Material Transmutation

All Qút̤a have the magical ability of Material Transmutation. Material Transmutation is the ability to expend Mana to transform one material into another.

Capacity
Capacity is the maximum amount of Mana a Qút̤a has. About 25% of inhabitants have a Capacity below 100,000, and about 50% of inhabitants have a Capacity below 300,000. A Qút̤a is always consciously aware of their current Mana level. They instinctively know how much Mana transmuting a material would cost. All Qút̤a have some sort of Capacity. A Qút̤a's expended Mana resets once a continuous rest of 10 hours is taken, called Mana Restoration. All Quta have a "detector" near the lower esphageal sphincter that will tell them how to exactly transmute a substance that passes through it. They can activate and deactivate this detector at will.

Pathway Inheritance
Quta can bestow their own Mana Pathways to other Quta and even other inhabitants of Coloria. Certain families have passed down pathways from generation to generation.

Mana Exhaustion
As more Mana is used, symptoms of Mana Exhaustion begin to take effect and worsen as more mana is expended. Mana Exhaustion is caused by a buildup of oxygen in the Mana Pathways. This on its own only causes mild symptoms, but the oxygen in the Mana Pathways begin to diffuse into the body and surrounding blood vessels, causing Hyperoxia-like symptoms.

Calculation of Used Mana for Mana Transmutation
Here is a calculator to calculate the cost of transmuting a material into another: For the weight, type the number of grams you want followed by a space, then your formula (ex 100 C2 -> H would be 100 grams of C2 transmuted to 100 grams of H).

Mana Strain
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Mage Eyes
inspiration: radiation retinopathy