i thought it was more soul related, like u could summon souls for abilities.
in my head, a vitality’s version of a Q blast would be a throwing a ghost at someone idk.
since it was given by god(s?) similar to how magic was, ig only a few selected people can use it, like how only those with first mind opened at birth can use magic
and since using soul energy literally cause severe dmg to your body, you probably need a suitable body too ( normal mage has a lifespan of ~200-500 years, meanwhile old mages/ those who use soul energy to cast spells only live to around 40 )
I really hope that’s not the case tho.
I mean, it’s a real bummer to deal with powers that only a limited number of people have access to.
(don’t mind it, it’s just a nuisance of mine, I don’t like limited/intrinsic-only types of powers)
(yes, I hate magic for this, never gonna use it)
Maybe vitality could be interpreted as focusing on increasing the quantity of total magic / magic energy possessed/imbued in the body/soul.
Basically spirit energy could be magic energy infused in the body/soul.
(sort like a voluntary/controlled magic pollution that happens to atlanteans)
Reasons why I had this idea:
Magic energy is described as life force, if I remember well;
Increasing in lvl/becoming stronger increases our life force and our energy;
Magic infused objects, specifically arcanium armors, increase your defense;
So basically maybe magic stat refer to increasing magic energy control, while vitality refer to increasing magic energy quantity (not necessarily usable for magic circles) infused in the body/soul, which determines your life force/hp (if I remember well, AO people die if they lose all magic energy)(not talking about the usable one/bar under hp in game)
From this idea I had another.
Maybe spirit wpns are/act on the same principle of devourers/(grand navy handcuffs):
they forcefully absorb magic energy, this time not from the one they are embedded in, but from their wielder.
Therefore draining their life force/magic energy, if the analogy is valid.
Given this theory, the only thing that truly concerns me is if this magic-absorption is possible by any human (truly hopes it is).
(something like meditation would be cool, you know, like those classic Qi things in murim-novels).
So maybe, just maybe, it’s a silly idea:
Normal arcanium: can be produced by humans/nature - > magical wpns, items,…
High grade arcanium (no normal use since it literally rips magic energy from your body): necessary extremely high magic energy - > productable only by extremely powerful mages (gods,…) - > devourers, spirit weapons,…
A bit low quality, but it seems like the gods gifted certain people spirit weapons instead of the ability to manipulate their soul. But I might be misinterpreting the dialogue.