By Emma-Jayne Saanen
In the early days, before physical forms became static, the People cast off their old forms in exchange for new ones far more often. Sometimes a physical form was abandoned because there were no more lessons to learn from it. Sometimes a physical form was left behind because it was too old and worn to keep up with the Person within. And sometimes a physical form was cast off to aid another, an exchange of energy through the gift of flesh.
It did not take long for the unwanted old physical forms to dominate the lands. There was nowhere for them to go. With them they brought disease and death, forced eviction of a Person from their form. The problem wrought by the old physical forms spiralled out of control.
Sky and Earth despaired. Their World was suffering. Unsure what to do, they called forth a council of the most powerful nature spirits.
