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The Mobius
Theory
The following is the
Mobius Theory, as told by Zilith, a parai
"So,
you'd like to hear about my Mobius theory. That's all
well and good I suppose... it'll put you closer to
perfection if nothing else. Anyhow, a Mobius, as you more
canny bloods'll know, is a band that though it appears to
have to sides, it has only one. Here's my thoughts on the
matter. The planes are a Mobius. A huge twist in the
fabric of reality, brought to life through
belief.
"On the Mobius, on one theoretical
edge, is the multiverse, and running parallel to it, on
the other edge, is time - space on one side, time the
other. Though a Mobius is, as I said, one sided, you can
touch two opposite edges on it at once, each on opposite
'sides' of the loop. The Mobius' twist is chronomancy.
Thus, while time and space run parallel to each other, in
an infinite loop, they never actually intersect. This is
explained by the fact that there are no known portals to
the demiplane of Time, and the popular idea that history
repeats itself.
"There is the theory of the Moebius,
a twist in the fabric of space,
where time becomes a loop...." - 2P Hartnoll, Rogue Modron
Composer
"Confused? Well, I guess I
wouldn't expect anything more from the likes of a
Sigilian.. but I guess I should continue anyway.
"Secondly, the philosophical realms
and the material realms run parallel to each other on
their own Mobius, and the twist is the Astral on one
side, the Ethereal on the other. Here's how it
works.
"The prime, on one side of the
Mobius, runs parallel to the planes without intersecting
directly anywhere... the same way Time runs parallel to
Space without there being a point of intersection. Now
then, the prime is a place of material. The worlds' sizes
are finite, and belief doesn't shape reality the way it
does out here. The Ethereal plane, on the prime side of
the twist, represents the gradual change to philosophy on
the way to the Inner Planes. The Astral, opposite the
Ethereal, represents the full transition from body to
mind, and the Outer Planes run on the opposite side of
the Mobius as the prime. This second Mobius, along with
the first, creates my basis for the third.
"So, to recap: the two previous
loops are the Material and Philosophical, and the Time
and Space. This third incorporates both, to finalize my
theory, and again uphold the constant Rule of
Threes.
"The final Mobius on the planes is
the parallelism of powers and mortals. They coexist with
one another, but don't interact. It is supposed that
powers can create and destroy with a whim, but can vanish
with simple lack of belief. Time also supposedly flows
differently for them, faster or slower, depending on
their choosing. By this, the powers function on the
opposite sides of the Mobius that we do. They function in
the realms of time, but don't necessarily take up space,
as they're belief incarnate. They are worshipped on the
material realm, but function on the philosophical - the
planes. They are immortal, and we aren't, and thus the
rule of threes ties this together: on the third strip, we
run parallel to the powers, but don't ever interact with
them directly. Petitioners form the twist on this loop -
in death we cross to their sides.
"So, do you understand? No? I
didn't think so... I knew you were imperfect from the
start. Well, I suppose not all of us are..."
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