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=== Physical Realm === |
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− | Of the three Realms, the '''Physical Realm''' is the most readily understood as it behaves in much the same way that our universe does.{{wob ref|1244}} It is the natural world as we experience it with our senses, consisting of space and time and adhering to empirical scientific law.{{tes ref|12}} Unlike the Cognitive Realm, the Physical Realm is a three-dimensional plane.{{wob ref|1538}} The two Realms are not mapped perfectly to each other for this reason.{{wob ref|13234}} The cosmere is a single star cluster within the Physical Realm consisting of between fifty and one hundred stars,{{wob ref|9284}} though at least one person has tried to travel beyond that.{{wob ref|13336}} Travel between planets within the cluster can be achieved without using either of the other Realms through purely Physical FTL (faster-than-light) travel |
+ | Of the three Realms, the '''Physical Realm''' is the most readily understood as it behaves in much the same way that our universe does.{{wob ref|1244}} It is the natural world as we experience it with our senses, consisting of space and time and adhering to empirical scientific law.{{tes ref|12}} Unlike the Cognitive Realm, the Physical Realm is a three-dimensional plane.{{wob ref|1538}} The two Realms are not mapped perfectly to each other for this reason.{{wob ref|13234}} The cosmere is a single star cluster within the Physical Realm consisting of between fifty and one hundred stars,{{wob ref|9284}} though at least one person has tried to travel beyond that.{{wob ref|13336}} Travel between planets within the cluster can be achieved without using either of the other Realms through purely Physical FTL (faster-than-light) travel.{{wob ref|13061}} |
− | Investiture within the Physical Realm will manifest as a solid, liquid, or gas.{{wob ref|13327}} Solid Investiture in the Physical Realm is metallic. |
+ | Investiture within the Physical Realm will manifest as a solid, liquid, or gas.{{wob ref|13327}} Solid Investiture in the Physical Realm is metallic.{{wob ref|9291}} Pushing the entirety of a Shard’s Investiture into the Physical Realm would have disastrous effects.{{wob ref|13327}} Changes in the Spiritual Realm filter down to and cause changes in the Physical Realm.{{wob ref|13327}} Perception has a part in those Physical changes.{{wob ref|6501}} After a person dies, they need a continued tie to the Physical Realm to prevent passing to the [[Beyond]] after death.{{wob ref|6085}} Someone with such a tie could become a [[Cognitive Shadow]].{{wob ref|8836}} |
It is made up of fundamental particles known as [[axi]], which make up matter.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|4}}{{book ref|sa4|part=ars}} Each individual axon has a polarity.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|4}} |
It is made up of fundamental particles known as [[axi]], which make up matter.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|4}}{{book ref|sa4|part=ars}} Each individual axon has a polarity.{{book ref|mb7|epilogue|4}} |