manifests when a tattoo (which actually is the Installer Port) appears on the body of a girl. After that, the girl begins to suffer from a high fever, and if nothing is done, the fever and the disease will worsen to the point in which both the mind and the body of the girl will collapse, ending in her death. Because of this, the Third Generation Reyvateils have an average life span of 15-20 years. This disease does not have a cure, and the only treatement for it is the application of the Diquility and Tranquility medicines. However, the Tranquility medicine doesn't provide a long life extension, and because of that, it's only used to relieve the tiredness that Reyvateils suffer in battle from singing, while the Diquility is the medicine actually used to prolong their life spans. The Diquility is often referred as the "Life-Extending Agent" and Third Generation Reyvateils need to be given it every three months to prolong their lives. The installation of a Tranquility medicine generally is painless, but on the other hand, the installation of a Diquility, because of its size, ends being extremely painful. And unfortunately, the Tranquility and Diquility crystals can't be broken or grounded before being installed because that would release the Static H-Waves contained within them, causing them to lose their life-extending properties.[2][5]
A more in-depth explanation of what causes this disease and how both Life-Extending Agents work can be found on the Wave Theory section.
[edit] Reveris Disease
This sickness can affect any standard Reyvateil, and it's very similar to the IPD disease described below. This sickness doesn't have any known cure, and it's caused by a virus that was spread in the Ar tonelico server in recent times. It's only described and shown in the Ar tonelico ~Arpeggio~ side story manga. Reveris means "nightmare" in Hymmnos.[6]
[edit] IPD Disease
This is a disease than only affects the IPD Reyvateils, and originated from the destruction of a part of Infel Phira during the war, and because of the accumulation of negative feelings inside of Infel Phira. The disease manifests itself in two forms: Positive and Negative. The positive form is an attack of madness where the Reyvateil loses conscious control of herself and begins attacking anything in her range of sight, potentially ending in her own death. The negative form manifests as a sudden outburst of fever and loss of consciousness. Whenever the negative form manifests, the disease can be spread to any Reyvateils that are approx. 50 meters around of the infected one. However, this spreading only affects other IPD Reyvateils, so it doesn't do anything to the Standard ones.
Because of this disease, the IPD Reyvateils don't have Mind Guardians. This disease has only one cure: Dive Therapy, but because it is banned in Pastalia, the only solution found was to isolate the IPDs from the rest of society.[7][8]
[edit] References
- ↑ Ar tonelico Official Visual Book: Reyvateil Section
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ar tonelico Official Settings Material Collection: Encyclopedia Section
- ↑ Ar tonelico II Official Settings Material Collection: World Section
- ↑ Ar tonelico Official Settings Material Collection: Wave Theory Section.
- ↑ Ar tonelico Official Site - Ar Portal: Toukousphere Issue #61
- ↑ Ar tonelico - Arpeggio - Manga: Chapter 1
- ↑ Ar tonelico II Official Settings Material Collection: World Section
- ↑ Ar tonelico II - Tutorial: Terminology section
