Psionic (Classic Journeys Era)

The ability to use the mind to affect something outside its scope is generically referred to as psionics. The three types of psionics are psychic, telepathic, and psychokinetic. These in turn are used to discern events, to interact with other minds, and to interact with the physical world.

Psychic
The psionic ability to know facts about the world that could not otherwise be gleaned from available data is referred to as psychic. This often manifests in knowledge of events before they occur. Races that manifest psychic abilities include Mystics and Timonae.

Psychokinetic
The psionic ability to use one's mind to effect physical change on the outside world is referred to as psychokinetic. Races in Otherspace with these abilities include Centaurans, Vollistans, and some rare Mystics.

Telepathic
Telepathy is the ability of, or relating to, direct mind-to-mind psionics. Races in Otherspace with telepathy include B'hiri, Castori, Centauran, G'ahnli, Maltarian, Mekke, Mystic, Theorian, and Vollistan Light Singer. Rare Timonae have been known to exhibit telepathic powers.

A telepathic link can only be initiated by a telepath who is either directly perceiving or familiar with the recipient. The likelihood of it being established is proportional to the strength of the telepath(s) and inversely proportional to their distance. It is also easier to create a link with a willing subject. Once established, the link continues at full strength until something breaks it. A link established with a non-telepath depends mostly on the strength of the telepath, though an experienced or strong-willed non-telepath might be able to help or hinder it. Telepathy can be either 'words' or perceptions. Both transcend spoken language, but words less so. It is possible to transmit only the -sound- of foreign words without the recipient understanding them. This means it is possible to have telepathic conversations between telepaths or even a telepath and a non-telepath.