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maverick_weirdoMy "natural" writing style is Vignettes. This is a "Creation Myth" I wrote for a D&D world.
The Evolution of Anima
In the beginning there is "life". Actually before there was "life" there was elements, but until "life" existed it didn't matter. As elements interacted, reactions happened. Reactions came together to form "life".
Material elements formed chemical reaction.
Divine elements formed spirits/anima.
These anima then came to focus on them material world (Rock formations, or bodies of water) and were sustained by it, drawing divine elements out of pieces of the material world. For all things material have a trace of the divine, and all things divine have a trace of material.
As chemical reactions became plants and animals the anima began to focus on groups: Forests, Grasslands, Schools of Fish, and Flocks of Fliers.
Some anima became attached to individual plants or animals, symbiotically attached. These plants and animals became sentient. The attached anima no longer drew Divine Elements from the material world to sustain themselves, however they were now mortal and were limited in years to those of the creature they inhabited.
Of course those anima who attached to matter didn't realize, at first, that they were mortal.
They reveled in their new ways of seeing & hearing, touching & smelling; most of all Tasting. Now as beings of matter they could eat to sustain themselves.
As they became accustomed to their awakened state, they found that their sentience gave them an advantage over others of their species. They grew strong, it was a time of plenty. Then they discovered Mating.
The unattached Anima observed the awakened beings. Some chose to join them, others did not.
As the awakened beings had offspring they were gratified to observe that their offspring were also sentient. With more and more awakened beings, food supplies became limited. As time went on the awakened being grew older. The first of the awakened ones began to die. Their offspring came to understand that matter is finite, and that they were mortal.
The Anima who had not become attached observed this and were satisfied in their decision.
This is not the end
The Evolution of Anima
In the beginning there is "life". Actually before there was "life" there was elements, but until "life" existed it didn't matter. As elements interacted, reactions happened. Reactions came together to form "life".
Material elements formed chemical reaction.
Divine elements formed spirits/anima.
These anima then came to focus on them material world (Rock formations, or bodies of water) and were sustained by it, drawing divine elements out of pieces of the material world. For all things material have a trace of the divine, and all things divine have a trace of material.
As chemical reactions became plants and animals the anima began to focus on groups: Forests, Grasslands, Schools of Fish, and Flocks of Fliers.
Some anima became attached to individual plants or animals, symbiotically attached. These plants and animals became sentient. The attached anima no longer drew Divine Elements from the material world to sustain themselves, however they were now mortal and were limited in years to those of the creature they inhabited.
Of course those anima who attached to matter didn't realize, at first, that they were mortal.
They reveled in their new ways of seeing & hearing, touching & smelling; most of all Tasting. Now as beings of matter they could eat to sustain themselves.
As they became accustomed to their awakened state, they found that their sentience gave them an advantage over others of their species. They grew strong, it was a time of plenty. Then they discovered Mating.
The unattached Anima observed the awakened beings. Some chose to join them, others did not.
As the awakened beings had offspring they were gratified to observe that their offspring were also sentient. With more and more awakened beings, food supplies became limited. As time went on the awakened being grew older. The first of the awakened ones began to die. Their offspring came to understand that matter is finite, and that they were mortal.
The Anima who had not become attached observed this and were satisfied in their decision.
This is not the end
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Part II
Date: 2006-07-05 04:34 am (UTC)Plants and animals have stronger auras of divine force, but most considered risking the temptations of mortality too dangerous. Some Anima did take the risk, but protected their immortality by not focusing on individuals. Instead, they attended groups: Groves of trees; Herds of landraces. These "Nature Anima" were able to grow. In return, they did whatever their, at first, minor powers could, to help their group prosper.
Even with the power available to the "Nature Anima", some still felt it was the wrong path for them. They maintained a meager existence until some decided to stop their wandering, and focus on an individual element. By specializing in stone, or air, or water, they were able to draw divine force more efficiently and grow. However, elements only supported growth in limited directions. As a result, these "Elemental Anima" came to take on the character of the element in which they specialized.