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Fasures

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	===Fasures===		===Fasures===
	[[Fasure]]s, or figural darks, associate different [[shape]]s with particular powers and qualities. Each shape is initially defined through a [[paragon (fasure)\|paragon]], an object that serves as an "ideal" ~~advantage~~ of the shape. Other objects sufficiently close in shape to the paragon gain special powers, the more puissant the closer they are. In general, the rarer the shape, the greater the powers gained by its imitation. The [[quindent]] is a shape that rarely occurs in nature nor, in most worlds, in manufacture, and thus it is relatively easy to fashion a quindent that will gain power through its form; [[sphere\|globe]]s, on the other hand, are ubiquitous, and so to gain any appreciable power from its fasure a globe must be very close indeed to its now-lost paragon (which was not itself a perfect sphere).		[[Fasure]]s, or figural darks, associate different [[shape]]s with particular powers and qualities. Each shape is initially defined through a [[paragon (fasure)\|paragon]], an object that serves as an "ideal" example of the shape. Other objects sufficiently close in shape to the paragon gain special powers, the more puissant the closer they are. In general, the rarer the shape, the greater the powers gained by its imitation. The [[quindent]] is a shape that rarely occurs in nature nor, in most worlds, in manufacture, and thus it is relatively easy to fashion a quindent that will gain power through its form; [[sphere\|globe]]s, on the other hand, are ubiquitous, and so to gain any appreciable power from its fasure a globe must be very close indeed to its now-lost paragon (which was not itself a perfect sphere).

	However, fashioning objects to closely match the shapes of paragons is not the only way to make use of this dark. More commonly, it is used [[metacelemic]]ally, applying a given fasure as a [[parameter]] to a spell or to some [[paracarminical magic\|paracarminical]] effect. Many spells and other magics tap into the power of fasures, altering their effects based on a fasure that is chosen at the time of casting or effect. In the case of an effect involving [[transfigurement]], [[arcession]], [[plasmation]], or [[osiosis]], the connection to the fasure is usually straightforward, with the fasure determining the shape that the object is [[transformation\|transformed]] into or the shape of the summoned or created object. For other effects, the relation between the alteration and the shape may be less obvious.		However, fashioning objects to closely match the shapes of paragons is not the only way to make use of this dark. More commonly, it is used [[metacelemic]]ally, applying a given fasure as a [[parameter]] to a spell or to some [[paracarminical magic\|paracarminical]] effect. Many spells and other magics tap into the power of fasures, altering their effects based on a fasure that is chosen at the time of casting or effect. In the case of an effect involving [[transfigurement]], [[arcession]], [[plasmation]], or [[osiosis]], the connection to the fasure is usually straightforward, with the fasure determining the shape that the object is [[transformation\|transformed]] into or the shape of the summoned or created object. For other effects, the relation between the alteration and the shape may be less obvious.

	===Geasa===		===Geasa===

Clé: /* Spells */ Why were these not linked before?

2025-11-08T09:22:21Z

Spells: Why were these not linked before?

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	; Achara		; Achara
	: The path of Achara began with systems of warping [[space]]. It is often associated with [[translocation]], though its techniques have wide enough applicability to admit many other uses.		: The path of [[Achara]] began with systems of warping [[space]]. It is often associated with [[translocation]], though its techniques have wide enough applicability to admit many other uses.
	; Binela		; Binela
	: The earliest uses of Binela were to change the [[fundamental color]]s of objects—essentially effecting [[transmutation]]—though it was later extended to other [[physics\|physical]] manipulations.		: The earliest uses of [[Binela]] were to change the [[fundamental color]]s of objects—essentially effecting [[transmutation]]—though it was later extended to other [[physics\|physical]] manipulations.
	; Chasa		; Chasa
	: Apparently branching off from Achara (as Achara did from Legera), the path of Chasa was originally based around movement between different [[plane]]s.		: Apparently branching off from Achara (as Achara did from Legera), the path of [[Chasa]] was originally based around movement between different [[plane]]s.
	; Chora		; Chora
	: Chora is known as the "dark path"; it was originally designed—and still is primarily used—for spells involving stealth and misdirection.		: [[Chora]] is known as the "dark path"; it was originally designed—and still is primarily used—for spells involving stealth and misdirection.
	; Legera		; Legera
	: Called the "first path" because it is widely believed to include the earliest spells developed, Legera was initially ~~pricipally~~ based around [[motion]], though this is a wide enough purview that nearly any effect can be readily done in it.		: Called the "first path" because it is widely believed to include the earliest spells developed, [[Legera]] was initially principally based around [[motion]], though this is a wide enough purview that nearly any effect can be readily done in it.
	; Sorna		; Sorna
	: The path of Sorna specializes in affecting [[dream]]s—which, given the large rôle dreams play in dream magic, is less narrow a scope than it may initially seem. Spells of this path tend to be relatively easy to cast but imprecise or unpredictable.		: The path of [[Sorna]] specializes in affecting [[dream]]s—which, given the large rôle dreams play in dream magic, is less narrow a scope than it may initially seem. Spells of this path tend to be relatively easy to cast but imprecise or unpredictable.
	; Ujara		; Ujara
	: One of the most mysterious paths, with several strange claims about its origin, Ujara is based around spells that manipulate [[time]], change, and cycles.		: One of the most mysterious paths, with several strange claims about its origin, [[Ujara]] is based around spells that manipulate [[time]], change, and cycles.

