# Anima Mundi ## Category World Souls / Animalistic Gods / Ancient Divine Beings ## Known Facts - Pipé found references to beings called **Anima Mundi**, meaning World Souls, in the restricted section of the [[Vekuda Archive]]. - They were described as animalistic gods tied directly to [[Tarin]] and the soul of the world. - Some Anima Mundi appear to have been threatened during [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/03 - Cosmology & Divine Structure/The Breaking|The Breaking]] and [[The Great Purge]]. - [[Vanthar Pendrick]] sought to rescue and preserve endangered creatures and may also have sheltered Anima Mundi. - [[Vanthar's Sanctarium, Volume Three|Vanthar’s Sanctarium, Volume Three]] may relate to these beings. ## Connected To - [[Vanthar Pendrick]] - [[Vanthar's Sanctarium|Vanthar’s Sanctarium]] - [[Vanthar's Sanctarium, Volume Three|Vanthar’s Sanctarium, Volume Three]] - [[The Great Purge]] - [[The 26th Page]] - [[Tarin]] ## Open Questions - Are any Anima Mundi still alive or imprisoned? - Does [[Vanthar's Sanctarium|Vanthar’s Sanctarium]] summon them, reach them, or preserve only records of them? - Is a summoned companion already an Anima Mundi or descended from one?