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Every species occupies a place in the Chain,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound#The_Cavity|Surrender to the traces of horror |Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and every place has a purpose. All creatures with a place in the hierarchy are made with the desire to fulfill this purpose;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_about_the_Prehistoricists_(Furnace)|Ask her about the Prehistoricists (Furnace)|Fallen London|}}</ref> this desire is created by some part of their body.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fathomking%27s_Answer|Why did the Fathomking give your father a knife? |Sunless Sea|}}</ref> To modify one’s body and change their purpose, and therefore their place, is not only forbidden by the Judgments,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bandstand|Listen to the third hymn |Sunless Skies|}}</ref> but made incredibly difficult where their laws apply. However, in places like [[the Neath]] where their laws cannot reach, one's nature is a bit more... mutable.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pleasure|Pleasure|Fallen London|}}</ref> The art of breaking the Chain is called [[the Red Science]]. <ref name=":0" /> | Every species occupies a place in the Chain,<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Corridors_of_Frostfound#The_Cavity|Surrender to the traces of horror |Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and every place has a purpose. All creatures with a place in the hierarchy are made with the desire to fulfill this purpose;<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Ask_her_about_the_Prehistoricists_(Furnace)|Ask her about the Prehistoricists (Furnace)|Fallen London|}}</ref> this desire is created by some part of their body.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fathomking%27s_Answer|Why did the Fathomking give your father a knife? |Sunless Sea|}}</ref> To modify one’s body and change their purpose, and therefore their place, is not only forbidden by the Judgments,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bandstand|Listen to the third hymn |Sunless Skies|}}</ref> but made incredibly difficult where their laws apply. However, in places like [[the Neath]] where their laws cannot reach, one's nature is a bit more... mutable.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Pleasure|Pleasure|Fallen London|}}</ref> The art of breaking the Chain is called [[the Red Science]]. <ref name=":0" /> | ||
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The Great Chain of Being is a Christian concept in which every being is ranked, with God at the top, followed by angels, humans, animals (stratified according to their role in nature), plants, and minerals.<ref>{{Citation|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_chain_of_being|Great chain of being|Wikipedia|}}</ref> Some claim that there are three principles behind this idea: the principles of Plenitude (the Chain is the expression of God's power), of Continuity (there are no gaps in the chain), and of Gradation (all beings are ordered from the highest to the lowest).<ref>{{Citation|https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/great-chain-being|Great Chain of Being|Encyclopedia.com|}}</ref> | The Great Chain of Being is a Christian concept in which every being is ranked, with God at the top, followed by angels, humans, animals (stratified according to their role in nature), plants, and minerals.<ref>{{Citation|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_chain_of_being|Great chain of being|Wikipedia|}}</ref> Some claim that there are three principles behind this idea: the principles of Plenitude (the Chain is the expression of God's power), of Continuity (there are no gaps in the chain), and of Gradation (all beings are ordered from the highest to the lowest).<ref>{{Citation|https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/great-chain-being|Great Chain of Being|Encyclopedia.com|}}</ref> | ||
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The Great Chain (also known as the Great Chain of Being, Great Chain of Existence[1] or the Chain) is the natural hierarchy of all living things.[2] It is a tool made by the Judgements[3] to ensure that the universe behaves according to their design.
All Living Things Are Joined in the Great Chain
Every species occupies a place in the Chain,[4] and every place has a purpose. All creatures with a place in the hierarchy are made with the desire to fulfill this purpose;[5] this desire is created by some part of their body.[6] To modify one’s body and change their purpose, and therefore their place, is not only forbidden by the Judgments,[7] but made incredibly difficult where their laws apply. However, in places like the Neath where their laws cannot reach, one's nature is a bit more... mutable.[8] The art of breaking the Chain is called the Red Science. [4]
Real-Life Origins
The Great Chain of Being is a Christian concept in which every being is ranked, with God at the top, followed by angels, humans, animals (stratified according to their role in nature), plants, and minerals.[9] Some claim that there are three principles behind this idea: the principles of Plenitude (the Chain is the expression of God's power), of Continuity (there are no gaps in the chain), and of Gradation (all beings are ordered from the highest to the lowest).[10]
References
- ↑ Penance: Shift of Perspective, Sunless Skies
- ↑ A dangerous deal, Fallen London
- ↑ What %E2%80%93, Fallen London
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Surrender to the traces of horror , Sunless Sea
- ↑ Ask her about the Prehistoricists (Furnace), Fallen London
- ↑ Why did the Fathomking give your father a knife? , Sunless Sea
- ↑ Listen to the third hymn , Sunless Skies
- ↑ Pleasure, Fallen London
- ↑ Great chain of being, Wikipedia
- ↑ Great Chain of Being, Encyclopedia.com