	==Magical creatures==		==Magical creatures==

Clé: /* Magical creatures */

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Magical creatures

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	==Magical creatures==		==Magical creatures==
	As in most hospers, dream magic gives rise to a great number of [[life form\|creatures]] who either rely on magic for their continued existence, or at least owe to it their origin. Many such beings are endemic to specific [[rew (Charos)]]s of Charos; others are found throughout the esture, but are nowhere common. A few types of magical creature that are known throughout most of Gomara follow.		As in most hospers, dream magic gives rise to a great number of [[life form\|creatures]] who either rely on magic for their continued existence, or at least owe to it their origin. Many such beings are endemic to specific [[rew (Charos)\|rew]]s of Charos; others are found throughout the esture, but are nowhere common. A few types of magical creature that are known throughout most of Gomara follow.

	===Bengorros===		===Bengorros===

Clé: /* Spells */

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Spells

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	: Called the "first path" because it is widely believed to include the earliest spells developed, Legera was initially pricipally based around [[motion]], though this is a wide enough purview that nearly any effect can be readily done in it.		: Called the "first path" because it is widely believed to include the earliest spells developed, Legera was initially pricipally based around [[motion]], though this is a wide enough purview that nearly any effect can be readily done in it.
	; Sorna		; Sorna
	: The path of Sorna specializes in affecting [[dream]]s—which, given the large r&~~ouml~~;le dreams play in dream magic, is less narrow a scope than it may initially seem. Spells of this path tend to be relatively easy to cast but imprecise or unpredictable.		: The path of Sorna specializes in affecting [[dream]]s—which, given the large rôle dreams play in dream magic, is less narrow a scope than it may initially seem. Spells of this path tend to be relatively easy to cast but imprecise or unpredictable.
	; Ujara		; Ujara
	: One of the most mysterious paths, with several strange claims about its origin, Ujara is based around spells that manipulate [[time]], change, and cycles.		: One of the most mysterious paths, with several strange claims about its origin, Ujara is based around spells that manipulate [[time]], change, and cycles.

Clé: /* Caculæ */ Eh, no, mengues are something different (also fixed a typo in a special character coding)

2024-07-06T08:40:48Z

Caculæ: Eh, no, mengues are something different (also fixed a typo in a special character coding)

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	===Caculæ===		===Caculæ===
	Wherever people use magic, some apply it to create [[cacula\|caculæ]], personal servitors either [[artificial creation\|created]] wholesale through magic or [[transformation\|transformed]] from existing creatures and bound into thraldom. There are many sorts of cacula, including those produced by processes peculiar to particular wizards, but there are a few kinds that have become widespread and are found throughout much of the hosper. Among the most common and best known cacul&~~aelug~~; are the [[arate]] and the [[~~mengue~~]].		Wherever people use magic, some apply it to create [[cacula\|caculæ]], personal servitors either [[artificial creation\|created]] wholesale through magic or [[transformation\|transformed]] from existing creatures and bound into thraldom. There are many sorts of cacula, including those produced by processes peculiar to particular wizards, but there are a few kinds that have become widespread and are found throughout much of the hosper. Among the most common and best known caculæ are the [[arate]] and the [[lacker]].

