I want to elaborate on the Essences.
When we had a 'World Level,' all that was required to upgrade a group of nephs to the next level/ more rare types, was to acquire a bunch, and then ascend them through the Angel at the temple.
It was very simple, Nephelym you had no desire to keep could be turned into points.
Now, with Essences...Let's say you want to go to level 2 for the foxen.
Well, You need another Nephelym with a specific grade of stats. In this case, D in Aptitude.
The foxen will not spawn with D in Aptitude, until their essence is leveled up.
So, how do?
You need to breed a Foxen with a different Nephelym that has a D in aptitude. Only then, will the offspring foxen be able to get Ascended, and level up The Foxen Essence.
But here is the kicker; None of the Nephs in the beginning area (the forest, Vulwarg, Riso, Foxen,) can have a D in Aptitude. So, you are forced to open a gate in a diffrent area to hunt for a Nephelym with the stat you want, so it can be bread into the foxen you need to level up.
But wait! There's more! When I say, "Foxen," We need to level up the essences of the different variants, too.
That's right, Foxen (Sionnach) and Foxen (Vulpuss) each need to be leveled up separately.
Also because of the nature of the variants being different genders, there is going to be a lot of hand picking and running around to find the male/female/futa bits that can interact correctly the way you want it.
What's bad is you need a freaking map for this. It is horrible.
I have no idea. I didn't play as a female at the time, so there were no clothes available.