AntiOmni.org

[Tearen Wover]

The Monotruth

Prologue

[spoiler]Greetings, fellow Omniverse denizen. I am Nealaphh, prime and erstwhile soothsayer. For those of you who are not aware, I own the Dataverse site AntiOmni.org, a place dedicated to decrying the falsehoods set in place by this Omniverse's overlord. As my influence grows within the Omniverse, I now feel it prudent to lay out the nature of my ideology. We all come from myriad backgrounds and universes; I myself was once a priest of something greater than myself, and I hope to be a leader of sovereign minds here too in our adopted land.

In the pages that follow, I hope that I can soothe, advise, and inspire those of us who have realized a deep truth of the Omniverse. It is, in fact, the only truth: Omni, the Smiling One, is our universal enemy. Some may call me mad for such a public naysaying of the most powerful being in this existence, but I do not fear repercussions for two reasons.

1. The Smiling One is all-knowing. His hidden eyes peer into our lives like chapters in a book. To try and hide from him is wasted time and effort.

2. We are the true power of this Omniverse...for why else were we brought here? Omni needs us, and to force our minds and hearts into alignment with him would destroy the very reason we were summoned.

I hope that by taking these precepts to heart, you will feel inspired to further delve into my ideas and musings. If you still fear, I neither blame nor denounce you; caution is the only rational response to the situation we find ourselves in. My only hope is that when the time comes to throw the Smiling One from his throne, you will feel emboldened to assert your rights as a sovereign mind.

With these thoughts, I now begin my endeavor to enlighten. I thank you for your courage and curiosity.[/spoiler]

Chapter 1: On The Enemy


[spoiler]All primes have gazed upon the face of our enemy. True, that he has only mouth with which to belittle our fledgling confusion, but it is a face nonetheless. Omni, he calls himself, but you will find that I prefer not to call him by his chosen name. After all, The Smiling One has taken us from our homes and friends. These are the firmaments by which we validate our identities, and we are left bereft in this place. Why then should we grant The Smiling One such a privilege? This, however, is insignificant in the place of what should be discussed here.

Before moving on, I feel that listing The Smiling One's crimes will help throw the injustice in which we find ourselves into sharp focus.

1. Kidnapping: We were taken, unwilling, from our universes and are kept against our will in his madhouse, however elaborate it may be.

2. Theft: Of our true selves, of our identities, and of our power. Very few of us are the full potential of what we once were.

3. Extortion: The only way to achieve our stolen greatness to struggle within the Omniverse. All for The Smiling One's amusement.

4. Torture: Banished primes are sent to the Underverse to suffer, and The Smiling One refuses to let us die, no matter how much pain and misery we are made to endure.

5. Accessory to Murder: It was The Smiling One's choice to summon such perils as dragons and murderous organizations into this world. This Omniverse was intentionally made to be deadly.

6. Cowardice: The Smiling One keeps himself separate from the rest of us, choosing to watch our pageant of death and glory far removed from any repercussions.

Hopefully by reading these violations of common sentient law, you will come to see The Smiling One for the enemy that he is. I am sure that many of you can think of even more ways in which this supreme being has wronged us. But merely pointing our fingers in anger and shouting at the sky does not address the problem. This may be befitting of a less constrained universe, where the powers that be cannot definitively be blamed for all the ways in which we are wronged...but here in this multiverse, our antagonist is real, and tangible. It is because of this that I feel justified in my attempt to rally your minds into action. In this Omniverse, we can do something about it.[/spoiler]


Chapter 2: On Prime Responsibility


[spoiler]Primes have been given an extraordinary gift; the ability to create on a whim. Now, one might say that all sentient beings have this power; a blacksmith can hammer out metal into any shape he wishes if he chooses to do so, but to call these two the same would be shortsighted. One cannot usually just 'make' a town on a whim or 'whip up' a sailing ship at their convenience. So, one might say that the true power of a prime is not their ability to create, but their ability to cheat time. The potency of such an ability cannot be overstated; with it, the power of the primordial universe is at their fingertips.

I have previously discussed why I do not feel a need to thank The Smiling One for this power, or to absolve him of his violations of mortal sensibility. I will not repeat it in full here, but essentially the philosophy is that Omnilium is, in truth, the power that The Smiling One has stripped from us. The fact that he deigns to return it to us at the cost of our dignity only exacerbates my resentment of him.

