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Pavkanai
Image	A representation of Pavkanai
Realm	Homhuen
Aspect	Imagination, Creativity and Dreams
Osia	Path of Pavkanai
Wardens	Saevien

Introduction

Pavkanai is the Primordial Spirit of imagination, creativity and dreaming. She arose in the Napadéh from the dreams of Umalyu, the first consciousness, as a natural consequence of consciousness.

Nature and Influence

Pavkanai's influence covers imagination, creativity and the possibilities they open. She formed the first humans, the Yendea, in Homhuen, and after the realms had stabilized following the Great Erosion she placed them on Haberria. All human races carry aspects of her, and many other races of Adaris owe their humanoid form to her influence.

Relationship with Other Elements

The other seven Primordial Spirits arose from the interaction of Umalyu's consciousness and Pavkanai's imagination.

Realm

Homhuen is the intangible realm of imagination and dreams. It came into being with Pavkanai, is the oldest of the realms, and lies outside time. After the Great Erosion, once the Dawn Wars had begun, Pavkanai formed the Saevien to protect it.

Osia

The Path of Pavkanai is the study of creativity, dreams and imagination. It was open to humans from their time on Haberria. It has no formal course of training, and its disciples reach Homhuen through dreams.

Significance and Worship

Pavkanai is the focus of a religion.

Cultural Practices

Lucid dreaming, becoming aware within a dream and directing it, is a practice of the Path of Pavkanai, taught to its disciples.

Philosophical Interpretations

Whether a dreamer visits Homhuen in ordinary sleep is debated. Some hold that every dream is a brief passage into Homhuen; others that only trained dreamers reach it, and that ordinary dreams remain within the dreamer's own mind.

Because Pavkanai arose before the other seven Primordial Spirits, imagination preceded much of reality. From this some argue that imagination is prior to reality and that what is imagined can come to exist, while others hold that imagination only reshapes what consciousness already holds.

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-|Realm=[[Kalpanas]]
+{{center|A representation of Pavkanai}}
-|Aspect=The ever-changing kaleidoscope, the artist's palette, the dreamer's mind
+|Realm=[[Homhuen]]
-|Osia=[[Pavkanaiia]]
+|Aspect=Imagination, Creativity and Dreams
+|Osia=[[Path of Pavkanai]]
+|Wardens=Saevien
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 {{Primordial Spirit Sections
-|Introduction=Pavkanai, the [[Primordial Spirit]] of Imagination. It emerged in near-tandem with [[Umalyu]], the first consciousness, during the awakening of reality within the [[Primordial Void]]. Where Umalyu represents awareness, thought, and structure, Pavkanai is vision, abstraction, and creativity.
+|Introduction=Pavkanai is the [[Primordial Spirit]] of imagination, creativity and dreaming. She arose in the [[Napadéh]] from the dreams of [[Umalyu]], the first consciousness, as a natural consequence of consciousness.
-|Nature and Influence=Awemlas' influence is expansive, covering all aspects of imagination, creativity and the possibilities that go along with it. Much of the metaphysical realm stems from Pavkanai in some way.
+|Nature and Influence=Pavkanai's influence covers imagination, creativity and the possibilities they open. She formed the first humans, the [[Yendea]], in [[Homhuen]], and after the realms had stabilized following the [[Great Erosion]] she placed them on [[Haberria]]. All human races carry aspects of her, and many other races of [[Adaris]] owe their humanoid form to her influence.
+|Relationship with Other Elements=The other seven Primordial Spirits arose from the interaction of Umalyu's consciousness and Pavkanai's imagination.
+|Realm=[[Homhuen]] is the intangible realm of imagination and dreams. It came into being with Pavkanai, is the oldest of the realms, and lies outside time. After the Great Erosion, once the [[Dawn Wars]] had begun, Pavkanai formed the [[Saevien]] to protect it.
+|Osia=The [[Path of Pavkanai]] is the study of creativity, dreams and imagination. It was open to humans from their time on Haberria. It has no formal course of training, and its disciples reach Homhuen through dreams.
+|Significance and Worship=Pavkanai is the focus of a [[Religions of Dalel|religion]].
+|Cultural Practices=Lucid dreaming, becoming aware within a dream and directing it, is a practice of the [[Path of Pavkanai]], taught to its disciples.
+|Philosophical interpretations=Whether a dreamer visits Homhuen in ordinary sleep is debated. Some hold that every dream is a brief passage into Homhuen; others that only trained dreamers reach it, and that ordinary dreams remain within the dreamer's own mind.
-Pavkanai also created the original humans (the [[Yendea]]), who first born into the physical realm. All human-based races have aspects of Pavkanai present within themselves.
+Because Pavkanai arose before the other seven Primordial Spirits, imagination preceded much of reality. From this some argue that imagination is prior to reality and that what is imagined can come to exist, while others hold that imagination only reshapes what consciousness already holds.
-|Realm=Kalpanas is the intangible realm of imagination. Kalpanas is not governed by time or space; it is the field of endless creativity.
+|See Also=* [[Ákyar]]: The chaotic energy of Napadéh, shaped by Umalyu and Pavkanai.
-|Osia=The practice of those who attune to Pavkanai, focuses on the manipulation of dreams, imagination, and possibility. Practitioners are known as Awenlari.
-|See Also=* [[Ákyar]]: The chaotic energy of the Primordial Void, shaped by Umalyu and Pavkanai.
 * [[Cosmology of Adaris]]: The broader context of Adarian beliefs about the universe's origin and structure.
+* [[Homhuen]]
+* [[Saevien]]
+* [[Umalyu]]
 }}