Law

Law is the antithesis of Chaos, and is formed in Heaven, source of all ideal. Law is both essence and a cosmic paradigm that shapes Creation, providing a pattern for Chaos to adhere to, and thus allowing life to form and flourish. The energies of Law descend from Heaven as anima at its most rarefied and subtle. As it mingles with the matter of Creation, it takes on distinct substance and nature, eventually disintegrating and pooling in the Sea of Chaos. There, the anima is purified again, returned to its amorphous state, and then released to congeal in the infinite Abyss. From the Abyss, anima filters back into Creation and once more takes on distinct form, or 'carna.' Law ensures that this Aetheric Cycle persists without interruption, though the intrusions of Chaos constantly threaten this delicate balance. Devotees of both the Old Ones and the Outsiders believe that their deities embody certain aspects of cosmic Law, and seek to impose this Law on the vagaries of Creation. By contrast, all those beings termed Chaos Gods are hostile to this endeavor, and scheme to halt the advance of Law, and return Creation to its primal, unformed state, where no god might rule supreme, and all have the potential for ultimate power. Philosophers claim that the struggle between Law and Chaos is necessary to ensure that Creation remains dynamic, and that mortals retain their will and freedom. But there are those who are convinced that Law is a supreme good, and that it should triumph over Chaos. The great eschaton, where the Illuminator will battle Ahriman, the Fifth Head of the Beast, is often conceived as a final struggle between Law and Chaos that will bring about the New Sun, a glorious time of harmony and virtue. Not all are convinced of this, and some claim that the New Sun will in fact be the Other, the mysterious, Unborn God who is the conciliation of Law and Chaos, Light and Dark, Asur and Beraz.
Category:Cosmology