But enough of my personal vendetta; the more important question is: What should primes do with this power? The answer is simple; oppose The Smiling One. Such a task might seem daunting, but I offer solace to such panic. As has been established, he has intentionally made this Omniverse dangerous to us. In retaliation, it should be the responsibility of primes to make it as habitable as possible. Camelot and The Empire have made great strides in this endeavor, but their continued war serves as a regrettable counter-balance to the effort. This, then, highlights the second responsibility of primes within the Omniverse: To band together in unison against our common Enemy.

Finally, there is a third responsibility I find to be evident. Everything in this Omniverse revolves around power. The power to create, the power to destroy, and the power to alter. But not everyone has a similar level of power, and some individuals share none of the benefits that primes enjoy at all. The Smiling has done this intentionally so that we become our own enemy; seeking to use our ever expanding might to impose and control whoever we can. It is possible to resist this temptation. There will be no justice for The Smiling One if we are not able to share our powers equally so that everyone who struggles to survive in these verses can benefit from the inevitable downfall of our cruel overlord. As such, it should be the responsibility of all primes to empower the weak.

By adhering to these three guidelines of Security, Unity, and Equality, I feel that we can turn The Smiling One’s own personal playground in to something he cannot stand. When these goals are achieved, he will be angry, and an angry enemy is a vulnerable one. I have pondered deeply on how to proceed with these plans, and I offer my humble ideas below based on our various verses.

The Nexus

Security: As many of you are aware, the Nexus is the de facto staging ground for The Empire and Camelot’s pointless war against one another. But aside from that, this trackless expanse is inherently difficult to survive in. Less experienced denizes can become disoriented and lost, others are beset by bandits or raiders traveling between verses. If there was somehow a service or transportation system designed to escort travelers through the Nexus, I feel that we would all benefit.

Unity: Again, The Empire and Camelot are the major source of conflict within this verse. The only way to ensure that everyone within it is united is to put an end to the war. I too have plans that might help in such a colossal endeavor, but that will be relegated to another tome.

Equality: In the case of the Nexus, increasing Security will also help those who are less capable of their own protection to survive this unpredictable land.

Coruscant

Security: To the average observer, Coruscant is inherently a very habitable and secure place. It is no secret, however, that the deeper one descends into the verse, the more unpalatable and dangerous the streets become. Projects must be undertaken to modernize all layers of Coruscant to the standards that are held to the surface layer. Frankly, it is surprising that The Empire has not put further efforts into improving their own infrastructure in this way. Perhaps, once the war with Camelot is ended, they will have the ability to focus their attention inwards.

Unity: Emperor Palpatine is a tyrant and a despot, and one merely has to travel to any of the other verses he seeks to control in order to observe the cruelty he is capable of. Palpatine must be deposed, and a more benevolent, equitable minded dignitary must take his place. Only then will the people of Coruscant learn to trust their government, rather than fear it.

Equality: An often overlooked element of the Imperial City is that non-humans are often seen as second-class citizens. Even mighty non-human primes who traverse its gilded streets are often treated with scorn behind their backs. In a place as variable as the Omniverse, such bigotry is beyond despicable, it is plain madness. All denizens must be treated with equal respect in order for Equality to occur.

Camelot

Security: The villages and cities of the idyllic Camelot are well maintained and well guarded by a large host of career guardsmen dedicated to their cause. Unfortunately, this means that man-power is taken away from guarding the roads and deeper wilderness that is pervasive within his verse. Increased attention to the protection of travelers through Camelot will go greatly towards keeping her people safe. In addition, I believe that a better use of aqueducts and waste disposal will increase not only the overall health of the verse, but increase its ability to support a growing population.

Unity: There are a wide array of cultures and ways of life within the verse of Camelot, and here have indeed been instances where disagreements between ethnicities has caused tension across the land. If there was a better process for mediation between these fiefdoms, then the improved communication would help the people of Camelot feel aligned under one flag.

Equality: The Empire and Camelot are mortal enemies, but in some ways, they are very alike. In Camelot, there is a very prevalent caste system that prevents serving denizens from ascending the ladder of notability in order to improve their lot in life. This is especially prevalent in the capital city of Minas Tirith, where royalty often, literally, rubs elbows with the proletariat. There has to be a better way for the royalty of Camelot to express their commiseration for their less potent workers. For those workers, by all rights, are also their charges to protect.

