Post:Fam lore - 1/6/2011 - 00:59:01

Re: Fam lore · on 1/6/2011 12:59:01 AM	8014
>>Fam lore does not exist, and where it does it is contradictory. Here's what we're thinking of running with: As far as Elanthians comprehend such things, elementals do not have an independent existence outside their manifestations on the Plane of Abiding. The Elemental Planes are (with one noteworthy exception) without space, time, and other such trivalities that we consider important for such things as "being" and "individuality." They are, nothing more and nothing less, than the platonic ideal of their element. A familiar or elemental's individual existence is tied into the talisman. The talisman shapes the manifestation, giving it not only form but possibly consistency as well over summons. In contrast, the essence or "soul" of the creature is transient: you scoop up a handful of elemental essence to define your familiar, and when you're done with it the spirit deforms and mingles again with the waters of its birth. A familiar that gains any sort of self-awareness would, if it doesn't succumb to a crippling case of existentialism, consider the talisman to be the center of its being. This is, however, entirely based on the notion of "as Elanthians comprehend such things." The planes, if nothing else, love to screw with people who think they know how alien worlds operate. -Armifer
This message was originally posted in The Warrior Mages (35) \ Familiars (8), by DR-ARMIFER on the play.net forums.