Chapter 3 - Refinement - like squashing some carbon

I knew I wanted my characters to have skills that reflected the God to which they belonged, however it wasn’t until I got feedback from some training I’d been on that I found an idea I liked for what those skills could be. In short, I was given feedback that went something along the lines of ‘you have a great deal of energy’. This struck me as a little odd as I’ve always considered myself to be relatively lazy, however after thinking about it, I realised that although physically I’m not the kind of person that always needs to be doing something, mentally, I’m that annoying person that wants to keep going on a problem when everyone else wants a break. This made me consider the different types of energy people have and to me, there are three broad categories:

Physical - those who are obviously energetic, they just can't sit still, they need to be doing something

Mental - those who love cryptic crosswords and chess, debate and mental challenge - the mentally ferocious

Spiritual - those preoccupied with the large philosophical, religious and ethical issues we face, the visionary spirituals

Moreover, three seemed the right number as I studied John’s Gospel as part of A Level Religious Studies (bear with me) and I think there is something oddly alluring about a trinity (I still feel an abstract kind of mysterious excitement every time someone brings up the Logos - I know, I’m a loser!).

So from there, it was a simple hop, skip and a jump to 3 Gods, 3 different kinds of energy (Mind, Body and Spirit), 3 temples and 3 shadowy ruling lines of power.