Life Dilation — Full Canon
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About
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Life Dilation |
| User | Archie Rosenberg |
| Function | Pays temporal differences with remaining lifespan |
| Basic rate | One changed second costs at least one second |
| Scaling | Wider or prolonged differences multiply cost |
Life Dilation is the payment rule attached to Archie’s temporal authority. Time altered for the world is deducted from the time remaining to him.
Cost Model
Life Dilation is not the source of Tempus; it is the cost that makes the contracted exception sustainable. The Ley Lines supply power and permission, while Archie supplies personal duration.
The All Seeing Eyes also consume lifespan. The Dilated Barrier does not drain time merely by existing, but each activation of its temporal component does. End’s Operation Zero field doubles the rate of expenditure, turning defensive reflex into accelerated death.
History And Development
Bound to Archie’s use of the Mage Of Time contract; exact relationship to Reinhardt’s cost model is TBC.
Role And Significance
The mechanic converts abstract sacrifice into arithmetic. Every rescue is a decision about how much future Archie gives away.
Connections
| Subject | Connection |
|---|---|
| Tempus | Temporal authority that incurs the cost. |
| All Seeing Eyes | Perceptual technique that also consumes lifespan. |
| Dilated Barrier | Defence whose temporal activations cost life. |
| The End | Doubles the cost during Operation Zero. |
Chronology
No dated events are currently fixed.
Appears In
Canon Boundaries
- The exact multipliers for area, reversal depth and simultaneous targets remain TBC.
