Creation of the Wisps

During the dawn of man's evolution, when life itself was new and magic first stretched its ambient existence across the Collective, borders between realities did not exist. Beings could pass freely from one world to another, allowing for endless exploration and a vast realm full of so many possibilities. Mankind's ability to constantly adapt, combined with their capacity for passion unseen by any other race outside of their planes of existence, attracted the attention of many beings from the outside. Creatures and entities unable to exist within the worlds inhabited by man--simply because their own existences defied the laws of reality contained within the realms of man--were attracted to the show, watching without being able to interact. Among these beings, three in particular became rather attached to mankind and his developments, causing one of them to eventually figure out a way to create a host body that could contain his consciousness. He took pieces of their worlds to create his new body, and formed it to appear as close to them as he possibly could, allowing him to walk among them as one of them.

What started as a project turned into a nightmare. Not properly adjusted to being among a very ambitious people, the darker sides of humanity began to manifest in this entity--who was dubbed "Will" because his true name is not translatable into any language our minds can comprehend or access--corrupting him and turning him to a greedy being full of power-lust. He wanted to control and conquer, so he amassed himself an army. Will bred with the most powerful and "perfect" human female specimens he could get his hands on, procreating a horde of superhuman children capable of incredible strength, speed, and a foreign form of magic only he had been able to practice thus far. Isolated from all other forms of society save for their own, the Willchildren were brainwashed into taking their sire's cause. Horrible training conditions were demanded of them from too young an age, morphing them into horrific beasts of war as they grew old enough to handle themselves on the battlefield. Will's armies of his own offspring swept the realms of man and trailed a path of blood behind them, massacring for the sake of killing, overthrowing for the sake of conquering and ownership. Wherever they went, they quickly overcame any erected defenses, and made slaves of the minimal survivors.

Completely disgusted by the actions of their counterpart, the two other beings in relation with Will--known to us as "Destiny" and "Fate"--desperately searched for a way to end the suffering of the people they'd grown rather fond of despite only being able to watch from the outside. In a similar method that allowed Will to access the world enough to create a host from it, they tapped into mankind's realities to rip them apart and create barriers between worlds, separating the planes of existence into completely separate entities one could not traverse without the help of the arcane arts. Both good and bad things came from these splits, the good being that the Willchildren were taken by complete surprise, divided from each other and trapped in their separate realms, with no way to cross the divides and regroup. The downside to these actions was that by creating separations they also disrupted the natural flow of magic, cutting off some kinds from some worlds entirely. Not much time passed before the Willchildren managed to find ways through these walls and divides, and with their bypasses came a whole new revolution, except this time mankind had little to no power whatsoever to even attempt to stop them. Things were getting worse, it was time for Fate and Destiny to intervene even further.

They brought the fight to Will, making vessels for themselves as he had but working together to save humanity, not enslave it. The first thing they did in their new bodies was create a living weapon, a new race of spiritual creatures known as Will-o'-the-Wisps designed specifically to be effective tools to kill off Willchildren. The next step was to restore magical balance, so they created and planted trees to act as catalysts, tying specific magics that humans had lost back to their worlds, giving them another chance to defend themselves. A war was waged, Fate and Destiny against Will and his massive army. The battle was horrendous, and many died, but none of it was in vain. Eventually the two pro-freedom deities managed to defeat their corrupted brother and seal him away. Now that the traitor god’s armies were no longer a major concern, the purpose of the Will-o’-the-Wisps changed; they were adapted into a security system for the voids of uninhabitable space between realms so that they could monitor the activity of those who crossed realities. Eventually they were honored with the task of guiding souls through the confusing mess that was the Multiverse into a spiritual afterlife.

Fractal Evolution

Despite being an artificial intelligence, X was created with the ability to adapt and learn from information she gathered. By watching humans--and human-like creatures--she eventually learned how to develop emotions of her own. Feelings were no longer beyond her reach, but they acted as a double edged sword. Not having the nature required to control it so easily, and being forced to adapt to the concept of emotion, the Wisp Queen's very long and hard life would eventually lead her to dealing with her feelings in a very unhealthy manner; by locking them away and attempting to forget their existence. The stronger she got, the stronger her Wisps became, and soon enough they began to evolve alongside their ruler. While X became more and more "human," her little Wisplings--being almost literal reflections of her consciousness--also underwent changes of their own.

The overwhelming emotions she bottled up began to fester and grow in power until they began manifesting in her lesser spirits. No longer were they mere extensions of her psyche, now they had the capacity to feel and think for themselves, and they manifested the very forces she suppressed. The Fractals are the first step of the Will-o'-the-Wisp evolution, not yet having physical forms like their Queen, but actually retaining humanoid shape and humanistic mannerisms. They are small, but their strength is still great, and they are proof of a fascinating process of magical created life developing beyond its code all by itself.

