Essence

Essence Functionality
Essences are the main way to play cards from the hand. You gain Essence cards by converting a card in your hand, and playing an Essence from the Essence Deck equal to the Ethos of the card you converted. Once an Essence is in play, you can Exhaust an Essence to add that Essence Element into your Reserve.

Essence Elements
Currently there are 5 Essence Elements: Cards in your hand may be converted for any Element of Essence, however it will only produce the colour it portrays, unless otherwise stated on the Essence Card.
 * Force - Red
 * Chaos - Purple
 * Law - Blue
 * Harmony - Green
 * Order - White

Essence Types
In the current print, there are 3 different Essence types. Normal, Dual, and Exalted.

Normal Essences produce 1 to the essence reserve of their respected Element. They cost 1 Ethos.

Dual Essences come into play Exhausted, however, if the player pays 150 Life, that Essence plays Energized. When exhausted you may choose one of the specified elements to put into your Essence Reserve. They cost 2 Ethos to covert from the Essence Deck, and are limited to 6 per Essence Deck.

Exalted Essences are Essence Cards that hold effects instead of adding one particular element to your reserve. These cost 3 Ethos, and you may only have 3 in the Essence deck.