From the Archive no. 4 – The Difference Between Planets, Planes of Existence, And Parallel Universes (Patreon)

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It's an Archive entry, i.e. translated.

So, any strange sentence structure or syntax is on purpose.

TD 

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Tr. MO

The Difference Between Planets, Planes of Existence, And Parallel Universes

Hello to all Travelers,

I am a seasoned Traveler and have traveled many worlds. Recently, I met a new young Traveler, and she asked me the following question:

“The description of our class says, ‘A Traveler can move between worlds through Gates that connect to different planets, planes of existence, and parallel universes.’

 “What does that even mean?

“What is the difference between planets, planes of existence, and parallel universes?”

After I explained the difference to her, I decided to add it to the Archive so that all the new Travelers in the cosmos could also learn the answer.

Planets

So,

Right now, I assume most of you are in some Plane or Realm. If the world you are in is inhabited by humans, you are in the human plane or realm, that is, all the worlds that belong to this plane are inhabited by humans. These humans can be very different from each other. They can have different colored skin, different hair, different facial structure. They can have even more striking and unusual features, such as horns, a tail, wings, or long ears (either down like a hanging appendage or pointy). But they are all still human.

If you've ever encountered one or more worlds inhabited by the Orcanis race, a good example would be the Orcanis. They are 30-40 percent larger than an average human, have extremely thick green or gray skin, depending on the world, and also have tusks. But they are still human. Another example would be the Genomy race. The tallest of them reaches my waist, and they have huge eyes. Again, they are still human and belong to the human plane.

The worlds on this plane can be very different from each other. The worlds that have not been integrated can range from a world where humans have just begun to develop and still live in caves, hunter-gatherer societies, and agricultural societies to societies that have begun to enter the field of industry or technological societies at all possible levels and stages, and all possible levels and stages between all these stages of development.

The worlds that work on mana are also different from each other in every possible way. From worlds with very low mana of cave dwellers, worlds where the society is very archaic, to worlds with medium mana with dungeons and different levels of Magitech, through all the development and progress stages of Magitech, to worlds with an extremely high level of mana where the world itself, the vegetation, the animals, and even the water are so soaked in mana that even the inanimate objects feel alive.

All of the above are on the same plane and meet the definition of planets.

Planes/Realms

Now let's move to other planes. I know from experience only two, but I have also heard of others.

There is the plane of demons. They are not human. They are completely different. There are those among them who look like humans, with two legs, two arms, a body, and a head, but it is still quite clear that they are not human. Those that have a body that looks human usually have feet with hooves and not feet, large horns that are very different from the horns that humans have, large wings that are very different from the winged races on the human plane, and their eyes are large and completely black without sclera or have fire in them.

The others look like every possible combination imaginable. Some have an upper body that resembles ours and a snake's lower half. Others look like octopuses with horns and bony limbs, others like eight-armed lizards, and some look so unlike anything you've ever seen that you can't even describe them with animal or human comparisons. This plane is linked to many other worlds on the same plane. I visited several worlds on this plane but quickly left; it was too different and alien.

It should be noted that this plane is also divided into worlds like the human one. That is, there are worlds that have been integrated and controlled by mana, and others that are not and are technological at different levels. The levels of development and progress, whether technological or in terms of mana, are also very different between worlds. It is actually a separate layer that is different from ours in terms of the beings that inhabit it, but there are many similarities between the stages of development.

Another plane that I know personally is the plane of the dragons. This plane is very scary and dangerous and not because of the dragons. There are giant flying creatures such as wyverns and basilisks, and terrifying ground creatures such as wyrms or large and fast predatory lizards. Even the herbivores there are huge animals that look like huge lizards with long necks or huge mammals with protruding bony shields on their heads or bodies. I guess with the size of the inhabitants and the predators, it is also possible to understand why all the prey animals are large. But it is still very scary and dangerous to move in such a world. If you ever decide to visit, buy beforehand Invisibility and Stealth and raise it high enough to eliminate your scent and sound, not just the visibility.

It is still highly recommended to visit this plane.

Why?

Dragons.

Dragons are very smart, have amazing magic like you've never seen, and live thousands of years. The thing they value most is knowledge, and they share knowledge. They are aware of Travelers and really appreciate us. Just approach the first dragon you meet, say, "I'm a Traveler," and you're golden.

Like I said, dragons value knowledge the most and we bring a lot of knowledge about other worlds and from other worlds. All dragons are also hoarders, and in our Storage, we have a lot of things that fascinate them. The things that interest them are as diverse as the worlds themselves. There are those who hoard jewelry, art, books, weapons, carpets, and much more. They are very good customers who will always give a high exchange for anything that interests them and it doesn't matter how cheap or simple it is. In their eyes, it is not cheap or simple.

