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Add border states: Astral Plane, Twilight, The Penumbra, Infernal; link to realms (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	Together, they sustain the continuity of reality.		Together, they sustain the continuity of reality.

			== Border States ==
			The Sunworld does not touch the other realms directly. Between the mortal realm and each of the others lies a '''border state''' — a threshold where one realm's nature shades into the next. Scholars recognize four such borders:

			* '''[[Astral Plane]]''' — The border of the Celestial vantage. Passage between the Celestial realm and the Sunworld is highly improbable. The Astral is where [[Alcor]] (a Celestial who borders the mortal realm) holds his vigil, and where the [[Chronicles of Faeloria#Chronicle of Faefall\|Ascended]] dwell after apotheosis — such as [[Natsuko]], who ascended to godhood at 10 TRA.
			* '''[[Twilight]]''' — The border of the [[Moonworld]]. Where the veil between mortal and Fae is thin; the realm of dusk and dawn, of reflection bleeding into becoming.
			* '''[[The Penumbra]]''' — The border of the Umbral Veil. The half-shadow where echo touches the Sunworld; unchosen possibilities and denied truths press closest to mortal reality.
			* '''[[Infernal Plane]]''' (the '''Infernal''') — The border of the [[Underworld]]. Where souls that refuse resolution linger; the unquiet threshold before the Deep Quiet.

	== The Great Cycle ==		== The Great Cycle ==
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	Without the Sunworld, there would be no new stories to remember, no echoes to gather, and nothing to resolve.		Without the Sunworld, there would be no new stories to remember, no echoes to gather, and nothing to resolve.

			The Sunworld is bordered by the four threshold states: the [[Astral Plane]] (toward the Celestial), [[Twilight]] (toward the Moonworld), [[The Penumbra]] (toward the Umbral Veil), and the [[Infernal Plane]] (toward the Underworld).

	== The Fae Realm — ''Moonworld'' ==		== The Fae Realm — ''Moonworld'' ==
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	However, the Moonworld cannot alter fate. It cannot initiate endings. If a Fae seeks true change or finality, it must enter the Sunworld, where choice exists.		However, the Moonworld cannot alter fate. It cannot initiate endings. If a Fae seeks true change or finality, it must enter the Sunworld, where choice exists.

			The threshold between the Sunworld and the Moonworld is '''[[Twilight]]''' — where the veil is thin, and Fae magic and reflection bleed into the mortal realm.

	The Moonworld is:		The Moonworld is:
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	The Umbral Veil is the realm of what lingers but never fully was.		The Umbral Veil is the realm of what lingers but never fully was.

			The threshold between the Sunworld and the Umbral Veil is '''[[The Penumbra]]''' — the half-shadow where echoes and unrealized possibility press closest to mortal reality.

	It contains:		It contains:
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	It is the final chapter.		It is the final chapter.

	Not every soul that passes beyond the Sunworld accepts resolution. Those who cling to unfinished desire, rage, guilt, or ambition cannot enter the Deep Quiet. They linger instead at the ~~threshold~~ — the domain known as the '''Infernal'''.		Not every soul that passes beyond the Sunworld accepts resolution. Those who cling to unfinished desire, rage, guilt, or ambition cannot enter the Deep Quiet. They linger instead at the border — the domain known as the '''Infernal''' (the '''Infernal Plane''').

	== The Infernal — ''The Unquiet Threshold'' ==		== The Infernal — ''The Unquiet Threshold'' ==
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	'''Function:''' The domain of the unresolved		'''Function:''' The domain of the unresolved

	'''Relation to the Underworld:''' ~~A sub-realm or threshold~~ of the Underworld; the "unquiet" that has not yet become the Deep Quiet.		'''Relation to the Underworld:''' The border state of the Underworld; the "unquiet" that has not yet become the Deep Quiet.

	The [[Underworld]] receives all that is ready to end. Yet the Great Cycle does not force resolution. Souls and spirits that refuse to let go — that cling to desire, vengeance, pride, or the refusal to accept their story's end — do not pass into the stillness of the Deep Quiet. They gather at the ~~threshold~~, a region that scholars and priests of [[Cryos]] call '''the Infernal''' (or, in common speech, the '''Infernal Plane''', the '''Hell-realms''', or simply '''Hell''').		The [[Underworld]] receives all that is ready to end. Yet the Great Cycle does not force resolution. Souls and spirits that refuse to let go — that cling to desire, vengeance, pride, or the refusal to accept their story's end — do not pass into the stillness of the Deep Quiet. They gather at the border, a region that scholars and priests of [[Cryos]] call '''the Infernal''' (or, in common speech, the '''Infernal Plane''', the '''Hell-realms''', or simply '''Hell''').

