> > > > It's a Shadowrun reference - just a silly inside joke. When a runner acquires cyberware
> > > > (technology placed inside the body), he loses essence - the ephemeral quality that makes
> > > > us human and holds us together (intra-personal level). Everyone has six points of
> > > > essence.
> > >
> > > What are they?
> >
> > I'm not quite sure I understand the question.
>
> I can see two possible ways of interpreting Tyler's question. The first way seems pointless.
>
> The second is: "Is each of the points of essence different, or do you just have 6 measurement units of undifferentiated essence?"

Ah. In that case... The six points are just six units of measurement. There are not specific "points," it is just a generic term like "hit points" used to describe a remaining quantity.