	Arates are caculæ formed from [[blood]], from either a living [[organism]] or a fresh [[corpse]]. They take their personalities and usually [[memory\|memories]] from the creature the blood came from. There are multiple types of arate, with varying means of creation. Some are made from the creating mage's own blood, others from the blood of the mage's allies or enemies.		Arates are caculæ formed from [[blood]], from either a living [[organism]] or a fresh [[corpse]]. They take their personalities and usually [[memory\|memories]] from the creature the blood came from. There are multiple types of arate, with varying means of creation. Some are made from the creating mage's own blood, others from the blood of the mage's allies or enemies.

	~~Mengues~~ are diminutive [[doll]]- or [[statue]]-like creatures granted life by giving them special, powerful names. They may be made from wet [[clay]], from [[cloth]], from [[metal]] pieces jointed together, or from almost any other material that allows them mobility either through pliability or through articulation. Though on many worlds ~~mengues~~ are most often created in the form of small [[wing]]ed [[humanoid]]s with grotesque features, this is a matter of tradition rather than necessity, and they can be made in any shape.		Lackers are diminutive [[doll]]- or [[statue]]-like creatures granted life by giving them special, powerful names. They may be made from wet [[clay]], from [[cloth]], from [[metal]] pieces jointed together, or from almost any other material that allows them mobility either through pliability or through articulation. Though on many worlds lackers are most often created in the form of small [[wing]]ed [[humanoid]]s with grotesque features, this is a matter of tradition rather than necessity, and they can be made in any shape.

	===Gods===		===Gods===
	While most mages and other Gomaran creatures with magical abilities use the numen they accumulate in their own dreams, there are ways to tap into the dream energy of others. The [[onirarch]]s of [[Dadauar]], for example, have mastered this art, and attain great power by taking the dream energy of their subjects. But there are other, older entities that go further, convincing people to dedicate themselves to them, and then absorbing the [[soul (Gomara)\|soul]]s of their faithful into themselves upon their deaths, keeping them in a constant state of dreaming and using the dream energy they produce to boost their own power. These beings are known as [[god (Gomara)\|god]]s, and are probably the most puissant personages that exist in Gomara, the oldest and most widely worshipped gods having sufficient power to create or destroy entire [[world]]s.		While most mages and other Gomaran creatures with magical abilities use the numen they accumulate in their own dreams, there are ways to tap into the dream energy of others. The [[onirarch]]s of [[Dadauar]], for example, have mastered this art, and attain great power by taking the dream energy of their subjects. But there are other, older entities that go further, convincing people to dedicate themselves to them, and then absorbing the [[soul (Gomara)\|soul]]s of their faithful into themselves upon their deaths, keeping them in a constant state of dreaming and using the dream energy they produce to boost their own power. These beings are known as [[god (Gomara)\|god]]s, and are probably the most puissant personages that exist in Gomara, the oldest and most widely worshipped gods having sufficient power to create or destroy entire [[world]]s.

Clé: Whoops... wrong diacritical on rôle

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Whoops... wrong diacritical on rôle

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	The [[bengorro]]s are [[demon]]s that supervise the torment of the wicked whose souls the gods postmortally remand to their ministrations. While native to and most active on the terrible [[plane]] of [[Listix]], bengorros do venture to other planes on malevolent missions, and can be found with varying frequencies on many rews of Charos. They come in a wide assortment of different forms and kinds, with a rich panoply of powers.		The [[bengorro]]s are [[demon]]s that supervise the torment of the wicked whose souls the gods postmortally remand to their ministrations. While native to and most active on the terrible [[plane]] of [[Listix]], bengorros do venture to other planes on malevolent missions, and can be found with varying frequencies on many rews of Charos. They come in a wide assortment of different forms and kinds, with a rich panoply of powers.

