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== Cultural and Theological Significance == | == Cultural and Theological Significance == | ||
Throughout the [[Continuum Universes]], Living Planets occupy a unique space in theology and politics alike. [[Divines]] regard them as “Children of Breath”—fragments of creation that awoke to self-awareness. Certain psionic orders, such as the [[Dreamseekers]], interpret them as nodes of consciousness linking mortals to the greater [[Yonder Realm]]. | Throughout the [[Continuum Universes]], Living Planets occupy a unique space in theology and politics alike. [[Divine|Divines]] regard them as “Children of Breath”—fragments of creation that awoke to self-awareness. Certain psionic orders, such as the [[Dreamseekers]], interpret them as nodes of consciousness linking mortals to the greater [[Yonder Realm]]. | ||
Empires often venerate or fear these entities: | Empires often venerate or fear these entities: | ||
* **The Faithful** view them as sacred mothers, temples of flesh and stone. | * **The Faithful** view them as sacred mothers, temples of flesh and stone. | ||
* **Mechanists** see them as inefficiencies of nature to be harnessed. | * **Mechanists** see them as inefficiencies of nature to be harnessed. | ||
* **Deviants** consider them living conduits of the [[Contradiction]], their growth tied to universal instability. | * **Deviants** consider them living conduits of the [[The Contradiction|Contradiction]], their growth tied to universal instability. | ||
== Known Types == | == Known Types == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The [[Floria]] and [[Faunia]] are believed to have originated as minor fragments of a once-greater Living Planet. | * The [[Floria]] and [[Faunia]] are believed to have originated as minor fragments of a once-greater Living Planet. | ||
* Some Divines speculate that [[Mortus (Aerenda)|Mortus]] itself was once alive before the first [[Judgement Day]]. | * Some Divines speculate that [[Mortus (Aerenda)|Mortus]] itself was once alive before the first [[Judgment Day|Judgement Day]]. | ||
* The [[Valorik]] language refers to Living Planets as '''“nahzethaan”''' — literally, “worlds that breathe.” | * The [[Valorik]] language refers to Living Planets as '''“nahzethaan”''' — literally, “worlds that breathe.” | ||