Information - Our Realm
Inhabitants
The full amount of inhabitants who live within our Realm is unknown. There are around 49 known planets, most containing some form of civilization. Possibly billions of inhabitants in the whole of the one known galaxy. Or trillions. Everyone who resides within our Realm is part of our group. But not every single sentient being within our Realm comes to the body. That would be impossible.
There are natives to the planets in our realm. A large majority of people who live there are natives. Many of the people who use the body or are near the body are not natives. Natives to our realm, or those who were born here, are capable of growing old. Many who have come from other realms appear locked into the age of their arrival. Children and families exist in our realm. People have grown old and died.
Some nationalities or species in our Realm:
If someone required medical care within our realm they would be taken to the infirmary within the Mansion or another medical facility. The injured person would receive the medical assistance they needed. (They do not require health insurance, either. Imagine that.)
Pet and wild animals live in our Realm. There are stables near the mansion that house earth-like animals and non-earth animals. Plus there are many indigenous creatures living on the planet, such as feffins.
There are natives to the planets in our realm. A large majority of people who live there are natives. Many of the people who use the body or are near the body are not natives. Natives to our realm, or those who were born here, are capable of growing old. Many who have come from other realms appear locked into the age of their arrival. Children and families exist in our realm. People have grown old and died.
Some nationalities or species in our Realm:
- There are several who consider themselves Human, yet not from this Earth
- Amirah's family are Ekullan. Those in her father's line have Planar blood (similar to Angelics on Earth)
- The Vampires in our group accept their place of birth as their nationality
- There are different sorts of Elven
- Liu Ye, M'Barak, Teska, Skye, Rosanth, and others are Dragonkind
- Kasia was born on Ithor, but she's not Ithorian (obviously)
- Henna and her family are Egyptian
- Spirits, Immortals, Jedi, Planar, Mages, or deities are called such, but this is what or who they are and not where they are from
- Some don't know
- A list of species can be found here.
If someone required medical care within our realm they would be taken to the infirmary within the Mansion or another medical facility. The injured person would receive the medical assistance they needed. (They do not require health insurance, either. Imagine that.)
Pet and wild animals live in our Realm. There are stables near the mansion that house earth-like animals and non-earth animals. Plus there are many indigenous creatures living on the planet, such as feffins.
Children
Not every child in our Realm grows up. The length and time depends on the child's origins:
There are different ways we can tell if which child will age and which will not. If for some reason a child's origins are unknown, a medical or a magical scan can probably determine if their body is aging or not. For some children in our Realm, their age remains locked if they are a walk-in who died in a previous life or if they were a soul summoned and born from Henna's temple. There have also been a handful of instances where a child was a split from an individual and remained locked at a certain age.
The children who are born older, such as the children summoned to Henna's temple, are born with memories and skills matching their apparent age. The children are able to speak and walk and perform other skills matching a child of their apparent age. As for how it happens, that's Henna's area of expertise. She works with souls like a goddess or a soul weaver. Other skills and memories continue onward from their moment of birth.
A summoned child's personality, appearance, and gender are not controlled by the parents. The child's soul arrives with with everything pre-determined in some unknown fashion. This particular process isn't achieved through magic. The appearance and potential skills are influenced by the parents in a genetic way. In some instances, the children are called by parents who are not able to have a child by any other means; such as same-gender couples or couples of a different species. There must be a desire for a child within both the parents and love must be involved for it to work.
The Temple-born children begin as a form of energy or a soul. This soul contains everything the child is and everything the child has the potential to become. By six weeks, if the child's soul isn't placed within the body of their mother, their physical body takes form and the child remains in the Temple until the time of their birth.
Watching the children over the years has shown that the Temple-born children are born with varying degrees of memories, as though they have lived to their apparent age before their births. Some have basic memories involving learning how to read and speak. Others have elaborate memories of places they lived previously. And some children have strong likes, dislikes, and even fears with no memories attached. One child has a fear of harm happening to other people. Whenever she hears about it she becomes very upset as a result - almost to the point of making herself ill. The reasons behind such fears may never become known.
The parents' memories are not modified since these events would not have happened with their involvement.
It is doubtful that anyone else would have the same pre-memories as the child. It is possible that siblings may share similar memories if it was a multiple birth; twins and triplets. If a child created something prior to their recent birth, that object would not suddenly appear in our Realm after they are born.
It is possible for the child to perceive their surroundings while they are within the Temple; before their birth. They may recall memories prior to their arrival to the Temple. They will continue to develop based on their previous memories and based on what happens to them from that point onward; including their birth and what happens after they are born.
The main differences between a Temple-born child and a physically-born newborn infant is that a Temple-born child appears older and may have knowledge to match their apparent age. A physically-born infant is unable to access that type of information. They are both aware and unaware. They have knowledge in some areas and not in others. They are still very much children.
There is no expectation involved with the process of summoning a Temple-born child, other than a child will be born at the end. If the child remains at the Temple, their full appearance begins to take shape after six weeks. Originally the child does not have a complete form. They are a being of energy before that time. One parent described her children in the pre-form stage as reminding her of 'fishes swimming in an aquarium'. It may not look this way for every parent.
The process is not always the same for every child. Anomalies, differing from other children, can and do happen. Henna is able to weave the soul's bodies and remove any harmful genetic defects if there is a potential danger before they are born. This doesn't affect the child's soul, only the body. Even so, a child can be born with a trait that makes them different. One young boy developed an illness that took a long time to figure out. His genetic makeup was 'too large' for a child's body to accept. As a result, he was 'aged up' to a pre-teen in order to balance his health.
