A phenomenon unique to the Celestial Exalted, and a mechanism to act as population control thereof, a Spark of Exaltation (or simply Exaltation, or insert-celestial-type-here Essence) is a shard of a God's power, modified to harmonize with a human body and soul. The Exaltation acts as the power source for the Celestial Exalted, allowing them to surpass human limits of all types. In Yu-shan's infinite departments and bureaus, Lytek, the god of Exaltation, is supposedly in charge of receiving the Exaltations of those who have died, cleaning off the detritus of memories of that life, and arranging for a new host.