Quintessence

Quintessence- Quintessence is the fifth of the elements, thought to make up the chemistry of existance in midevil times. The four others were considered to be fire, water, earth, and wind. "Quint," meaning five, and "essence" are combined to make what is essentialy just a more romantic way of saying ether. In Fire Emblem, Quintessence is said to be the element that dwells inside every person, as his or her own life force. When living things die, their quintessence is released and the power can be harnessed by skilled magic uesers. In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Lord Negral, a Dark Druid, discovered Arcadia with his friend Archsage Athos, one of the eight heroes. Using the archives of the Dragons, Negral discovered how to harness the power of quintessence, and use said power to create life. Using morphs, or emotionless human clones born of heresy, Negral launched a campaign against Lycia so to intercept the quintessence created by the war, and become even more powerful. He desired to use this power so to bring dragons back into the land of Elibe, in an effort to get the Dragons' quintessence and become even more powerfull. Negral was, however, defeated by a trinity of Lycian nobles. His study into the awakening of Dragons, however, opened the door for Zephil of Bern to continue his work, thus setting up the events for Fire Emblem 6: The Binding Blade.