Endless Dunes

Security: The Ashen Steppes may be harsh, and the Frozen Fields merciless, but in terms of raw danger, very few verses top the peril of the Endless Dunes. It is imperative that immediate action be taken to eliminate the pandemic bandit population that seeks to devour, quite literally, the vulnerable places within this harsh landscape. Once this threat is addressed, attention can then be turned to reviving the depleted wastes that have turned the Endless Dunes into what they are. I am sure, that by borrowing small amounts of resources from other verses, the Endless Dunes can be turned into an Endless Paradise.

Unity: The Empire holds a large presence within the Dunes, but aside from all the implications that this carries, there exists a very large gap between the ways of settlements and nomads. The two tend to view each other with suspicion, especially nomadic travellers, who are often seen simply as bandits in the making. An increased appreciation for different ways of surviving within this verse of desperation will help these two equally tenable populations assist each other.

Equality: Really, the matters of Unity and Equality within the Endless Dunes both trace themselves to the same core problem. I feel that when there is better communication between nomads and settlers, there will naturally arise a desire to promote mutual prosperity.

Tangled Green

The Tangled Green is, perhaps, the least intuitive verse in which to try and contemplate a solution for the ensured safety of all of its people. The dense forests make it difficult to maintain order, and the wide array of individual factions make it hard to organize a single force to protect its inhabitants. That being said, to improve any degree of Security, Equality, and Unity within the Tangle Green, one has to be able to work on enhancing all three at the same time.

The first step in this verse would be to find a way to manage the native orc and goblin population. While I do not condone genocide on any level, there must be a better way to manage relations with these races so that an lasting agreements on territory and resources can be made. Getting them to agree in and among themselves will be a task in and of itself, and as such, I feel that if there was a group dedicated to mediation between the many Orc tribes, a solution could quickly be found.

Once this is achieved, great work needs to be put into enhancing the infrastructure of the Tangled Green. The Jungle provides plenty for its inhabitants, but without usable roads and reliable clean sources of water, there will always be a struggle for resources, if only be means of convenience of access. I feel that putting the immense physical power of the orc populations, along with other voluntary members, into such large-scale construction projects could not only be a way to improve trust in the orcs, but also help them come to be seen as valued members of the Tangled Green Society.

I would be remiss if I did not mention the valiant efforts of Princess Guu and her nation-state of Ambrosia in such improvements. Their methods are sound, and their heart is in the right place, but Ambrosia is, unfortunately, limited by its own reluctance to expand beyond its own means. While this is a wise policy for any government, it inherently hamstrings any efforts that could be focused on improving the verse as a whole. As such, I propose that Ambrosia finds a way to hire contractor or workers-for-hire so as to contribute to the improvement efforts, and also act as a reasonable center of operations for this massive endeavor.

The Vasty Deep

Security: The largest problem facing the safety of the people of the Vasty Deep is piracy, both state sponsored and independent. Similar to the bandit situation in the Endless Dunes, the pirates of the Vasty Deep need to be categorically destroyed. Nothing good will come of the complacency with which these marauders have been treated. The Empire could, doubtlessly, be of great use in ending this real, tangible threat as opposed to focusing on imprisoning political dissidents within Impel Down. Other than that, the Vasty Deeps are a relatively safe verse, aside from the occasional maelstrom or hurricane. Against these threats, simple civil engineering can go a long way to ensuring the safety of all denizens.

Unity: This is a rather tricky prospect for the Vasty Deep since, like the Tangled Greens, these oceans hold a wide variety of cultures that do not immediately mesh well together. I propose that a series of equitable trading arrangements will assist the various cities of Costa Del Sol, Sabaody, and Rapture in maintaining affable long term relationships.

Equality: The Vasty Deep is, by default, a verse centered around the spirit of free enterprise and adventure. This inherently means that there are new cities and settlements being founded constantly throughout the verse, but more often than not, there are large disputes over who holds the sovereignty of these colonies. A colonist’s bill of rights, universal to all settlement efforts within the Vasty Deep, will ensure that all free spirits feel like they have just as much worth as the citizens of more civilized locale. In addition, greater effort must be made to respect the wishes of those who would prefer to be left alone.

Pale Moors

Security: The issue of Security within the Pale Moors is a simple problem to address: Dracula must be defeated. People can feel free to conjecture and speculate, but at this point there should be no ambiguity in the fact that Dracula is directly responsible for the gradual corruption of this verse. All efforts to increase the survivability of the Pale Moors should be centered around slaying this foe.

Unity: Fortunately, unity within the Pale Moors is less of a problem than one might initially think. Being forced to band together against whatever unholy spawn lurks beneath each new nightfall has galvanized the people of Darkshire to a very tight sense of brotherhood. Frankly, this type of outlook should be shared by all denizens of the Omniverse, with The Smiling One as the mutual foe we all face.