Dragons, unlike all the other races that exist, also have the ability to travel between worlds through the Gates, but unlike us, only through the Gates that connect the worlds in the dragon plane. Many years ago, I read a theory in the Archive that the dragons were the ones who built the Gates, based on the fact that they can move through them on their plane. I personally do not agree with this theory, because otherwise they could move between all the worlds and not be limited only to their plane.

When I Traveled this plane, in the first world I met a dragoness and we became friends. I taught her all the languages I knew and sold her all the books I had. She became a friend for life, and as a thank you for this amazing gift I gave her, she took me for a tour through the Gates of the dragons and to meet more dragons. During my travels, I met two other travelers who were on this plane, and their stories were the same. Once they met a dragon it was no longer dangerous, and the dragon took them for a tour and to meet more of their kind.

Let me tell you, even if you have traveled a technological world with amazing flying abilities, you have never experienced flying like on the back of a dragon. It is an experience that cannot be expressed in words.

The plane of the dragons differs from the two planes I mentioned above in one way: They don't have unintegrated worlds or worlds without mana. All the dragons' worlds are controlled by mana, and they are all worlds of very high mana.

I know it's scary to touch a Gate, see high mana levels, and then see "Danger Level: Lethal." But that's the description of all high mana worlds. And the world of dragons is worth the risk. I spent more than forty years there, met amazing dragons, and learned a lot about magic. If there were more people and less scary predators, I would have settled there.

They have amazing societies. From cities built to their natural size to cities where everyone has polymorphed into a fairly human size and shape (they like opposable thumbs). All these places are just full of wonders. They have the most advanced and amazing runic script I've ever come across, and they create amazing things, from works of art to Magitech devices, as you've never imagined. I personally believe that Magitech was developed by the dragons, but I have no proof of this belief and all the dragons I asked could not answer me if they were the first. As I mentioned, they can only move between their own worlds.

I have heard about several other planes from other travelers, but because this is not a first-hand experience, I will not be able to give in-depth descriptions.

There is the plane of the Beastkin. They look like a combination of a human and an animal that can be any animal. In this plane, there are worlds of canines, felines, equines, and Serpents. There may be others, but I've only heard of these four. Their worlds also experience the same split as the others—they are integrated and working on mana at all the various levels, or they have not been integrated and are in different stages of technological development.

Another plane I heard about is the Marine Plane. I have very little knowledge about it. The Traveler who told me about it said that he found a Gate that had the word Marine under the name of the world. When he went through the Gate, he found himself underwater with tremendous water pressure. He opened the Map and didn't see any land, so he just swam back through the Gate. That's all the information I have.

I heard about another plane, but I don't know if it's real or not. The Traveler who told me about it heard it from another Traveler, who heard it from another Traveler, who heard it from another, etc. We weren't sure how many Travelers were in the rumor chain.

The world he heard about was a world of only machines and robots. It didn't make sense to us because someone had to build these robots, and if suddenly there is an integration, then what will happen? Will all the inhabitants disintegrate? We decided it was a fabrication.

In any case, I'm adding it here. In case any of you have traveled to such a plane, add your impressions below.

Parallel Universes

Now we will move to the third category: and that is parallel universes.

This is a very interesting phenomenon, but in my experience, it is not very common. I personally have seen only one case of a parallel universe and visited a chain of three worlds.

My starting point was a medium-low technology world where the society was very unpleasant. There was the ruling class of the rich and everything belonged to the corporations, including the people who did not belong to the elite. You had to work a certain number of hours to be entitled to food, more hours to be entitled to clothes, more work to get an education, etc. All the families were in huge debt because they had to work to feed, clothe, and provide education for the children. The atmosphere there was just gloomy and I left through the first Gate I found.

When I touched the second Gate, the name of the world remained the same, but there was no mention of mana or technology levels.

When I passed to the world on the other side, another surprise awaited me; the geography was exactly the same, and the language was very similar, so much so that I didn't have to pay in mana to learn it, but it did take me some time before I could understand it fluently. There were other parallel points, their dating method was the same, their time measurement was very similar, there were similarities between the religious beliefs and all kinds of small and less obvious similarities. The society itself was at the beginning stages of transitioning to an industrial society from an agricultural society. They didn't exactly have technology, but they did start developing methods to mass-produce certain things.

It was nice, but I didn't stay there long. I have already visited several such worlds so I was not interested.

The next Gate I found again led to a world with the same name, but this time with a mana level of 21. Again, the geography was the same, the language very similar, and there were other various similarities between the worlds. The society was a typical society of a world with low mana–sparsely populated, a lot of pristine nature, nice people, and a slow and calm lifestyle. In short, it was a nice place for a vacation but not interesting beyond that.

I left through the first Gate I found to a world with a medium mana level.

I heard from other Travelers about parallel universes, and their experiences were quite similar to mine. They had the same name, the same geography, many similarities, and different stages of development, either technologically or in terms of mana.

This is the end of my account. I hope this helps all the new Travelers out there to better understand the cosmos.

And if you have similar experiences or have discovered additional planes, please add them below in the comments.