	The leader of the bengorros is a [[shapeshifting]] being called the [[Dengue]], who may be a powerful bengorro himself, or may be something more akin to a [[god]]. The Dengue is sometimes seen as an evil counterpart of Gomar the Ancient, and there may be some closer relationship between the two—many have it that when both were mortal, the individuals that would become Gomar and the Dengue were [[sibling\|brother]]s, though both then went by different names. The Dengue is also often credited with having some part alongside Gomar in bringing magic to the world, though the accounts vary in the details of his r&~~ouml~~;le in the affair.		The leader of the bengorros is a [[shapeshifting]] being called the [[Dengue]], who may be a powerful bengorro himself, or may be something more akin to a [[god]]. The Dengue is sometimes seen as an evil counterpart of Gomar the Ancient, and there may be some closer relationship between the two—many have it that when both were mortal, the individuals that would become Gomar and the Dengue were [[sibling\|brother]]s, though both then went by different names. The Dengue is also often credited with having some part alongside Gomar in bringing magic to the world, though the accounts vary in the details of his rôle in the affair.

	Some gods have taken it upon themselves to try to create a [[strain]] of beings that personify [[good]] and counterbalance the evil of the bengorros. Several such attempts have been made, the most successful giving rise to entities called [[kallyon]]s. Even the kallyons, however, are still far outnumbered by the bengorros, and have influence on far fewer worlds.		Some gods have taken it upon themselves to try to create a [[strain]] of beings that personify [[good]] and counterbalance the evil of the bengorros. Several such attempts have been made, the most successful giving rise to entities called [[kallyon]]s. Even the kallyons, however, are still far outnumbered by the bengorros, and have influence on far fewer worlds.

Clé: Eh, I used the term "Dreambirth" in another article; should probably use it here.

2024-05-05T20:29:04Z

Eh, I used the term "Dreambirth" in another article; should probably use it here.

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	==Origins==		==Origins==
	Ses didn't always have magic; dream magic was apparently brought to the esture long ago by the being now best known as [[Gomar the Ancient]], then a mere mortal but now a [[god (Ses)\|god]] of magic worshiped on many [[world]]s and by many [[name]]s. Exactly how long ago this happened isn't clear, but it was tens of thousands of [[year]]s ago at least, and could have been an [[order of magnitude]] more. Before Gomar, according to some accounts, there was only one [[plane]] in Ses, the [[universe]] of [[Charos]], and the people there lived and worked without magic to aid them. But then Gomar created Goëtogenia, and people began to draw power from their dreams, and magic was ~~born~~.		Ses didn't always have magic; dream magic was apparently brought to the esture long ago by the being now best known as [[Gomar the Ancient]], then a mere mortal but now a [[god (Ses)\|god]] of magic worshiped on many [[world]]s and by many [[name]]s. Exactly how long ago this happened isn't clear, but it was tens of thousands of [[year]]s ago at least, and could have been an [[order of magnitude]] more. Before Gomar, according to some accounts, there was only one [[plane]] in Ses, the [[universe]] of [[Charos]], and the people there lived and worked without magic to aid them. But then Gomar created Goëtogenia, and people began to draw power from their dreams, and magic was brought into being—an event sometimes called the [[Dreambirth]].

	There are multiple contradictory accounts of how Gomar the Ancient brought magic to the esture. Celemologists and [[historian]]s disagree as to which, if any, of these discrepant accounts holds the most truth, and it's possible that they're all [[myth]]s and that Gomar had nothing to do with the origin of magic. What ''is'' more firmly evidenced is that however dream magic first entered the esture there was, indeed, a time when it didn't exist, or at least when it wasn't known. Even now, there are large parts of Charos that dream magic has apparently not reached; when there is cause to speak of them, the [[hosper]] where dream magic works is called [[Gomara]], and the part of Charos without magic is called [[Aramog]].		There are multiple contradictory accounts of how Gomar the Ancient brought magic to the esture. Celemologists and [[historian]]s disagree as to which, if any, of these discrepant accounts holds the most truth, and it's possible that they're all [[myth]]s and that Gomar had nothing to do with the origin of magic. What ''is'' more firmly evidenced is that however dream magic first entered the esture there was, indeed, a time when it didn't exist, or at least when it wasn't known. Even now, there are large parts of Charos that dream magic has apparently not reached; when there is cause to speak of them, the [[hosper]] where dream magic works is called [[Gomara]], and the part of Charos without magic is called [[Aramog]].

