The universe is in its entirity composed of the same essences, which are direct manifestation of the Voices. These components are known as The Tears of Genesis or simply Tears.
The Tears cannot usually be found in nature, these more than actual elements are foundamental concepts made manifest. They can, however, be distilled through various methods that vary between Tears. The more a Tear is purified, the more it acts in weird ways.
The Vitreous Divinity
The Divinity is the Tear of The Soul of Glass and is the origin of will.
The Liquid Vesper
The Vesper is the Tear of The Veiled Truth and is what bounds reality.
The Burning Sin
The Sin is the Tear of The Stranded Light.
The Still Essence
The Still Essence, also called Stillness or the alhyr mairea, is the Tear of The Faded Horizon. It is the concept of position, distance and space itself.
The Eternal Chroma
The Eternal Chroma is the Tear of The Painted Time and is the crystallization of the concepts of permanence, symmetry and conservation.