Hell Essence, or simply known by Demonkind as the Essence or Hell Energy, is a volatile and corruptible aura or force native to the planes of Hell.
Features[]
It is made up of tortured souls of mortals, whether wicked, corrupt, or tainted by sin, or innocent souls whose worlds were conquered and dragged into Hell itself. Once the soul was harvested, the shells of the victims of hell would be transformed into demons.
The legions of Hell seem to be able to eat or drink this malignant quintessence, making themselves far more powerful and enacting postmortem reanimation. But they only need such a minuscule amount of which that most amongst the horde often let the rest go to waste. Said essence is also used in the fabrication of Buff totems and Gore nests and is the very source of power which fuels the preternatural abilities of a great many demonic legions.
Mutilated flesh and corrupted environs can act as useful conduits which such a dark force can be channeled through for the purpose of extra-dimensional excursion. The Essence would later be conjugated to Sentinel Energy to create the vastly more potent Argent Energy by the Maykr race down the line.
Science[]
When a mortal is taken to hell, his soul becomes the essence of hell over millennia and fuses into a physical substance that accumulates in an area of hell known as "the Pit," while the mortal's empty shell is transformed into a demon.
Demons feed on this essence to strengthen themselves for battle, but the Maykrs discovered that the full potential of the essence could be cleared by introducing it into the energy produced by the Elemental Apparitions.
Furthermore, it was discovered that the Essence of Hell can be actively collected by torturing the mortals of Hell and extracting their souls with the "Evulsor" manufactured by Maykr. Thus, an agreement was reached between Khan Maykr and the Dark Lord, whereby in exchange for the Maykr giving them more worlds to conquer, they would be allowed to siphon off a portion of the essence of Hell.
The Essence of Hell is crafted in Nekravol, where it combines with Wraith energy and becomes Argenta, which then flows directly to Urdak.