mestus
Mestus is a fictional term used in speculative fiction and tabletop gaming to denote a form of collective cognition or emergent energy that arises when individuals coordinate closely. In many settings, mestus is imagined as a shared mental state or field that enhances perception, memory, and problem solving beyond what any single participant could achieve alone.
Characteristics commonly associated with mestus include sustained communication, mutual trust, and alignment of purpose among participants.
Variations in portrayal reflect different thematic concerns. Some works present mestus as a voluntary, beneficial collaboration
In-world use and interpretation, mestus serves as a device to explore themes of collaboration, leadership, autonomy,
See also: collective intelligence, emergent phenomena, group dynamics.