Characters can indeed experience enough apathy to empty their amulets out, and we have had at least one or two who have done so in the past. The only downside to this for the individual is that it takes longer for them to complete their amulet, as the crystal still provides the same protection as an amulet that is brand new. This is something that NPCs would be able to inform characters about, as even they have a few apathetic types.
Instances of apathy essentially subtract from the emotions that the Arehtei receive, depending on the type of apathy, making it as if some emotions were never felt at all. This applies to both negative and positive, but as far as IC knowledge, it means that the Arehtei themselves are unaware of apathy levels.
Because Simpathis was on a higher level compared to the others, so to speak, her spectrum essentially encompassed all of theirs, and what they received or didn't receive also affected her. So while the current seven Arehtei are separate on their own, Simpathis was not separate in the same way. Similarly, sympathy is essentially echoing the feelings of another person, so if someone is sad, a sympathetic friend would also be sad, or if a person was happy, the sympathetic person would also be happy, and so on. You can think of Simpathis's spectrum's current influence as kind of a multiplier: apathy takes emotions and multiplies them times 0, while sympathy is like times 2.
As far as IC knowledge, the Arehtei themselves can tell characters that Simpathis was different from them and that she was more powerful in a way, though how exactly they would have difficulty articulating. She was very mysterious.
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Characters can indeed experience enough apathy to empty their amulets out, and we have had at least one or two who have done so in the past. The only downside to this for the individual is that it takes longer for them to complete their amulet, as the crystal still provides the same protection as an amulet that is brand new. This is something that NPCs would be able to inform characters about, as even they have a few apathetic types.
Instances of apathy essentially subtract from the emotions that the Arehtei receive, depending on the type of apathy, making it as if some emotions were never felt at all. This applies to both negative and positive, but as far as IC knowledge, it means that the Arehtei themselves are unaware of apathy levels.
Because Simpathis was on a higher level compared to the others, so to speak, her spectrum essentially encompassed all of theirs, and what they received or didn't receive also affected her. So while the current seven Arehtei are separate on their own, Simpathis was not separate in the same way. Similarly, sympathy is essentially echoing the feelings of another person, so if someone is sad, a sympathetic friend would also be sad, or if a person was happy, the sympathetic person would also be happy, and so on. You can think of Simpathis's spectrum's current influence as kind of a multiplier: apathy takes emotions and multiplies them times 0, while sympathy is like times 2.
As far as IC knowledge, the Arehtei themselves can tell characters that Simpathis was different from them and that she was more powerful in a way, though how exactly they would have difficulty articulating. She was very mysterious.