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In the [[Continuum Universes]], xenon is the hallmark of [[Eclipsite Atmosphere]] worlds, where its extraordinary refractive index bends light inward, creating floating mirages, halo-fields, and ghost horizons. | In the [[Continuum Universes]], xenon is the hallmark of [[Eclipsite Atmosphere]] worlds, where its extraordinary refractive index bends light inward, creating floating mirages, halo-fields, and ghost horizons. | ||
Xenon is often called the | Xenon is often called the '''Light Eater''', the '''Dream Fog''', or the '''Silent Star-Breath''' — | ||
because xenon doesn’t just refract light… | because xenon doesn’t just refract light… | ||
'''It holds it, slows it, hushes it.''' | |||
== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
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=== Photonic Drag === | === Photonic Drag === | ||
Xenon’s electron shells are so dense they create a measurable | Xenon’s electron shells are so dense they create a measurable '''light-drag''', altering: | ||
* dream clarity | * dream clarity | ||
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* '''Origin: S/W/V?''' – star-forged, world-trapped, occasionally void-leaked | * '''Origin: S/W/V?''' – star-forged, world-trapped, occasionally void-leaked | ||
Scholars debate whether xenon’s heaviest isotopes have a | Scholars debate whether xenon’s heaviest isotopes have a '''Void origin''', due to their unusual resonance decay paths. | ||
== Uses and Occurrences == | == Uses and Occurrences == | ||
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* weakens illusion spells by equalizing contrast | * weakens illusion spells by equalizing contrast | ||
Too much xenon causes | Too much xenon causes '''Deep Drift''', a dissociative trance. | ||
== Cultural Significance == | == Cultural Significance == | ||
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Human vault-builders fill deep catacombs with xenon to freeze time’s bite. | Human vault-builders fill deep catacombs with xenon to freeze time’s bite. | ||
Some esoteric sects call xenon | Some esoteric sects call xenon '''“the Breath of Forgotten Suns,”''' a sibling concept to Krypton’s witness role — but deeper, heavier, more dream-saturated. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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* Some Continuum illusions collapse in xenon-rich air. | * Some Continuum illusions collapse in xenon-rich air. | ||
* Breathing xenon induces lucid dreaming in several psionic species. | * Breathing xenon induces lucid dreaming in several psionic species. | ||
* Extremely rare | * Extremely rare '''xenon snowflakes''' form on ultra-cold worlds. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||