Talk:Forma/@comment-4199482-20160107060035/@comment-173.168.35.100-20160129000844

I think that Forma are a programmable set of nano machines, and that the puzzle piece shape is its standard, compact form. These nano machines can then alter a structure's arrangement on anywhere from a microscopic to large scale, dependent on programming.

Them being nano machines would explain the materials required to craft them. Morphics would be the material responsible for the molding the shapes it takes, Neurodes and Neural Sensors providing navigational functions, and Orokin Cells providing the power source.

I believe that they are also the things responsible for keeping places like the Orokin Void in pristine condition, and are required in Dojo rooms to sustain the intergrity and not fall into disrepair. This is probably why they can be found often in the Orokin Void, but not as commonly in the Derelicts.

Prime Weapons also appear to be Orokin in origin, and they also happen to come with more polarity slots intially, hence more Forma programmed into them.