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I noted a long while back that the Gems are eerily similar to the Kabbalah's Sefirot, and that the existence of all ten would bring about the Ein Sof (or God before he was known as God). But if the Kabbalah is to be believed, the Ein Sof's emergence would spell the birth of a new universe. Which is also why I theorized that using the gems could lead to the entire universe being reset, the wielder essentially being the only person who survives it, and thus technically making his existence that of a God.I wouldn't be surprised if Eldari had powers similar to Immortals but I really don't think they have anything to do with the Gems.
Collecting all the Gems should be an extremely rare event, if it even has been done before. A race of people who had obtained the Gems seems way too much of a stretch for me.
And recall, William said the gems are the beginning and the end. Maybe that's what he meant about the Founder becoming God? That in order for one to become God of the universe...they would first have to upend the old to give way to the new. To wipe the slate clean. That would mean the end of all existence as we know it in order for a new universe to come about...
So yes, if this happens to be the gems' true function, then it's possible that people have collected them before. Several times. Perhaps more times than we could count. We'll never know because how could we, if the universe keeps getting reset everytime someone completes the set and uses their true power?
...Then again, this is just the ramblings of a madman. Could be that the gems have a different function. We'll see.
Well of course it's a portal. Except the entry point from Eternum back to the Real directs you to a designated body that has a matching implant. It's standard astral projection lore, in that projections can only return to their original body after an OOB experience. How the hell is Caly - or any NPC for that matter - able to use it if the exit on the other side leads to a bunch of sleeping bodies? Unless you're implying that Caly can use it in the future but she finds herself in Orion's body?These are my arguments:
1. After stealing the Gem from Garrington, Orion uses Calypso's portal to leave the server. Idriel hijacks the connection to bring Orion to the Nexus, where she invites him to the Rockefeller server, then she says that Orion was redirected after using an Exit portal.
2. William says that Exit Portals are what allow common humans to access the servers.
3. The Founder can offer Orion an amulet that makes him immortal and allows him to re-enter the game through the nearest Exit Portal.
So for all intends and purposes, the Exit Portal is not just a log-off point that returns someone's consciousness to their body. It's actually a portal, quite similar to what Calypso can make, and the fact that she can't use them, potentially means more than just not having a body on the other side. I will explain my theory in the next paragraph.
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