Editing Human (section)

=== Post-Solomon ===
With the creation of the [[Seal of Solomon]], the relationship between human and Other was formalized.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> Others were barred from interfering with humanity "without excuse", protecting the [[Innocent]].<ref name=":2">She lifted another book, turning it around so I could see a painting of a brown-skinned man with a funny little golden hat and a magnificent beard.<br><br>Rose explained, “Suleiman. Sorcerer king. He was the first practitioner who really worked for the betterment of mankind and actually made headway. He established rules and contracts, and he systematically worked to challenge the biggest, baddest Others out there that he could, then used them to help get others. It brought about an age where humans could stop being the playthings of Others and start developing as a civilization.”<br><br>“Okay,” I said. “And the seal?”<br><br>“A formal acknowledgement on the part of an Other, that they won’t interfere with mankind without excuse, they’ll obey certain rules, and the practitioners will leave them be. Typically an Other bears some symbol or token of this bargain. Over time it’s gained a power of its own. Being sealed physically alters the Other, but it also affords them certain protections against us.” - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/01/11 Excerpt] from [[Bonds 1.7]]</ref> The modern [[Awakening]] ritual was established as the means of going from [[Innocent]] human to Practitioner<ref>“Suleiman Bin Daoud took the first steps to establishing a new relationship between human and Other,” Miss said. “A lasting compact between human and Other. There are forms of this ritual where we recite old words in your language and in Suleiman’s. There are forms where we conduct old traditions. At the heart of it, however, lies an invitation. For you to join our world, and for us to cooperate with you in interacting with the world of man. Would you invite us in, Verona, Avery, and Lucy?” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/lost-for-words-1-2/ excerpt] from [[Lost for Words 1.2]]</ref> and Practitioners agreed to accept usually-Other [[Judge]]s and [[Lords]].

Post-Solomon Practitioners and humans generally tended to view the world as a chain of being: God was above King, who was above Lord, who was above Man, who was above Animals, who were above Others. This may be the origin of [[familiar]]s taking on animal forms, as they grow "closer" to human and are "raised up" to a more trusted status.<ref>In old traditions, in the post-Solomon reformations, God was arranged 
above king, who was arranged above lord, above man, who ruled over animal, who were declared above Other. We know this redefinition of the anno Domini provenance was in part an effort to redefine the realm of man and mark out borders on a cultural and linguistic front. Put in simpler words, mankind, in order to both survive and thrive, declared a new order of things and placed Other at the lowest point. The familiar relationship originated in an era where this was the common mindset among men both practitioner and innocent, and the traditions established then include the translation of Other to the nearest step in the chain, in what was often viewed as ‘raising them up’ to be animals, close but still subservient to man. In this, the tradition of giving them mortality through animal forms was established early on. - Excerpt from [[List of Books#Famulus|Famulus]], quoted in Bonus Material: [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/10/29 Famulus Text]</ref>

Over time, human civilization spread and prospered beyond what anyone had anticipated. Others who had struck deals that barred them from civilization, or chosen to avoid civilization out of fear of humanity, became increasingly marginalized.<ref name=":1" /><ref>“How would you avoid it? What would you do?”<br><br>“Not make any more deals?”<br><br>“Some went that route. They detach from humanity, finding their own 
refuges. But humanity shapes the world, and everything is soon associated with humanity. These Others now find the world unfamiliar and hostile, they are ill-equipped to catch up or keep up, and they fall by the wayside.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/back-away-5-d/ excerpt] from [[Back Away 5.d]]
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