Category:Planeswalker

Planeswalker is the title given to those mortals chosen by a planar leader or Author to represent their plane or realm. They are gifted with the ability to cross dimensions in the Clouded Horizons series.

History

The gift of planar travel was first established by the Authors, granting the ability to their personal messengers in the days when they took direct control over the events of their burgeoning Realms. In more recent times, however, the Authors and their lesser counterparts took to making mortals their Chosen, and eventually took to making a game of the deal.

Beings eternal such as the Ancients had a wide variety of reasons for choosing mortals in this fashion; most often, expanding their influence in the mortal realm through their actions was their motivation, but occasionally less altruistic intentions would move their hand.

The Chosen eventually took to calling themselves Planeswalkers, in reference to how often they would travel between planes of existence. In time, as the Planeswalkers became more accustomed to the nuances of the deities, it too became more of a game to them, akin to chess, where each sought to outmaneuver the others and earn favor with their patron. This would promote the growth of various personal abilities and traits that would be taken into account and passed down to other Planeswalkers.

Recently, however, reports indicate that the patrons may have a larger plan in mind. The increasing number of Planeswalkers gathering in the Eighth Realm, particularly in the Trabia region, has been of great concern. Recent events, as of March 2152, point toward a "fated confrontation," perhaps organized by the patrons themselves.

One suggested theory is that the Ancients are preparing for a confrontation and require "specialists," likely for the purposes of fighting some perceived threat. One wonders why they'd look to mortals and not amongst their own ranks, but after the Great Ethereal War, mistrust, subterfuge, and isolation have run their course; the damage is likely too deeply felt to be resolved in the near future, mortal or otherwise.

"Emissary" is also used as a slang term to describe Planeswalkers, in reference to their role as a representative of their deity.

Unchampioned Planeswalkers

A special category exists for those who move between planes yet are not controlled by a planar leader or Author - they are considered unchampioned Planeswalkers by all planar leaders and championed Planeswalkers. Unchampioned can encompass both those who have left the agreement with their former champion as well as those who have received the gift of planar travel from an entity other than a planar leader and have not been chosen by one such leader to serve. Usually, unchampioned are more dangerous than their championed counterparts because of this lack of control, but some are benevolent in their actions. Unless an unchampioned Planeswalker's actions have serious consequences, such as the murder of another being or causing instabilities in the fabric of reality with their Planeswalking, realm leaders usually leave these unchampioned to their own devices.

Representation in Written Text

Planeswalkers are made mention of in the annals of each realm's history with a distinct format applied to their titles. For example, the full title may be seen as "Liam Jacob Bayloh, First Ethereal Planeswalker of Gaia's Nineteenth Order." In shorthand, they may be referred to as the "19th's first chosen."

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