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 While we don’t understand why some souls take longer than others to reach the Boneyard, or exactly what happens in the Boneyard, we know that this is the process by which the outer planes and the deities are maintained, refreshed, and kept in balance.  Even the most Evil and Chaotic of deities and powers seem to recognise this, and don’t interfere too much.  There are, of course,  those who wish to increase their own powers by stealing souls, but these are generally individuals rather than an organised power grab on behalf of a whole plane or philosophy. While we don’t understand why some souls take longer than others to reach the Boneyard, or exactly what happens in the Boneyard, we know that this is the process by which the outer planes and the deities are maintained, refreshed, and kept in balance.  Even the most Evil and Chaotic of deities and powers seem to recognise this, and don’t interfere too much.  There are, of course,  those who wish to increase their own powers by stealing souls, but these are generally individuals rather than an organised power grab on behalf of a whole plane or philosophy.
  
-It raises the important question of whether Good can survive without Evil?   Would we recognise it? Can Chaos exist if Lawfulness does not counter it?   Once those distinctions have gone, would we exist?  What about the Deities and Powers themselves?  Would they exist?  That is an interesting philosophical discussion, but it truly is a lifetime of research, even for an immortal.  And, I suspect, many of the deities, don’t know for sure.+It raises the important question of whether Good can survive without Evil?   Would we recognise it? Can Chaos exist if Lawfulness does not counter it?   Once those distinctions have gone, would we exist?  What about the Deities and Powers themselves?  Would they exist?  That is an interesting philosophical discussion, but it truly is a lifetime of research, even for an immortal.  And, I suspect, many deities don’t know for sure.
  
 However, there are some aspects of the process that can be examined which may, eventually, add to the overall discussion on life, death, the universe and everything.   Why, for example, are some souls left to disintegrate in the Boneyard?  Is this just a way of maintaining the plane?  Or is there another reason?  Why do some souls end up in Outer Planes, while others are reincarnated and a few become powers in their own right? However, there are some aspects of the process that can be examined which may, eventually, add to the overall discussion on life, death, the universe and everything.   Why, for example, are some souls left to disintegrate in the Boneyard?  Is this just a way of maintaining the plane?  Or is there another reason?  Why do some souls end up in Outer Planes, while others are reincarnated and a few become powers in their own right?
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