Yoori Yoori

{
  "aliases": [],
  "content": {
    "behavior": {
      "emerges_spontaneously": true,
      "is_active": false,
      "isaccumulative": true,
      "lingers_after_death": true,
      "resists_falsehood": true
    },
    "can_be_wielded": false,
    "comparison_to_other_magics": {
      "kori": "Will of the self \u2014 lived truth",
      "tazri": "Will of the arcane \u2014 shaped by ritual and mind",
      "ykheri": "Law of the world \u2014 passive and unyielding",
      "yoori": "Will of the many \u2014 made of meaning, myth, and memory"
    },
    "cultural_roles": [
      "Oral historians and epic singers",
      "Relic-bearers and bloodline guardians",
      "Cult leaders and saints",
      "Martyrs, tyrants, and folk heroes \u2014 both willing and unwilling"
    ],
    "definition": "The magic of collective belief \u2014 born of shared memory, myth, and meaning \u2014 capable of creating gods, spirits, and living legends.",
    "description": "Yoori is the ambient magic of consensus and story \u2014 a power shaped not by individual will but by the collective belief of mortals. Flowing through the Arcane Sea (Yoos\u2019Okaaz), Yoori emerges when stories are told, rituals repeated, symbols invoked, and sacrifices made. It coalesces around people, places, and ideas where belief is thickest. Those caught in Yoori may find themselves empowered, altered, or even unmade by the expectations of others. One does not cast Yoori \u2014 one becomes Yoori\u2019s echo.",
    "does_not_include": [
      "Direct control or casting by individuals",
      "Predictable or programmable magical effects",
      "Entities born purely from solitary belief or imagination"
    ],
    "domain": [
      "Manifestation of mythical spirits, totemic beings, or minor gods",
      "Narrative transformation of individuals (e.g., becoming what others believe)",
      "Reinforcement of archetypes \u2014 hero, tyrant, martyr, prophet",
      "Anchoring of sacred places, relics, or traditions in the world"
    ],
    "formation_mechanisms": [
      "Repetition \u2014 stories retold across generations",
      "Reverence \u2014 worship, fear, cultural fixation",
      "Symbol \u2014 names, icons, lineages, relics",
      "Sacrifice \u2014 acts that fulfill archetypes or legacy"
    ],
    "interaction_with_other_magics": {
      "kori": "Yoori may magnify or shape how Kori expresses \u2014 e.g., a warrior believed to be unkillable may subconsciously manifest that power.",
      "tazri": "Certain high rites or prophecies may draw Yoori influence into arcane channels, but it remains outside direct manipulation.",
      "ykheri": "While Ykheri shapes the world\u2019s landscape, Yoori shapes its meaning \u2014 relics or locations imbued with myth may gain both."
    },
    "manifestation_effects": [
      "Creation of autonomous spirits or deities within the Arcane Sea",
      "Possession or empowerment of mortals aligned with mythic roles",
      "Localized alteration of emotion or fate in sacred places",
      "Imposition of narrative expectations onto individuals (e.g., a beloved hero dies nobly)"
    ],
    "name": "Yoori",
    "notable_quotes": [
      {
        "quote": "The Sea knows the difference between worship and performance.",
        "source": "Sermon of the Third Mask"
      },
      {
        "quote": "Yoori is not cast. It is not shaped. It is endured \u2014 or believed.",
        "source": "Librarian of the Nine Echoes"
      }
    ],
    "persistence": {
      "comparison_to_others": {
        "kori": "Dies with the body",
        "tazri": "Fades with faltering will",
        "ykheri": "Endures without memory",
        "yoori": "Remembers \u2014 and may return"
      },
      "duration": "Indefinite \u2014 Yoori echoes across generations"
    },
    "rarity_of_manifestation": "Uncommon \u2014 but enduring. Manifestations are rare, but once formed, persist across eras.",
    "risks_and_limitations": [
      "Yoori cannot be summoned or controlled \u2014 it chooses whom to uplift or consume",
      "False myths rarely sustain \u2014 manipulated legends often unravel violently",
      "Individuals bound in Yoori may lose agency, slowly becoming what they are believed to be",
      "Persistent belief can trap souls or memories in symbolic afterlife states"
    ],
    "sigtaara": "Yoori",
    "translation": "Group-Energy"
  },
  "id": "magic.kaanurlmog.yoori",
  "meta": {
    "notes": "Migrated from legacy repository structure.",
    "status": "active"
  },
  "name": "Yoori",
  "native": "Yoori",
  "relations": {},
  "sources": {},
  "subtype": "kaanurlmog",
  "summary": "Yoori is the ambient magic of consensus and story \u2014 a power shaped not by individual will but by the collective belief of mortals. Flowing through the Arcane Sea (Yoos\u2019Okaaz), Yoori emerges when stories are told, rituals repeated, symbols invoked, and sacrifices made. It coalesces around people, places, and ideas where belief is thickest. Those caught in Yoori may find themselves empowered, altered, or even unmade by the expectations of others. One does not cast Yoori \u2014 one becomes Yoori\u2019s echo.",
  "tags": [],
  "timeline": {},
  "type": "magic"
}