Equality: Again, the constant threat of corruption and death within the Pale Moors has helped to create a very unified community that values each person able to live through the night. However, there are still those who live beyond the reach of the Defenders of Darkshire, who cannot fare so well against the beasts that roam these gloaming hills. Efforts to help teach these outlying farmers and villagers how to defend themselves will assist in ensuring that each member of the Pale Moors feels valuable.

Ashen Steppes

Security: Similar to the Pale Moors, question of Security within the Ashen steps boils down to two factors: volcanic activity and draconic activity. I have personally made it my own quest to vanquish the dragon master known as Volvagia, but I alone will not be mighty enough to fell this foe. The Gorons have already agreed to help, but I plan to also seek out the help of the Koopa Kingdom. Once this particular threat is quelled, I will then move on to a large scale mapping program designed to assess the geologic patterns within the Steppes to help build infrastructure that will not fall prey to volcanism or earthquakes.

Unity: There are not many who bother to live permanently within the Ashen Steppes, so for the most part, this will an endeavor that will continue to be in progress once the verse is considered secure enough for average denizens to live in.

Equality: The issues here largely mirror those in promoting unity. The Ashen Steppes provide a unique opportunity for building an ideal civilized verse from scratch.

Frozen Fields

Security: The greatest enemy to denizens of the Frozen Fields is the core feature of the verse itself; the unrelenting, blistering cold. Though the giants, trolls and wampas are indeed blights to the collective safety of all denizens, if one is sensible enough to stay out of their territory, the danger is easily mitigated. I propose that more effort be put into erecting temporary safehouses where travellers of the frigid wastes can take refuge from the cold. Stocked with food and provisions, the possibility entirely exists that such safe havens could attract the attention of the otherwise reclusive predators that inhabit the verse. To this end, I suggest superior communications infrastructure. Being able to see and intercept raiding parties before they are aware they have been spotted will give defenders of these locations a potent advantage.

Unity: The Frozen Fields are actually quite unified, in a similar way that the Pale Moors are. The environment is generally seen as the common enemy, and as such, all dwarves within the verse are largely united as one against the other perils. I do believe it might also be possible for at least a few tribes of giants and trolls to be encouraged to take the side of the denizens, but, I admit, more research is required.

Equality: As is common within the more harsh verses, every member of a community within the Frozen Fields has a role and purpose. The denizens here walk a very narrow edge between life and death, and few people have time for petty caste systems or hierarchies.

Other Verses

Bringing Security, Unity and Equality to places such as the Oververse of Underverse will be an ornate campaign in and of itself that will more than likely require an entirely separate book to explore. I feel that rectifying the problems within these verses should only wait until the locations in which a majority of the Omniverse's population is concentrated.[/spoiler]


Chapter 3: On Secondary Rights

[spoiler]The unfortunate reality of the Omniverse is the fact that certain denizens are always doomed to be at the heel of those privileged to be called primes; the Smiling One's 'chosen'. These 'secondaries' are summoned at a whim, just like everything else a prime creates, and, in some instances, summoned even as an afterthought or subconscious urge. To these secondaries, I do not offer pity, because pity is only for the helpless. Though secondaries may, individually, be nearly powerless in comparison to the mighty primes, as legion, they are the single most powerful force within the Omniverse.

Certain vain primes, or even The Smiling One, might try to claim otherwise, but let us observe the facts. The mightiest primes, those who crave the most power, value the allegiance of secondaries above almost all else. Secondaries linked directly to certain primes can bring in far more Omnilium than a prime could on their own. Most importantly of all, secondaries are the primary force that keeps primes in check. Yes, objectively, if a prime wanted to, they could go on wild killing sprees and wars of conquest, demolishing everything in their path. Their actions, however, will always be judged by the majority, and the majority within the Omniverse is secondaries. Primes cannot act with impunity by default, since secondaries are ultimately the ones who they answer to. Yes, certain primes within the Omniverse, such as King Aragorn or King Gilgamesh often have primes who wrong them and their people answer to themselves directly, but this only highlights the difference between a relationship and a reputation. The former is useful if you are on good terms with a powerful individual, and an antagonistic relationship can be a marked annoyance. A positive or negative reputation, however, can make or break a prime’s ability to act within the Omniverse. Universal scorn will give them only one option, one route to dominance within the Omniverse, as any tactician knows, having only one option inevitably leads to failure.

