Consecution is a ritual practiced by the Kryn Dynasty, attaching a soul to one of the beacons of the Luxon. When a consecuted creature dies within one hundred miles of a beacon, their soul does not move on to the Outer Planes, but rather relocates into a newborn infant within one hundred miles of the beacon in question.[1] Around adolescence, the creature carrying the relocated soul begins to remember their past life, strongly drawning toward Xhorhas and the source of its returning memories.[2] This process of anamnesis can be accelerated with meditation practices perfected by the Dynasty. When a soul is reborn, it doesn't replace an existing soul, but becomes the original soul of the infant.[3]
A consecuted soul can eventually reach a state known as Umavi, indicating perfection. While consecution doesn't cause insanity, there are rumors that very old Umavi can be overwhelmed by too many lifetimes' memories, causing behavioral issues.[4]
While there is no way to "unconsecute" a soul, a condemned person can be executed outside the range of the hundred-mile range of the beacons to ensure that their soul isn't reborn.[5]
Consecuted individuals
- Bright Queen Leylas Kryn[6]
- Quana Kryn[7]
- Caelestis Kryn[8]
- Abrianna Mirimm[9]
- Deirta Thelyss[10]
- Olomon[11]
- Thuron[12]
- Irvan Wastewalker[13]
Trivia
- While it's specified that the consecuted souls in a Luxon beacon only incarnate in humanoid babies,[1] said limitation isn't applied to the creatures that can be consecuted, and non-humanoid beings like ogres (which are considered giants) are a part of the Kryn Dynasty.[14][15]
- It is possible that the limitation of humanoids in the process of rebirth was established, rule-wise, because back then there weren't official playable races that weren't humanoid.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 268.
- ↑ See "Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Q&A and Fireside Chat with Matthew Mercer" (Sx53) at 1:34:17.
- ↑ See "Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Q&A and Fireside Chat with Matthew Mercer" (Sx53) at 1:33:40.
- ↑ See "Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Q&A and Fireside Chat with Matthew Mercer" (Sx53) at 1:29:51.
- ↑ See "Explorer's Guide to Wildemount Q&A and Fireside Chat with Matthew Mercer" (Sx53) at 1:31:14.
- ↑ See "In Love and War" (2x57) at 0:29:00.
- ↑ See "Talks Machina #137: 'Lingering Wounds' & 'Bathhouses and Bastions'" (TMx137) from 0:54:57 through 0:56:00.
- ↑ See The Tales of Exandria: The Bright Queen, Issue #4.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 41.
- ↑ See "Stone to Clay" (2x91) at 0:23:06. Dierta must be consecuted if she is an Umavi.
- ↑ See "Feral Business" (2x52) at 1:09:09.
- ↑ See "Lost & Found" (2x13) at 0:52:01. "I have lived four lifetimes. As long as the beacons remain, me and my people will live more."
- ↑ See Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep, pp. 11–14.
- ↑ See Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, p. 142.
- ↑ See "Talks Machina #106: 'In Love and War'" (TMx106) at 46:13. Consecuted individuals can be reborn in a body of any species