	[[Cryos]] does not create or command this domain. He governs resolution; the Infernal exists as its shadow — the consequence of refusal. Over eons, the weight of countless unresolved souls and the passions that bind them has given this threshold a character of its own: a realm of pacts, temptation, hierarchy, and the endless re-enactment of desire and punishment. Beings that embody or feed on such refusal have taken form here. Mortals name them '''demons''', '''devils''', '''succubi''', '''fiends''', and other infernal creatures. Some are souls that have twisted into something else; others are entities shaped by the accumulated weight of the unresolved. They are not of Cryos's design — they are what remains when resolution is refused.		[[Cryos]] does not create or command this domain. He governs resolution; the Infernal exists as its shadow — the consequence of refusal. Over eons, the weight of countless unresolved souls and the passions that bind them has given this threshold a character of its own: a realm of pacts, temptation, hierarchy, and the endless re-enactment of desire and punishment. Beings that embody or feed on such refusal have taken form here. Mortals name them '''demons''', '''devils''', '''succubi''', '''fiends''', and other infernal creatures. Some are souls that have twisted into something else; others are entities shaped by the accumulated weight of the unresolved. They are not of Cryos's design — they are what remains when resolution is refused.
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	The Infernal is therefore part of the Underworld's architecture: the "before" that has not yet become the "after." It is not a separate plane in the sense of the four layered realms; it is the Underworld's unquiet face. Those who dwell there may bargain, scheme, or torment — but they have not accepted completion. In orthodox teaching, even the lowest of the Infernal may one day release their grip and pass into the Deep Quiet. Until then, they linger.		The Infernal is therefore part of the Underworld's architecture: the "before" that has not yet become the "after." It is not a separate plane in the sense of the four layered realms; it is the Underworld's unquiet face. Those who dwell there may bargain, scheme, or torment — but they have not accepted completion. In orthodox teaching, even the lowest of the Infernal may one day release their grip and pass into the Deep Quiet. Until then, they linger.

	'''For those who walk the world with bestiaries and blades:''' In campaigns and chronicles, the creatures of the Infernal — succubi, devils, demons, and their kind — are real. They hail from this ~~threshold~~ of the Underworld. The "Infernal Plane" of common usage is this domain. It may be imagined as layered or divided (courts, pits, circles) according to local tradition or the needs of the tale; the underlying truth is that it is the realm of the unresolved, adjacent to the quiet that [[Cryos]] oversees.		'''For those who walk the world with bestiaries and blades:''' In campaigns and chronicles, the creatures of the Infernal — succubi, devils, demons, and their kind — are real. They hail from this border of the Underworld. The "Infernal Plane" of common usage is this domain. It may be imagined as layered or divided (courts, pits, circles) according to local tradition or the needs of the tale; the underlying truth is that it is the realm of the unresolved, adjacent to the quiet that [[Cryos]] oversees.

	== The Celestial Perspective ==		== The Celestial Perspective ==
	Beyond the layered realms lies the Celestial vantage — the domain of divine observation. The gods influence the cycle but are not wholly bound by it.		Beyond the layered realms lies the Celestial vantage — the domain of divine observation. The gods influence the cycle but are not wholly bound by it. Passage from the Celestial realm into the Sunworld is highly improbable; the border between them is the '''[[Astral Plane]]''', where [[Alcor]] — a Celestial who watches over the mortal realm — holds his vigil, and where the Ascended (such as [[Natsuko]]) dwell after apotheosis.

	Chronos governs time itself.		Chronos governs time itself.
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	The Umbral Veil remains the least claimed of the realms — whether a remnant of primordial existence or the shadow cast by time's first division remains debated among scholars.		The Umbral Veil remains the least claimed of the realms — whether a remnant of primordial existence or the shadow cast by time's first division remains debated among scholars.

	The Infernal, as ~~threshold~~ of the Underworld, falls under Cryos's domain in structure — but not by his will as a place of torment. It is the consequence of refusal, not the design of the god.		The Infernal, as border of the Underworld, falls under Cryos's domain in structure — but not by his will as a place of torment. It is the consequence of refusal, not the design of the god.

	== The Law of Crossing ==		== The Law of Crossing ==

Baomont: Add The Infernal as sub-realm of Underworld (unquiet threshold); demons/devils/succubi as beings of the unresolved; D&D Infernal Plane = this domain (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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Add The Infernal as sub-realm of Underworld (unquiet threshold); demons/devils/succubi as beings of the unresolved; D&D Infernal Plane = this domain (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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	= The Layered Realms of Faeloria =		= The Layered Realms of Faeloria =
	~~Faeloria’s~~ cosmology is structured not as isolated planes of existence, but as layered states of being. These realms do not represent moral alignments of good or evil, but rather phases within a greater metaphysical cycle.		Faeloria's cosmology is structured not as isolated planes of existence, but as layered states of being. These realms do not represent moral alignments of good or evil, but rather phases within a greater metaphysical cycle.

