Magical Lighting Alternative

[Tugdual]

@Psitticine

Light is not a form of species, at least according to HoH:S. It's the medium through which iconic species travel, but I think your point is still quite valid. I don't think the light can be magical or surely it'd be mentioned somewhere that it'd have to penetrate in order for people to see what's being lit up. And, since the light isn't magical, a glowing emitter point makes sense as the actual created Target for the Creo magic. It is magical, and would break the spell if somehow removed from the ring, but is shining naturally with non-magical light.

Yes, there was a very informative post some time ago by one of the writers.
Yay! my search-fu succeeded!

Circle/Ring on spheres

Both, actually. The problem is that you are thinking of light just like regular species, when it isn't. When discussing the mechanisms of sight and species, the philosopher always considers light and species separately, although they are related concepts. Species cannot transmit through darkness, therefore you need light to see species. However, you can see a light through darkness (that campfire on the hillside, or the moon), so when you see a light in the dark you cannot be seeing its species…