Realmatic Theory

"*There are three Realms. Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual."* - Azka Moon.

### Description

Realmatic Theory is the belief in Three Realms. Physical, Cognitive, and Spiritual. The Physical Realm is, of course, what you would think. The Cognitive Realm is, **literally**, what you think. The Spiritual Realm is, in a strange way, what might influence how you think. All of the Three Realms are connected and interact with each other. People often Worldhop via going into the Cognitive Realm.

#### Physical Realm

The Realm which you and I live in. It is attuned to physical senses and things exist here physically. Rather simple to understand.

#### Cognitive Realm

Very unusual place. The Cognitive Realm is the realm of thought or of the mind. It contains the Cognitive aspects of both living and non-living things and can be accessed via Perpendicularity. The Cognitive Realm exists as a connected plane that is heavily distorted based on the presence of cognitive thought. Parts of the Cognitive Realm that are reflections of planets are called subastrals. The sky in the Cognitive Realm is pitch black with no moon or stars. On the horizon sits a small, frail, white sun, that provides enough light to illuminate the lands but not the sky, despite appearing almost too weak to achieve even this. The sun does not move or change regardless of time of day or distance traveled - because of this, the Cognitive Realm does not have any natural day and night cycle. The Cognitive Realm is an inverse reflection of the Physical Realm, with the Cognitive Realm's bodies of "water" mirroring land in the Physical Realm, and Cognitive Realm land being the reflection of oceans, rivers, and lakes. Shadows behave strangely in the Cognitive Realm, depending on the source of light that is creating them. Shadows cast by the sun will point towards it instead of away, while those cast by manifested fire will point away from the light source as would occur in the Physical Realm.

##### Subastrals

###### Selish Subastral

Also known as the Expanse of the Densities. Due to the Splintering of the local Shards, and subsequent locking of those Splintered bodies in the Cognitive Realm, the Selish subastral is uninhabitable, as the Shardic substance has formed into a highly pressurized plasma-like storm known as The Dor. This makes the Cognitive Realm on Sel extremely dangerous as anyone who comes there unprepared would be ripped apart by the power of the Shards

###### Scadrian Subastral

Also known as the Expanse of the Vapors. This region is characterized by its misty environment, with all objects from the Physical Realm appearing as misty figures. Like with the Ladorian subastral, bodies of water in the Physical Realm reflect as rocky shores, while the ground appears as a misty liquid. Living beings, as well as all metal, glow brightly in the Cognitive Realm, to the point that they can mask objects in the Physical Realm if concentrated enough. Worldhoppers have been known to travel by boat across the misty fluid of the Scadrian Cognitive Realm

###### Ladorian Subastral

Also known as Shadesmar. Shadesmar is a bustling land and home to the Spren. Shadesmar is composed of an inverted ocean made of beads that represent the souls of Physical Realm objects, while living souls from the Physical Realm are represented by flames. There is a thriving society that lives in the area with both Spren specific and mixed Spren cities being found in the region. Humans can also be found living in Shadesmar however they are rarer and are more commonly travelers. Trade is common between Ladorians and off worlders, with goods being bought and sold using Investiture. Oceans here appear as obsidian of land, while physical objects become oceans of beads.

###### New Worldian Subastral

Also known as the Forgetting Realm, due to the fact that everyone forgets about it. It appears as a grayscale version of the Physical Realm in the New World. This is highly unusual, and raises many questions.

#### Spiritual Realm

Complicated. The Spiritual Realm is generally very mysterious, but it tends to be a blue and infinite realm full of Investiture. Souls are present here, and it is quite hard to get here. People can glimpse into the Spiritual Realm using Fortune. Connection is easily noticeable here.

### Trivia

* Some things make no sense in Realmatic Theory, such as Visitors, who lack a Soul.