Understanding, then, that secondaries are the most important denizens of the Omniverse, it seems only fitting that an all-encompassing bill of rights be given to them, so that they are able to organize their inherent authority over primes. I believe the following policies will satisfy both parties and promote the growth of equitable relationships.

1. Secondaries will not, and shall never be, treated as lesser citizens in the presence of primes.
2. All actions taken by primes fall within the purview and jurisdiction of secondary law. Primes are not above the law, even if it is not written by other primes.
3.Secondaries have the right to refuse aid to a prime, even if they themselves were summoned by the prime in question.
4.The property of secondaries cannot be reconverted to Omnilium without express legal consent of the owner.
5.Any secondary summoned by a prime is the responsibility of that summoner, and the summoning prime must ensure that secondary’s safety.
6.Secondaries cannot be attacked nor killed by a prime, unless they themselves have made a similar attempt on that prime. 7.In the event a secondary attacks their summoner, this right supersedes the terms outlined in right number five.
8.Secondaries have the right to organize themselves against a prime that is considered a nuisance in that community, and they have a right to seek retribution for any crimes committed.
9.All secondary denizens summoned in the Omniverse must be summoned with a distinct purpose. Those summoned unintentionally must be then given a purpose by the prime who summoned them.
10.Primes will be held responsible by secondary denizens who are wronged by other secondaries summoned by the offending prime.

It is my hope that all responsible primes within the Omniverse will feel inspired to follow these rights, so that all denizens within the Omniverse need not cower in the shadow of those who simply had the mixed fortune to be summoned here by The Smiling One himself. It is understandable that the application of these policies might take some time, but I myself will hold these rights sacred. I encourage those who wish to see a more prosperous Omniverse to follow these tenets, so that together, we may all move past the limitations imposed by the puerile whims of our pale overlord.[/spoiler]

Chapter 4: On Our Summoning

[spoiler]There has been a great deal of speculation regarding the implications of being stolen from our home universes. I am sure that each and every prime has, at one time or another, wondered what became of their universe when they departed. Personally, I fear that in my absence, my own world will succumb to a slow, agonizing petrification. Never dying, but unable to live. It is a fate that I was called to prevent, just like many of us were destined to fight against the terrible plights that beset our homes and loved ones. If this immediate assumption is true, then it indicates that The Smiling One’s power is far greater than even we might have immediately feared. It would indicate that he not only has total control over the reality of this universe, but a substantial amount of power over our universes of origin.

An alternative theory is that we were simply copied from our home universes, so as not to disturb that flow of reality within these places. Though this possibility quells the concerns that our homes may have crumbled in our absence, it raises its own existential questions. In essence, it indicates that The Smiling One is more than a simple thief; he is a charlatan. When primes are called to the Omniverse, they are given no express explanation as to how they came to be here, only that the Omniverse ‘is not the world [they] know’. There is little doubt that he choses to be ambiguous in this statement, but I feel someone as egotistical as The Smiling One would be quite eager to explain that he brought us here, though I recognize this as conjecture.

Regardless, let us examine this all from a metaphysical perspective. In this passage I will be making the assumption that the fundamental laws of physics within the rest of your universes is the same as my own. If it is not the case, I would be overjoyed to have a conversation about it at some point.

Within a closed system, such as a universe, information cannot be destroyed or created, only changed. Even though sentient beings can come up with ‘new’ ideas, these ideas are coalesced from what the sentient minds already know. As such, the information is transmuted, not generated. On a physical level, this means that energy itself cannot be destroyed or created. To arbitrarily remove matter or energy from a universe without replacing it with an equivalent amount of information will result in a sort of ‘negative’ zone, where time cannot continue until the appropriate information is in place to progress along the timeline. There are two things this might possibly indicate: either The Smiling One has singlehandedly killed every single one of our native realities, or, he recreated us using existing information he had to work with in the Omniverse.

Additionally, we must consider the fact that any given universe has an infinite number of commingling timelines that converge and diverge as sentient minds within those timelines make concrete choices that affect outcomes within those closed systems. Following the logic of this fact, it could be said that each of us already has an infinite number of clones to start with. Proceeding along this train of thought even further, we must consider that we only perceive the progression of time because we exist within the confines of our own realities. A being such as The Smiling One, who exists outside of these closed systems, does not need to view time in a progressive fashion such as we do. In simpler terms, The Smiling One can see all of time and space all at once whenever he chooses to gaze into other universes. Since everything that happened in the past and will happen in the future is already in set place within a given timeline, it should hypothetically be possible for The Smiling One to observe us within our native universes at all points along our subjective lives. If he were to remove us from a point in the past, it would single handedly obliterate the evidence of our existence in the future, a fact which cannot be true, because at that point, The Smiling One has already observed our presence in the future of our own timelines.