Contract with a Queen

Wonder has decided it would be beneficial for her and her alleged "Mother" figure to work together, and upon X's request, has accepted a contract that will make her the Wisp Queen's familiar. The source of their ties rests in a metal charm with a milky blue stone in its center that is currently fastened around her ghostly neck much like a collar.

Spirit Charm
A small Blessed Item meant to be worn specifically by spiritual entities. If a consensual agreement is forged between the caster and the spirit they wish to give the charm to, its ability will tie the spirit to her as though they were a familiar. (This does not include passive buffs or the ability to channel spells through like a medium as Unity Familiars do, nor does it include the spirit being able to resummon after death with a cooldown. The only chance the being holding the charm has to continue after death is if a revival is possible just as it would be for any playable character or NPC. If the spirit cannot be saved, then the contract ends, and a replacement is required.) The familiar will have its own set abilities it can use to serve its master, and the charm acts almost like a set of shackles, not allowing the creature that wears it to travel further than eighty feet from its master. Breaking the (diamond grade) charm will end the contract as well. The Spirit Charm is not a slave's shackles, if the spirit wishes to end the contract at any time they are free to do so (as long as there is good reason for it), and can even remove the object from themselves to put their agreement on pause temporarily (charm can only have on active contract at a time, can't be switched between multiple spirits even if its contract holder has set the agreement on pause). This just means that if they wish to be free for a short time, have something important they need to do, need to leave the eighty foot limit for personal reasons, they are free to do so. When the agreement is on pause, they are no longer required to act as a familiar and do their chosen master's bidding, until it is unpaused again. (Spirits attached to this Blessed Item must be pitched specifically for it.)

Fractal Wisp's Racial Abilities

Semi Intangibility
As pure spirits, a Wisp cannot typically effect or be effected by the physical world, they require some form of physical catalyst through possession to even achieve a solid state. This means that any pure nonmagic physical objects can just phase through them as though they do not exist. Even some magical constructs or magically imbued items can still have no damaging power, assuming they are Mage rank or below. (The only exceptions to this rule are things specifically designed to harm the soul. Those will always do damage if they connect, regardless of rank.)

Possession
Wisps have the capacity to possess inanimate nonmagic objects (and inanimate magic objects of Mage rank or lower). While possessing an object, they can manipulate it within reasonable limits of that object's capabilities (for example, hopping a table around for extremely short distances would be possible, but making said table grow new additions it did not have before would not be). Since Wisps have a natural movement speed 2x that of the average human’s, possessing objects that weigh less than 100 lbs. will slow them to x1.5, and for objects that weigh more they’ll be slowed to base human speeds. This racial can work in tandem with their hovering ability so long as the object they are possessing doesn't weigh more than 100 lbs. (If it weighs 200+ lbs. they can't move or shift it around at all.)
Destroying or damaging a possessed item will in turn damage the Wisp manifesting within it, inflicting great pain and harming their ability to move or focus (pretty much the same as a tangible being getting hurt). While a typical Wisp’s injuries would make it bleed its own mana, since this particular one is acting as a pseudo-familiar, it will instead bleed mana from its contractor’s pool.

Ghostly Hovering
Gravity does not seem to have much of an effect on the ethereal, allowing Wisps to hover freely within twenty feet of the nearest solid surface. Their speed is only twice that of the average human’s (x2), but weightlessness makes hovering near effortless, and can be equated to the skill with which a fish swims through the water; it's like they're made for it!

Reality Ripple
Having been designed to be able to weave apart holes in reality so they can freely move between planes of existence, leaves a Wisp with the ability to do just that. Their method of travel allows them to access the Inbetween--created space that exists between the walls that separate planes of existence from one another--and use it as a Nexus of sorts to access other realms. Travel for a Wisp is limited to realms that have enough ambient mana in them for magic to be considered the primary form of supernatural energy. There are exceptions to this, of course, as there are some magic-filled realms beyond their knowledge they aren't capable of traversing to. In other words, they can only access places they actively know about, as long as there is enough magic there to support the transition without damaging the nature of the plane's reality. (Never allowed in combat, always requires asking permission from the Gamemaster first before it can be used, is a lore/plot element ONLY. Can only be used once every 24 hour period.)

Contracted Magical Abilities

They are indeed magical creatures on their own, but accepting the role of a Familiar has limited Wonder to which spells she can and can't use, so long as her contract lasts. She has been confined down to the following:

Gathering Knowledge
Will come eventually...