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How does Intaki Rebirth work?
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Valentine Arkanian
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-01-01 17:21:41 UTC
I was reading the lore before I created my character and Reborn sounded the most interesting, but I'm not sure what it means or how it's done. Evelopedia is pretty vague, just describing it as the transfer of a dying person's personality into a newborn. Does this include memories? Are there generations upon generations that have had reborn and transferred to a single brain? Would a reborn Intaki have hundreds or thousands of years of memory that doesn't belong to them?

The mystical aspect is what attracted me to it, but I'm not sure what it means in practice.

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Needle Juice
State War Academy
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-01-01 17:28:14 UTC
Game play wise, it has no affect. I'm sure there are some role playing groups that utilize the story.
Stegas Tyrano
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-01-01 17:36:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Stegas Tyrano
'Reborn ancestry

Although persons in risky positions (such as starship captains) use clones, the general Intaki public refrains from using them. Instead they have a unique method for transferring the personality of a dying person into a newborn baby. Steeped in tradition and perfected with technology, the Reborn process is the ideal Intaki vision of 'afterlife'.'

Seems pretty vague. It doesn't mention memories at all but 'personality'. What does that even mean?

There is this as well, which mentions;

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One core tenet is that all things are in a cycle. Death leads to rebirth. A solution only leads to more problems. We know that the "soul" or "spirit" is eternal and will be reborn many times to learn new lessons, and once it fully understands the cycle it may finally move on. The Reborn are an important part of this. These were people who had reached a level of understanding that they may choose to be liberated, but choose to remain and teach others. In earlier times there were many tests and rituals to ensure that a soul had indeed been reborn, and through mental discipline and training these Reborn were able to continue their life work over many lifetimes. These rare people were given the title of Idama.

In modern times, with the assistance of technology, the rebirth process has been made more certain. In fact many of the techniques and experiences of the Reborn have assisted the development and perfection of psyche restoration and cloning. But even today the status of Idama is still reserved for those who have been reborn without assistance."

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Valentine Arkanian
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-01-01 17:43:12 UTC
Strange that there would be such a high bonus to Memory if Rebirth has nothing to do with memories, though.

And I know that game play wise it doesn't have much effect, other than the increase in Memory, but the process and what it means for a character got me curious.

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Ioci
Bad Girl Posse
#5 - 2013-01-01 18:53:43 UTC
Intaki

Everybody died but they didn't stay dead.

Intaki are Zombies Shocked

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