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| {{Location
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| | title       = Visible Realm (Kosmos)
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| | image       = VisibleRealm.png
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| | imagecaption   = The galaxies and worlds formed from Matter Unorganized.
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| | map        = KosmosStructureMap.png
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| | mapcaption    = Position of the Visible Realm relative to Kobol and Outer Darkness.
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| | universe     = [[Kosmos]]
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| | region      = Material Creation
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| | planet      = None (Contains all worlds)
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| | system      = All star systems within the Kosmos
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| | galaxy      = All galaxies within the Kosmos
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| | location     = Beneath the Divine Realms, above Outer Darkness
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| | type       = Material Universe
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| | affiliation    = None (Governed indirectly by Divine Law)
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| | status      = Active; continuously expanding
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| | function     = Realm of mortal existence; stage of agency, progression, and testing
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| | features     = Galaxies, nebulae, star systems, planets, mortal life, time and entropy
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| | economy      = Varies by world (follows natural law)
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| | government    = Mortal civilizations; Divinely observed
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| | population    = Incalculable trillions of mortal beings
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| | founded      = After the shaping of Matter Unorganized
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| | founder      = [[Jovan]] and [[Asarea]]
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| | notable_residents = All mortal species; [[Lusiel]] (exiled); the Fallen Immortals
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| | notable_events  = The First Mortal Cycles; Exile of Lusiel; History of the Kosmos; Future Final Judgment
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| | notable_worlds  = Countless (includes [[Galaxa]] universe worlds)
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| | inhabitants    = Mortals, incarnated Immortals, exiled Fallen
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| | affiliated_groups = Mortal civilizations
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| | affiliated_group2Â = Immortal Shepherds (unseen)
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| | affiliated_group3 = The Fallen (Lusiel’s followers)
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| The '''Visible Realm''' is the vast material universe created by [[Jovan]] and [[Asarea]] from the raw potential of '''Matter Unorganized'''. It encompasses all galaxies, stars, planets, living worlds, and mortal civilizations across the [[Kosmos]]. It is called the ''Visible'' Realm because it is the only plane of existence that can be observed, measured, or interacted with physically or scientifically.
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| Unlike [[Kobol]], which is Divine, or [[Outer Darkness]], which is absolute separation, the Visible Realm is the '''middle domain'''—the arena of experience, agency, mortal growth, and spiritual trial.
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| == Creation and Structure ==
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| The Visible Realm was brought into existence when Jovan and Asarea shaped the chaotic sea of Matter Unorganized into ordered creation.
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| It contains:
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| * all galaxies within KosmosÂ
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| * countless star systemsÂ
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| * mortal-inhabited planetsÂ
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| * time, physics, and entropyÂ
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| * the natural laws that govern matter and lifeÂ
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| Every mortal experience takes place here. Every Incarnation of an Immortal Spirit begins here.
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| The Visible Realm stands between:
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| * the '''Divine Nebula''' above (where Kobol resides)Â
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| * the '''Outer Darkness''' below (the final exile of the Fallen)Â
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| It forms the center of the cosmological structure of the Kosmos.
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| == Purpose ==
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| The Visible Realm exists for one primary purpose:
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| : '''to provide a space where immortals may experience mortality, choice, and progression.'''
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| Within it:
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| * spirits take on mortal bodiesÂ
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| * agency is testedÂ
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| * knowledge and character are formedÂ
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| * souls grow through experienceÂ
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| * light and darkness contest for influenceÂ
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| It is the realm of uncertainty, learning, conflict, and possibility.
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| == Realm of Mortal Perception ==
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| The Visible Realm is named for the fact that:
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| * its contents can be seenÂ
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| * its light interacts with matterÂ
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| * it follows predictable lawsÂ
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| * it is measurable by scientific instrumentsÂ
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| To mortals, the Visible Realm '''is the universe'''.
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| To Immortals, it is:
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| * temporaryÂ
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| * limitedÂ
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| * a proving groundÂ
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| A place where the Children of Jovan and Asarea encounter both the guidance of Light and the temptations of Lusiel.
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| == Lusiel’s Exile ==
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| After his rebellion, [[Lusiel]] and his followers were '''cast out of Kobol''' and exiled into the Visible Realm—not yet into Outer Darkness.
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| His exile here means:
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| * he is separated from the Divine LightÂ
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| * he is barred from all Divine RealmsÂ
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| * he can roam the material worldsÂ
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| * he can tempt and corrupt mortalsÂ
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| * he can influence weak Immortals taking formÂ
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| Thus, the Visible Realm is the current battleground between the forces of Light and the forces of rebellion.
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| == Mortals and Incarnated Immortals ==
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| The Visible Realm contains:
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| * mortal beingsÂ
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| * incarnated Immortal SpiritsÂ
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| * entire civilizations and culturesÂ
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| * worlds prepared by Divine lawÂ
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| * worlds shaped by mortal agencyÂ
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| Immortal Children of Jovan and Asarea descend into the Visible Realm to undergo mortal experience before returning to the Divine Realms.
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| == Natural Law ==
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| Unlike Kobol, the Visible Realm is governed by:
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| * physicsÂ
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| * entropyÂ
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| * causalityÂ
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| * birth, death, decayÂ
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| * evolution of worlds and speciesÂ
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| These laws allow mortals to:
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| * make choicesÂ
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| * face consequencesÂ
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| * struggle and succeedÂ
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| * develop traits that cannot form in perfectionÂ
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| == Final Judgment ==
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| The Visible Realm will persist until the prophesied '''Final Judgment''', when:
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| * all Immortal Children return to [[Kobol]]Â
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| * the Fallen are finally cast into [[Outer Darkness]]Â
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| * the Kosmos is renewed or transformedÂ
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| Thus, the Visible Realm is temporary—glorious, vast, but impermanent.
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Kobol]]
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| * [[Outer Darkness]]
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| * [[Matter Unorganized]]
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| * [[Lusiel]]
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| * [[Jovan]]
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| * [[Asarea]]
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| * [[Judgment Day]]
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| * [[Kosmos]]
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| [[Category:Locations]]
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| [[Category:Kosmos universe]]
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| [[Category:Cosmology]]
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