Perifas Apamanok

Perifas is credited with discovering essence.

THE GREAT DROUGHT OF PYLIOS
Pylios suffered a great drought, lasting from (what is now called the Age of Unity) 2930AU - 2940AU. Thousands die, and crime rises as families are torn apart. Following the drought, observer and researcher Perifas Apamanok devotes his life to studying humans, looking for an explanation to the civil collapse.

History
After Perifas's great discovery, but before his death, a large group of students sought to study with him. They read and observed, helping gather information and create thesis about essence and its origin. Years later, in 4AS (Age of Separation), Perifas was banished for refusing to side with the Amathi, and his students went with him into exile. They turned inward on themselves, studying each other and making further discoveries.

Very little is known about what happened to perifas and his students, but some believe they were the founding members of the Zykos Order.