Clé: Corrected typo

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Corrected typo

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	==Magic as a living entity==		==Magic as a living entity==
	Increasingly, many celemologists have come to believe that dream magic itself is alive and [[consciousness\|conscious]], based on scattered adminicles that are individually inconclusive but collectively compelling. This does not (necessarily) mean that each spell or enchantment has its own separate life and mind, but that ''magic as a whole'' is a living being, and one not entirely without awareness of the world around it. If this is true, then it could be that this entity already existed in Magogenia before Gomar the Ancient brought dream magic into being, and that what Gomar actually did was somehow invite or compel the entity to extend some portion itself into Ses. The ultimate consequences and corollaries of magic's vitality are disputed; some celemologists go so far as to assume that various factors of dream magic that seem arbitrary and unpredictable, such as the effects of a given geas, in fact come about through the conscious choice of magic itself, though this remains only a [[hypothesis]].		Increasingly, many celemologists have come to believe that dream magic itself is alive and [[consciousness\|conscious]], based on scattered adminicles that are individually inconclusive but collectively compelling. This does not (necessarily) mean that each spell or enchantment has its own separate life and mind, but that ''magic as a whole'' is a living being, and one not entirely without awareness of the world around it. If this is true, then it could be that this entity already existed in Magogenia before Gomar the Ancient brought dream magic into being, and that what Gomar actually did was somehow invite or compel the entity to extend some portion of itself into Ses. The ultimate consequences and corollaries of magic's vitality are disputed; some celemologists go so far as to assume that various factors of dream magic that seem arbitrary and unpredictable, such as the effects of a given geas, in fact come about through the conscious choice of magic itself, though this remains only a [[hypothesis]].

	In a darker turn, some evidence suggests a connection between dream magic as a living entity and the Dengue, the fell leader of the bengorros. The exact nature of this connection remains uncertain; some have conjectured that dream magic and the Dengue are in fact one and the same, or at least [[aliter]]s of each other; others that dream magic ''created'' the Dengue, or (''contra'' the usual credit given to Gomar the Ancient) vice versa. It could be that the two are linked in some more esoteric way. Regardless, there are those on some worlds who have seized on this idea to declare magic in general inherently evil due to its connection with the Dengue, and who condemn or forbid its use. But in general magic has become an important enough part of life in Gomara that such ideas rarely gain much of a foothold, and most of those who are aware of this possible connection either assume that it will be ultimately found to be benign in nature, or just avoid dwelling on it.		In a darker turn, some evidence suggests a connection between dream magic as a living entity and the Dengue, the fell leader of the bengorros. The exact nature of this connection remains uncertain; some have conjectured that dream magic and the Dengue are in fact one and the same, or at least [[aliter]]s of each other; others that dream magic ''created'' the Dengue, or (''contra'' the usual credit given to Gomar the Ancient) vice versa. It could be that the two are linked in some more esoteric way. Regardless, there are those on some worlds who have seized on this idea to declare magic in general inherently evil due to its connection with the Dengue, and who condemn or forbid its use. But in general magic has become an important enough part of life in Gomara that such ideas rarely gain much of a foothold, and most of those who are aware of this possible connection either assume that it will be ultimately found to be benign in nature, or just avoid dwelling on it.
	[[Category:Ses]][[Category:Arcana]][[Category:Dream magic\|Dream magic]][[Category:Superarcana]]		[[Category:Ses]][[Category:Arcana]][[Category:Dream magic\|Dream magic]][[Category:Superarcana]]

Clé: Whoops... corrected word (paracarminical, not paracelemic)

2024-05-05T19:47:35Z

Whoops... corrected word (paracarminical, not paracelemic)