	Scholars refer to this structure as '''The Great Cycle'''.		Scholars refer to this structure as '''The Great Cycle'''.
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	'''Function:''' Becoming		'''Function:''' Becoming

	'''Governed by:''' The Flow of Time ([[Chronos]]’ Design)		'''Governed by:''' The Flow of Time ([[Chronos]]' Design)

	The [[Sunworld]] is the only realm in which true change may occur.		The [[Sunworld]] is the only realm in which true change may occur.
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	It is the final chapter.		It is the final chapter.

			Not every soul that passes beyond the Sunworld accepts resolution. Those who cling to unfinished desire, rage, guilt, or ambition cannot enter the Deep Quiet. They linger instead at the threshold — the domain known as the '''Infernal'''.

			== The Infernal — ''The Unquiet Threshold'' ==
			'''Principle:''' Refusal

			'''Function:''' The domain of the unresolved

			'''Relation to the Underworld:''' A sub-realm or threshold of the Underworld; the "unquiet" that has not yet become the Deep Quiet.

			The [[Underworld]] receives all that is ready to end. Yet the Great Cycle does not force resolution. Souls and spirits that refuse to let go — that cling to desire, vengeance, pride, or the refusal to accept their story's end — do not pass into the stillness of the Deep Quiet. They gather at the threshold, a region that scholars and priests of [[Cryos]] call '''the Infernal''' (or, in common speech, the '''Infernal Plane''', the '''Hell-realms''', or simply '''Hell''').

			[[Cryos]] does not create or command this domain. He governs resolution; the Infernal exists as its shadow — the consequence of refusal. Over eons, the weight of countless unresolved souls and the passions that bind them has given this threshold a character of its own: a realm of pacts, temptation, hierarchy, and the endless re-enactment of desire and punishment. Beings that embody or feed on such refusal have taken form here. Mortals name them '''demons''', '''devils''', '''succubi''', '''fiends''', and other infernal creatures. Some are souls that have twisted into something else; others are entities shaped by the accumulated weight of the unresolved. They are not of Cryos's design — they are what remains when resolution is refused.

			The Infernal is therefore part of the Underworld's architecture: the "before" that has not yet become the "after." It is not a separate plane in the sense of the four layered realms; it is the Underworld's unquiet face. Those who dwell there may bargain, scheme, or torment — but they have not accepted completion. In orthodox teaching, even the lowest of the Infernal may one day release their grip and pass into the Deep Quiet. Until then, they linger.

			'''For those who walk the world with bestiaries and blades:''' In campaigns and chronicles, the creatures of the Infernal — succubi, devils, demons, and their kind — are real. They hail from this threshold of the Underworld. The "Infernal Plane" of common usage is this domain. It may be imagined as layered or divided (courts, pits, circles) according to local tradition or the needs of the tale; the underlying truth is that it is the realm of the unresolved, adjacent to the quiet that [[Cryos]] oversees.

	== The Celestial Perspective ==		== The Celestial Perspective ==
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	Cryos oversees resolution.		Cryos oversees resolution.

	The Umbral Veil remains the least claimed of the realms — whether a remnant of primordial existence or the shadow cast by ~~time’s~~ first division remains debated among scholars.		The Umbral Veil remains the least claimed of the realms — whether a remnant of primordial existence or the shadow cast by time's first division remains debated among scholars.

			The Infernal, as threshold of the Underworld, falls under Cryos's domain in structure — but not by his will as a place of torment. It is the consequence of refusal, not the design of the god.

	== The Law of Crossing ==		== The Law of Crossing ==
	While the Sunworld is the only realm in which crossing may occur, passage between realms is neither arbitrary nor easily forced. The Great Cycle imposes a metaphysical requirement: '''resonance'''.		While the Sunworld is the only realm in which crossing may occur, passage between realms is neither arbitrary nor easily forced. The Great Cycle imposes a metaphysical requirement: '''resonance'''.

	A being may only cross into another realm if it bears a meaningful connection to that ~~realm’s~~ governing principle.		A being may only cross into another realm if it bears a meaningful connection to that realm's governing principle.

