Post by Deraldith on Aug 28, 2007 11:01:11 GMT -5
'Three seeds of dreaming stone were planted in the Erth, blossoming into monstrous webs of steeple and buttress. Two belonged to the gods of the broken world and one belonged to those who would shape the fate of all things.'
Beyond the visible, beyond the flesh lies another plane, a gilded ocean of light and rapture. This is the Soulnet, a field of psycho-electric energy where the dead go when they die. The Soulnet is the spirit of the Erth, a honey-coloured chakra pool from which all life is drawn. Into this swirl of golden ether the Soul Adept plunge, using astral projection to surf the dead.
The Soul Adept are the gate-keepers of the Erth's ectoplasmic layer. They guard it from pollution and they guide wayward spirits into the 'Eye' of the Soulnet. The Eye is the densest point in the psycho-electric grid, the point where all the chakra currents intertwine. It's here that the dead are purified and new souls are born. The Castle sits directly beneath the Eye, its steeples resonating with spiritual energy. Many of the Adept make their home in the Castle, using this arcane fortress to amplify their powers.
Tattooed with strange runes and wielding staff and sword, the Adept are shamanic warriors, healing the sick and warding off evil. They fight corruption both from the Deadisles and from the cities of Erth, where crude technologies have allowed human beings to access the Soulnet. Corporations have infected the ectoplasmic layer with computerized communication networks. The spirits of the dead are being eaten up by stock market reports and advertising. Unaware of the Soulnet's true nature, humanity is destroying its afterlife. Meanwhile the Divine spread seeds of contagion, disrupting the flow of chakra currents and seeking to contaminate the Eye.
Will you become a psychopomp, a ghost-dancer, shepherding the dead and protecting the Erth's spirit?