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	[[Fasure]]s, or figural darks, associate different [[shape]]s with particular powers and qualities. Each shape is initially defined through a [[paragon (fasure)\|paragon]], an object that serves as an "ideal" advantage of the shape. Other objects sufficiently close in shape to the paragon gain special powers, the more puissant the closer they are. In general, the rarer the shape, the greater the powers gained by its imitation. The [[quindent]] is a shape that rarely occurs in nature nor, in most worlds, in manufacture, and thus it is relatively easy to fashion a quindent that will gain power through its form; [[sphere\|globe]]s, on the other hand, are ubiquitous, and so to gain any appreciable power from its fasure a globe must be very close indeed to its now-lost paragon (which was not itself a perfect sphere).		[[Fasure]]s, or figural darks, associate different [[shape]]s with particular powers and qualities. Each shape is initially defined through a [[paragon (fasure)\|paragon]], an object that serves as an "ideal" advantage of the shape. Other objects sufficiently close in shape to the paragon gain special powers, the more puissant the closer they are. In general, the rarer the shape, the greater the powers gained by its imitation. The [[quindent]] is a shape that rarely occurs in nature nor, in most worlds, in manufacture, and thus it is relatively easy to fashion a quindent that will gain power through its form; [[sphere\|globe]]s, on the other hand, are ubiquitous, and so to gain any appreciable power from its fasure a globe must be very close indeed to its now-lost paragon (which was not itself a perfect sphere).

	However, fashioning objects to closely match the shapes of paragons is not the only way to make use of this dark. More commonly, it is used [[metacelemic]]ally, applying a given fasure as a [[parameter]] to a spell or to some [[~~paracelemic~~ magic\|~~paracelemic~~]] effect. Many spells and other magics tap into the power of fasures, altering their effects based on a fasure that is chosen at the time of casting or effect. In the case of an effect involving [[transfigurement]], [[arcession]], [[plasmation]], or [[osiosis]], the connection to the fasure is usually straightforward, with the fasure determining the shape that the object is [[transformation\|transformed]] into or the shape of the summoned or created object. For other effects, the relation between the alteration and the shape may be less obvious.		However, fashioning objects to closely match the shapes of paragons is not the only way to make use of this dark. More commonly, it is used [[metacelemic]]ally, applying a given fasure as a [[parameter]] to a spell or to some [[paracarminical magic\|paracarminical]] effect. Many spells and other magics tap into the power of fasures, altering their effects based on a fasure that is chosen at the time of casting or effect. In the case of an effect involving [[transfigurement]], [[arcession]], [[plasmation]], or [[osiosis]], the connection to the fasure is usually straightforward, with the fasure determining the shape that the object is [[transformation\|transformed]] into or the shape of the summoned or created object. For other effects, the relation between the alteration and the shape may be less obvious.

	===Geasa===		===Geasa===

Clé: Made a link more specific (undead (Gomara)... also corrected a misspelling I just noticed as I was typing this summary.

2024-05-05T19:45:09Z

Made a link more specific (undead (Gomara)... also corrected a misspelling I just noticed as I was typing this summary.

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	===Undead===		===Undead===
	The gods of Gomara have arrogated to themselves a near-monopoly on the [[soul (Gomara)\|soul]]s of the dead. Even if a decedent worshipped no god in life, unless they were so scelerous as to merit being deputed to the bengorros, generally some deity will find a pretext to lay claim to their soul. Rarely, however, it happens for whatever reason a soul goes untaken, and lingers in the world either as an intangible presence or an [[animation\|animating]] force within its former [[body]] or some other material medium. These abiding souls are called [[undead]], and take many forms, among the most common being the solid [[revenant (Gomara)\|revenant]]s and [[skeleton (Gomara)\|skeleton]]s and the matterless [[ghost (Gomara)\|ghost]]s.		The gods of Gomara have arrogated to themselves a near-monopoly on the [[soul (Gomara)\|soul]]s of the dead. Even if a decedent worshipped no god in life, unless they were so scelerous as to merit being deputed to the bengorros, generally some deity will find a pretext to lay claim to their soul. Rarely, however, it happens for whatever reason a soul goes untaken, and lingers in the world either as an intangible presence or an [[animation\|animating]] force within its former [[body]] or some other material medium. These abiding souls are called [[undead (Gomara)\|undead]], and take many forms, among the most common being the solid [[revenant (Gomara)\|revenant]]s and [[skeleton (Gomara)\|skeleton]]s and the matterless [[ghost (Gomara)\|ghost]]s.

