Great souls-both good and evil-have a lot of anima, while those who have lived humbler lives have less. Anima is the lifeblood of the Shadowlands, making trees grow and rivers flow and is the source that's drawn upon to conduct the magic of death. Each soul brings with it a vital force known as anima, the product of all of the soul's experiences and actions in life. Each of the primary afterlives is overseen by one of the immensely powerful Eternal Ones who together make up the Pantheon of Death. All of the soul's contents-deeds, misdeeds, thoughts, accomplishments, and failures-are laid bare before the Arbiter, who then judges in a mere instant and sends the soul through one of the gateways in her chamber to one of the infinite realms of the Shadowlands, the largest of which are ruled over by powerful covenants-powerful orders who have existed since the Shadowlands were shaped long ago, and who bear sacred duties to help maintain the afterlife's ecosystem. When a soul crosses the Veil between life and death, it is shepherded by the kyrian to the Crucible atop Oribos so that they can be judged by the impassive Arbiter. Kyrian Watchers known as spirit healers decide when it's time for a mortal soul to pass into the Shadowlands. While many believe that souls of the dead languish in the Shadowlands forever, others hope their souls will go on to a brighter place. Until recently, the nature of the Shadowlands was obscure, with the living knowing the realm only as a cold and nightmarish place of labyrinthine spiritual planes. The Shadowlands represented in Chronicle Volume 1. Within the Arbiter's Chamber are gateways to the infinite realms of the Shadowlands. The Shadowlands serve as the main setting of World of Warcraft's eighth expansion. Mortal souls who cross the Veil between life and death arrive at the Eternal City of Oribos and are judged by the Arbiter, who then assigns them to the afterlife that suits them most, the largest and most significant of which are ruled by a pantheon of Eternal Ones and powerful orders known as covenants, each with its own unique role in maintaining the ecosystem of the afterlife. The Shadowlands exist on the edge of reality, separated from the physical universe by a barrier known as the Veil, and consist of an infinite number of diverse afterlives sustained by the flow of anima from the recently dead.
The Shadowlands ( see below for other names and denotations) are the realm of Death, an infinite plane where the souls of deceased mortals go to be reborn, serve, find peace, do battle, or endure endless torment. It wasn't until the Helm of Domination was placed upon my head that I understood the truth I had seen: Death is not an end, but a beginning.” With my final breath, I saw impossible places-worlds within worlds brimming with beings that defied description. No rest or joyous reunions in the Light awaited me. “Death was not the end I believed it to be.
0 kommentar(er)
