( haelva considers this, with what she knows of the world and how it works, and therefore her guess may not be completely accurate but she will try her best. )
[ There's a long pause before Dan Heng responds. ]
yes. this one is my immediate predecessor.
[ It's easier to be clinical and describe things as an archivist, rather than as himself. Haelva has an unfortunate habit of asking questions no matter what, so he may as well be thorough. ]
unlike most other long-life species, vidyadhara are self-reincarnating by virtue of being scions of permanence. at the end of their natural lifespan, they return to the sea they hatched in and undergo a molting rebirth, which washes away their memories and transforms them into a new person.
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Who is he?
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do you remember when we visited the ikorr and you asked about the reason i was exiled? i inherited his sentence
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A... previous life?
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yes. this one is my immediate predecessor.
[ It's easier to be clinical and describe things as an archivist, rather than as himself. Haelva has an unfortunate habit of asking questions no matter what, so he may as well be thorough. ]
unlike most other long-life species, vidyadhara are self-reincarnating by virtue of being scions of permanence. at the end of their natural lifespan, they return to the sea they hatched in and undergo a molting rebirth, which washes away their memories and transforms them into a new person.