	There are even those who purposely seek out a form of undeath to tarry in the mortal world and avoid passing on to the afterlife. Of those few that succeed in ''finding'' such a way, some hit upon unique methods of their own, but there is a secretive cadre of individuals who have attained their status by a shared technique, becoming a special form of undead called an [[easad]]. All easade belong to an organization called the [[Repudiant Brotherhood]], which stintily shares the secrets of securing this state; if any easade have tried to leave or betray the Brotherhood, they have been dealt with by their comrades before they did any damage. Easade are extremely powerful beings, either because it requires great capability to work whatever methods bring about this state, or because the easade only share their secrets with those they consider sufficiently accomplished—or perhaps both.		There are even those who purposely seek out a form of undeath to tarry in the mortal world and avoid passing on to the afterlife. Of those few that succeed in ''finding'' such a way, some hit upon unique methods of their own, but there is a secretive cadre of individuals who have attained their status by a shared technique, becoming a special form of undead called an [[easad]]. All easade belong to an organization called the [[Repudiant Brotherhood]], which stintily shares the secrets of securing this state; if any easade have tried to leave or betray the Brotherhood, they have been dealt with by their comrades before they did any damage. Easade are extremely powerful beings, either because it requires great capability to work whatever methods bring about this state, or because the easade only share their secrets with those they consider sufficiently accomplished—or perhaps both.
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	==Magic as a living entity==		==Magic as a living entity==
	Increasingly, many celemologists have come to believe that dream magic itself is alive and [[consciousness\|conscious]], based on scattered adminicles that are individually inconclusive but collectively compelling. This does not (necessarily) mean that each spell or enchantment has its own separate life and mind, but that ''magic as a whole'' is a living being, and one not entirely without awareness of the world around it. If this is true, then it could be that this entity already existed in Magogenia before Gomar the Ancient brought dream magic into being, and that what Gomar actually did was somehow invite or compel the entity to extend some portion itself into Ses. The ultimate consequences and ~~corrolaries~~ of magic's vitality are disputed; some celemologists go so far as to assume that various factors of dream magic that seem arbitrary and unpredictable, such as the effects of a given geas, in fact come about through the conscious choice of magic itself, though this remains only a [[hypothesis]].		Increasingly, many celemologists have come to believe that dream magic itself is alive and [[consciousness\|conscious]], based on scattered adminicles that are individually inconclusive but collectively compelling. This does not (necessarily) mean that each spell or enchantment has its own separate life and mind, but that ''magic as a whole'' is a living being, and one not entirely without awareness of the world around it. If this is true, then it could be that this entity already existed in Magogenia before Gomar the Ancient brought dream magic into being, and that what Gomar actually did was somehow invite or compel the entity to extend some portion itself into Ses. The ultimate consequences and corollaries of magic's vitality are disputed; some celemologists go so far as to assume that various factors of dream magic that seem arbitrary and unpredictable, such as the effects of a given geas, in fact come about through the conscious choice of magic itself, though this remains only a [[hypothesis]].

	In a darker turn, some evidence suggests a connection between dream magic as a living entity and the Dengue, the fell leader of the bengorros. The exact nature of this connection remains uncertain; some have conjectured that dream magic and the Dengue are in fact one and the same, or at least [[aliter]]s of each other; others that dream magic ''created'' the Dengue, or (''contra'' the usual credit given to Gomar the Ancient) vice versa. It could be that the two are linked in some more esoteric way. Regardless, there are those on some worlds who have seized on this idea to declare magic in general inherently evil due to its connection with the Dengue, and who condemn or forbid its use. But in general magic has become an important enough part of life in Gomara that such ideas rarely gain much of a foothold, and most of those who are aware of this possible connection either assume that it will be ultimately found to be benign in nature, or just avoid dwelling on it.		In a darker turn, some evidence suggests a connection between dream magic as a living entity and the Dengue, the fell leader of the bengorros. The exact nature of this connection remains uncertain; some have conjectured that dream magic and the Dengue are in fact one and the same, or at least [[aliter]]s of each other; others that dream magic ''created'' the Dengue, or (''contra'' the usual credit given to Gomar the Ancient) vice versa. It could be that the two are linked in some more esoteric way. Regardless, there are those on some worlds who have seized on this idea to declare magic in general inherently evil due to its connection with the Dengue, and who condemn or forbid its use. But in general magic has become an important enough part of life in Gomara that such ideas rarely gain much of a foothold, and most of those who are aware of this possible connection either assume that it will be ultimately found to be benign in nature, or just avoid dwelling on it.
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