Each child has their individual temperaments and quirks. They have temper tantrums, scrape a knee, or need help with learning. By Earth standards, it may seem as though they are trapped in their appearance. The only time they may become self-conscious of themselves is in an environment where they would be considered unusual - such as in the body here on Earth. It isn't uncommon for an adult in our Realm with an apparent child's body and be married with a family of their own.
There isn't anything inherently special with these children above any other child. They are all children. Their origins are just not what most people are accustomed to or consider typical on Earth. And like 'any child' they have their moments of difficulties that accompany their growth and maturity. The expectations are 'controlled' by the opinions and questions of people who may dislike or misinterpret how our Group and Realm functions. There is no control otherwise. There are beliefs within our Realm that would refute the claims of no control, based on their knowledge of a 'higher power'. But, perhaps that is something else entirely.
- If the child was delivered physically from their parent's body, they will more than likely both age physically and mature mentally as time passes.
- If the child was summoned to Henna's Temple, they will be born physically and mentally at a set age. They will continue to mature mentally, but not physically as time passes.
- If the child died before arriving to our realm, their body remains locked into the age of their death. They will not age physically, and will continue to mature mentally or very slowly as time passes.
There are different ways we can tell if which child will age and which will not. If for some reason a child's origins are unknown, a medical or a magical scan can probably determine if their body is aging or not. For some children in our Realm, their age remains locked if they are a walk-in who died in a previous life or if they were a soul summoned and born from Henna's temple. There have also been a handful of instances where a child was a split from an individual and remained locked at a certain age.
The children who are born older, such as the children summoned to Henna's temple, are born with memories and skills matching their apparent age. The children are able to speak and walk and perform other skills matching a child of their apparent age. As for how it happens, that's Henna's area of expertise. She works with souls like a goddess or a soul weaver. Other skills and memories continue onward from their moment of birth.
A summoned child's personality, appearance, and gender are not controlled by the parents. The child's soul arrives with with everything pre-determined in some unknown fashion. This particular process isn't achieved through magic. The appearance and potential skills are influenced by the parents in a genetic way. In some instances, the children are called by parents who are not able to have a child by any other means; such as same-gender couples or couples of a different species. There must be a desire for a child within both the parents and love must be involved for it to work.
The Temple-born children begin as a form of energy or a soul. This soul contains everything the child is and everything the child has the potential to become. By six weeks, if the child's soul isn't placed within the body of their mother, their physical body takes form and the child remains in the Temple until the time of their birth.
Watching the children over the years has shown that the Temple-born children are born with varying degrees of memories, as though they have lived to their apparent age before their births. Some have basic memories involving learning how to read and speak. Others have elaborate memories of places they lived previously. And some children have strong likes, dislikes, and even fears with no memories attached. One child has a fear of harm happening to other people. Whenever she hears about it she becomes very upset as a result - almost to the point of making herself ill. The reasons behind such fears may never become known.
The parents' memories are not modified since these events would not have happened with their involvement.
It is doubtful that anyone else would have the same pre-memories as the child. It is possible that siblings may share similar memories if it was a multiple birth; twins and triplets. If a child created something prior to their recent birth, that object would not suddenly appear in our Realm after they are born.
It is possible for the child to perceive their surroundings while they are within the Temple; before their birth. They may recall memories prior to their arrival to the Temple. They will continue to develop based on their previous memories and based on what happens to them from that point onward; including their birth and what happens after they are born.
The main differences between a Temple-born child and a physically-born newborn infant is that a Temple-born child appears older and may have knowledge to match their apparent age. A physically-born infant is unable to access that type of information. They are both aware and unaware. They have knowledge in some areas and not in others. They are still very much children.
There is no expectation involved with the process of summoning a Temple-born child, other than a child will be born at the end. If the child remains at the Temple, their full appearance begins to take shape after six weeks. Originally the child does not have a complete form. They are a being of energy before that time. One parent described her children in the pre-form stage as reminding her of 'fishes swimming in an aquarium'. It may not look this way for every parent.
The process is not always the same for every child. Anomalies, differing from other children, can and do happen. Henna is able to weave the soul's bodies and remove any harmful genetic defects if there is a potential danger before they are born. This doesn't affect the child's soul, only the body. Even so, a child can be born with a trait that makes them different. One young boy developed an illness that took a long time to figure out. His genetic makeup was 'too large' for a child's body to accept. As a result, he was 'aged up' to a pre-teen in order to balance his health.
Each child has their individual temperaments and quirks. They have temper tantrums, scrape a knee, or need help with learning. By Earth standards, it may seem as though they are trapped in their appearance. The only time they may become self-conscious of themselves is in an environment where they would be considered unusual - such as in the body here on Earth. It isn't uncommon for an adult in our Realm with an apparent child's body and be married with a family of their own.
There isn't anything inherently special with these children above any other child. They are all children. Their origins are just not what most people are accustomed to or consider typical on Earth. And like 'any child' they have their moments of difficulties that accompany their growth and maturity. The expectations are 'controlled' by the opinions and questions of people who may dislike or misinterpret how our Group and Realm functions. There is no control otherwise. There are beliefs within our Realm that would refute the claims of no control, based on their knowledge of a 'higher power'. But, perhaps that is something else entirely.
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