KidunaIsometric Scene System
KIDUNA DESIGNROYALS & ROGUESVISUAL CONSTITUTIONV0.1

05 / ENTITIES + PORTALS

Presence without
pawns. Passage
without links.

The Source is the human. An Avatar is that Source’s representation in a Realm. Ki, Allies and Actors remain distinct and operate only within authorized context.

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Entity and presence reference specimens

EMBODIMENT LADDER

Identity persists.
Representation adapts.

Source
The human origin of identity, consent, authority and agency. Never rendered as a separate system object.
Avatar
The Source’s contextual Realm representation: portrait, seated standard, sigil, figure or other Scene-appropriate embodiment.
Ki
Continuous Ecosystem intelligence: pale sky-blue seed and relational filaments; never sovereign gold, human-faced or robotic.
Ally
Intelligent companion shaped by a Source or Realm, shown with an identity-bearing luminous treatment.
Actor
Specialized operator, represented through a role-bearing tool, sigil, instrument or contextual Entity—not a false human.
Portal reference specimens in idle and open states

PORTAL GRAMMAR

Possibility already
belongs here.

A portal is architecture, instrument or landscape before it is activated. Open state adds destination light and preview; it does not replace the physical object with generic glow.

  1. Idle · complete native object
  2. Available · restrained invitation light
  3. Focused · destination resolves at preview plane
  4. Active · reflected light reaches nearby materials
  5. Unavailable · illumination withdraws, object remains intact

STATE LANGUAGE

No rainbow outlines.

idlebreathing material responseworld remains primary
availablenearby warmth + quiet motionpossibility is perceptible
focusedlight gathers at interaction anchorAttention without outline
selectedlocal material brightens + sigil resolvesselection belongs to object
activeenvironment participatesmotion and reflected light increase
occupiedpresence and use become visiblestate is spatial, not badged
changedbrief Renewal pulsechange settles into the material
urgentrhythmic warm-cool tensionnever alarm-red by default
completedlight resolves and dispersesno trophy animation
lockedlight withdraws; material remains wholeconstraint without punishment
unavailablecontrast and motion recedeobject remains part of the world
newone restrained arrival resolvenewness is discoverable without a badge
connectedsubtle relational filamentconnection is shown, not scored
absentthe habitat remains; presence withdrawsabsence is meaningful and semantically announced