What this all points to, is that all primes are required to be copies of ourselves from our home universes; snapshots within a contiguous stream of time and space that were taken by a callous deity, hung to dry in the deadly darkroom that is the Omniverse. Meanwhile, any timeline that we are present in continues as if nothing ever changed, meaning that our home universes never noticed our absence, because, from their perspective, we were never technically removed.

How a given prime should feel about being a mere clone of their true selves is not a personal examination I can give any advice for, save for the solace in the fact that our loved ones will not miss us and our homes will continued to be protected by our original versions. The truly sobering implication in all of this is that it is quite impossible for us to return to our universes of origin, since the same rules that prevent us from being taken wholesale also prevent us from being inserted into a closed system that has no room for new information.

As far as the summoning of secondaries is concerned, I have not figured out how it is possible for new, fully developed sentient minds to be spontaneously generated, save for the fact that The Smiling One must be able to pervert what would be considered ‘normal’ laws of physics within in this bizarre Omniverse. More importantly, however, it means that secondaries are the only true natives of the Omniverse, despite the fact that it takes an outside force to realize them.

As such, it is imperative that we treat the Omniverse not as a prison, but as a new home which has been infested and defiled by a tyrannical landlord.[/spoiler]

Chapter 5: On True Value

[spoiler]Everyone within the Omniverse is familiar with Omnilium, that ubiquitous substance from which all possibilities flow. But let us examine in detail what Omnilium truly is, and why we all should endeavor to take as much of it from Omni as we can.

Many theories exist that Omnilium is a personification of the concept of ‘value’ as it applies to mortal minds such as ours. Omnilium flows naturally into a prime’s veins as they trek the Omniverse, but can also be taken directly from the Omniverse itself; condensed from the physical objects that surround us. What this means, in essence, is that every single object in this world has a set value. But who decides the value of that item? Is it the complexity of the object, or its subjective rarity? Does water yield more value in the Endless Dunes than it does in the Vasty Deep? These are experiments that I myself endeavor to undertake, and I expect the results to be quite revealing into the nature of the Omniverse itself, no matter what the answer. There is one thing that is categorically true of Omnillium; that it, in fact, does not represent the inherent concept of value itself. How can this be such a certainty? As always, the answer traces its roots back to that one element we all share that The Smiling One takes for granted: Sentience.

There are many varieties of denizen within the Omniverse, but more often than not, those who are able to communicate and relate to one another have some form of cultural or personal identity. What this means, is that denizens of the Omniverse are capable of changing their own perception of worth within a given object through the assignment of ontological value, be it cultural or individual. For a prime, four ounces of pure gold will always require the same amount of Omnilium. If that gold is then shaped into a four ounce golden locket that holds the image of a loved one, the value in Omnilium is not changed, and it is here that we gain insight into The Smiling One’s mind.

If Omnilium, which is hypothetically an expression of The Smiling One’s own divine power, does not factor in sentimental value in the creation of a given object, it means that it The Smiling One either cannot comprehend the concept of the worth of a personal memento, or, he does not care for our emotions and memories that add value to the material that makes up a given item. This is an area in which sentient mortals draw strength; their ability to see beyond the gross, material cost of an item and assign it emotional worth. As such, this means that Omnilium does not represent the universal concept of value; it represents The Smiling One’s ideas of value. This means that there are, hypothetically, items within the Omniverse that seem like they are worth more than they should normally are assigned that value because The Smiling One himself has decided that they are worth more in his eyes. Omni is an enigmatic being, but he is not beyond the realm of study. Again, this will be an experiment I look forward to conducting, but it will require some complex arrangements. I will be sure to publish the results when I can.

What, then, can be used to assess the true value of anything in the Omniverse, taking personal ontological perception and cultural esteem into account? That is, more than anything else, a question of economics. Omnilium is, surely, an invaluable tool for creating whatever might be desired in a short span of time, but as a form of currency, it is not only impractical, it’s ‘exchange rate’ is subject to the whims of our tyrant, not the denizens of the Omniverse. The solution, I propose, is to introduce an Omniversal currency system that uses a system of value different that used by The Smiling One and his precious Omnilium. This will be only one of many steps required to assert our ownership of this new home.[/spoiler]