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The Five Roots of the World are Imperators who embody the foundational concepts on which all three views of Earth depend. The true "location" of something, in the Spirit World, is measured by rough proximity to these Roots. "Time," in the Spirit World, also ties to these Roots. The immediate vicinity of each Root attaches to an Age Of The World. In some cases the Imperator of the Age is identical with the corresponding Root, while in others they're simply closely connected spiritually. Imperators can distinguish between the temporal and spatial aspects of a Root with ease — the Spirit World is their Earthly home. The apparent violation of causality that this travel enables remains a mystery to the Powers; otherwise, time travel via the Spirit World is vertiginous but as comprehensible as spatial travels there. Powers cannot themselves take this route. Indeed, without an Imperator's help the Powers cannot travel in the spirit world at all. http://www.rootsoftheworld.com(approve sites) |