Mana

Mana is a necessary resource that exists throughout the planet in SEED.

Description
Mana is a necessary resource, a building block essential to the function and survival throughout the planet. Mana as it is originates from the Life Flower when Jiru first drew from it. With that Mana, the remaining Provenances were able to use Mana in completing their own creations. As it stands, The existence of Mana supports and assists in the propogation of life throughout the planet.

Characteristics
Mana is not something that can be seen so much as it can be experienced and used. Therefore, Mana has no visible form on its own, but it can be made to occupy and activate various rituals or artifacts. This also means that there is still a limit to Mana, such as the amount needed for a Ritual or the amount available in the environment for use.

Applications
Given the fluid nature of its use, Mana has been given numerous roles to fulfil on the planet. It would be correct to say that so long as Mana exists on the planet, so does life as it is known.

The Rituals of Restoration
For Rituals of Restoration to be completed, Mana must be used along the paths of the Ritual from start to finish. To complete this task, the Tali, who have Mana wrought into their very being, must be the ones to walk the Ritual path.

The Provenances
The Provenances were the first to use Mana once Jiru had made it available from the Life Flower. With the availability of Mana and the creation of Rituals, it was given shape and form in a fashion that was recognizable and understandable without giving the ability of failure in words; this means that Mana could fill the shape of an idea or objective completely without complication, mitigating the possibility of accidents.

The Muses
Mana is necessary for the Muses in order to fill their songs with the magic they are known for. The use of Mana in the songs of the respective Guilds is different from the use of Mana in rituals due to the potential and space within the words for a Muse's song. Because there is not clearly defined representation of meaning in such the way a Ritual does, Muses train and practice their spells so they can be performed so the magic occurs correctly, without complication.