Immortality

## Introduction

Characters of this life-state can have a wide variety of types of immortality, such as eternal life and invulnerability against the ravages of time and conventional causes of death. Those who wield this power are liberated from the shackles of mortality, allowing them to exist indefinitely, untouched by the erosion of age or the frailty of organic life.

In its various forms, immortality grants unparalleled resilience against both natural and unnatural forces that threaten life. Characters blessed with this power can continue their existence unimpeded, as they either remain impervious to the passage of time, regenerate from wounds that would be fatal to others, reincarnate into new bodies upon death, or even transcend the boundaries of mortality altogether.

## Categories of Immortality

1. **Eternal Life**: Individuals possessing this form of immortality are impervious to natural causes of death like aging or common ailments. However, they remain susceptible to unnatural forces that could end their lives. This category encompasses both those who remain perpetually youthful and those who continue to age but never succumb to old age. It's important to note that this is distinct from mere longevity, as longevity ultimately leads to death from old age, whereas Eternal Vitality precludes such demise.
2. **Resilience**: Characters endowed with this degree of immortality can indefinitely endure injuries that would prove fatal to ordinary individuals, all without necessitating recovery. The effectiveness of this type of immortality can vary, and it can be overcome by inflicting exceptionally severe wounds. In other words, users of this type of immortality cannot die unless left in an extremely serious state.
3. **Regenerative Immortality**: Characters exhibiting this kind of immortality possess the ability to regenerate from wounds that would typically result in death. The efficacy of this ability depends on the extent of their regenerative capacity.
4. **Reincarnative or Resurrective Immortality**: Characters in this category achieve immortality by repeatedly reincarnating into new bodies or resurrecting themselves at a later point in time after death.
5. **Deathless Existence**: These characters exist beyond the boundaries of conventional life and death, rendering them impervious to conventional methods of termination. Typically, abilities like Existence Erasure are necessary to obliterate them.
6. **Parasitic Immortality**: Individuals attaining this form of immortality can switch bodies at will to ensure their survival. They can transfer their consciousness into another body, whether by possession or by transitioning to a prepared backup body.
7. **Undying Nature**: This group encompasses characters who remain beyond the grasp of death due to their state of transcendence towards the concept of death. This often overlaps with other forms of immortality and may involve the ability to persist as spiritual entities even after physical death.
8. **Dependent Immortality**: Characters enjoying this type of immortality do so as long as certain conditions are met, such as the presence of specific beings, objects, places, or concepts. The nature of their dependence, the benefits derived from it, and the mechanics of this ability must be clarified. This category should only be included if it adds unique aspects not covered by other forms of immortality within the character's profile.
9. **Transcendent Immortality**: Individuals in this category exist independently of the realm where they can be killed.