| Intelligent, Aligned Life: | Gods | |
| Demigods | ||
| Demons | ||
| Spirits | ||
| Monsters | ||
| People | ||
| Nature: | Animal Life: | Mammals |
| Reptiles | ||
| Birds | ||
| Fish | ||
| Insects | ||
| Vegetable Life: | Trees | |
| Plants | ||
| Animal Life: | Organisms | |
The Karmic Order is run by KOROS, from the House of Karma. There is a Scale of Life (shown above), and when a Being dies its soul goes to KOROS, Who decides its next position on the Scale depending upon how well or badly it has performed in its previous life. Promotion or relegation is usually within the same class, except at the borders or in extreme cases. For Nature these Karmic functions are performed by the Gods of Nature.
The reincarnated soul has no recollection of its previous life. Exactly how one builds up positive or negative karma (performs well or badly in KOROS' judgment) is a matter of religious and moral controversy; KOROS being unable to pronounce on the subject in His/Her Clerical Aspect.
"People" is a term which encompasses all humanoid species; being humans, elves, dwarves, orcs and goblins, each of which is subdivided into a number of races (see map for their habitats).
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