	This principle is known as the '''Law of Resonant Passage'''.		This principle is known as the '''Law of Resonant Passage'''.
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	A mortal seeking entry must carry:		A mortal seeking entry must carry:

	* Acceptance of their ~~story’s~~ end		* Acceptance of their story's end
	* Understanding of their consequences		* Understanding of their consequences
	* Willingness to be resolved		* Willingness to be resolved

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Faeloria is not defined solely by land and sea, but by the greater cosmological structure that underpins existence itself. According to the teachings of the divine and the oldest preserved myths, reality is divided into four primary existential realms — each governing a different stage of being.

These realms are not aligned along axes of good or evil. Rather, they represent phases of existence: Becoming, Remembering, Echoing, and Resolution.

Together, they form what scholars call The Great Cycle.
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== The Mortal Realm — ''Sunworld'' ==
'''Principle:''' Life

'''Function:''' Becoming

'''Governed by:''' The Flow of Time ([[Chronos]]’ Design)

The Mortal Realm, often called the Sunworld in poetic texts, is the realm of living existence. It is the only plane in which true change occurs. Here, time flows forward in an unbroken line, and choice alters destiny.

This is the realm of:

* Birth and growth
* Decision and consequence
* Creation through will
* Imperfection and risk

Unlike the other realms, the [[Sunworld]] allows beings to become something they were not before. It is dynamic, unstable, and radiant with possibility.

Everything else in existence either preserves, reflects, echoes, or resolves what begins here.

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== The Fae Realm — ''Moonworld'' ==
'''Principle:''' Reflection

'''Function:''' Remembrance

'''Governed by:''' [[Ariana]], Goddess of Arcane and Creation

The Fae Realm, known poetically as the [[Moonworld]], does not create in the manner of the Mortal Realm. Instead, it reflects and remembers.

Every forest has a more perfect echo within the Fae. Every story told in the Sunworld gains mythic permanence there. Emotion, beauty, and symbolism exist in heightened clarity.

The Moonworld is:

* The preservation of wonder
* The refinement of memory
* The mythic mirror of reality

Where the Sunworld lives in motion, the Moonworld holds form in timeless silver stillness. It remembers what mortals forget and shapes the archetypes that inspire them in return.
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== The Umbral Veil ==
'''Principle:''' Echo

'''Function:''' Reverberation

'''Governed by:''' None claim it fully

The Umbral Veil is neither a realm of life nor of death. It is the domain of what lingers.

If the Moonworld remembers what was, the Veil holds what never fully came to be.

It is the gathering place of:

* Unchosen paths
* Suppressed truths
* Half-formed creations
* Forgotten names
* Unfinished vows
* Possibilities denied

These echoes do not belong in the Mortal Realm, for they never manifested. They cannot settle in the Underworld, for they never concluded. They cannot be remembered in the Fae, for they were never real.

Thus, they drift within the Veil.

It is a place of instability and philosophical horror — home to ancient beings that embody paradox, incomplete existence, or unrealized potential. Some accept their nature. Others hunger for form. A rare few seek to dissolve all realms into echo.

The Veil is not inherently evil. It is necessary. Without it, unrealized possibility would fracture the Sunworld itself.
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== The Underworld — ''The Deep Quiet'' ==
'''Principle:''' Resolution

'''Function:''' Completion

'''Governed by:''' [[Cryos]], Lord of Inevitable Endings

The Underworld is not a place of torment in orthodox Faelorian belief. It is the realm of finality.

Where the Veil reverberates unfinished fragments, the Underworld seals the story whole.

Here:

* Identity dissolves
* Echoes fade
* Conflict resolves
* The noise of existence quiets

The Underworld does not erase memory. The Fae preserve myth. The Veil holds resonance. But the animating will — the self — comes to rest.

It is the final chapter.
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== The Great Cycle of Existence ==
Existence flows through these realms in a natural progression:

# A being lives and chooses in the Sunworld.
# Their life becomes myth and reflection in the Moonworld.
# Their strongest impressions cast echoes into the Umbral Veil.
# Upon death, their identity settles in the Underworld.

No realm is supreme. Each depends on the others.

If the Sunworld overwhelms all, chaos reigns.

If the Moonworld dominates, reality stagnates in myth.

If the Underworld spreads unchecked, life ends too swiftly.

If the Veil consumes the rest, nothing fully exists.

Balance sustains Faeloria.
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== The Celestial Perspective ==
Beyond the cycle stands the Celestial Realm — not a stage of existence, but a vantage point. From there, the gods observe and influence the flow without being bound by it.

Chronos shapes time itself.

Ariana refines creation.

Cryos governs completion.

The Umbral Veil remains the one realm no deity fully claims — a remnant of what lay before structure, or perhaps the shadow cast by time’s first division.