IN> The nature of being (Re: Celestial procreation)

[Jonathan Lang]

James Walker wrote:
> Jonathan Lang wrote:
> > Figments are not ethereal spirits; they're loose
> > collections of Forces that maintain their
> > integrity due to the dreamscape or domain
> > that they're in.  In this regard, they are very much
> > the Ethereal Realm's analog to Remnants.
> > Indeed, if you were to bind a Figment into a
> > vessel, the result would be a Remnant.
>
> Nup. A figment can leave a domain or other dreamscape;
> the reason they rarely survive is other ethereals
> consider them snacks.

Actually, the figment that continues on after the dreamer has awakened
is rare; for the most part, figments dissipate when the dreamer
awakens.

> Although a  celestial must have
> at least one celforce, an ethereal only requirement is
> an ethforce (EPG p10). An ethereal without celforces
> can still have elements and affinities;

True enough.  So take my initial premise and tweak it a bit: a
celestial spirit's nature is tied to its Celestial Forces; an ethereal
spirit's nature is tied to its Ethereal Forces.  Symmetry would imply
that the nature of "corporeal spirits" (human and animal souls) would
be tied to Corporeal Forces - except that they're not, as ghosts
(particularly Will'o'Wisps and Apparitions) demonstrate.

> and Vessels -
> in fact Sorcerers wouldn't be able to Summon them on
> low CDs else.

I was unaware that figments could be summoned.

-- 
Jonathan "Dataweaver" Lang