(Was asked to pick which principles best encapsulated the features of a few specified lands in MD)

I think to ascertain this, we have to first identify the underlying qualities that these three lands possesses. The underground is the dark underworld of the MD realm, hidden deep in the belly of the Earth. The MDA is a land filled with vast collections of scriptures, with surmounting pieces of knowledge that transcends time with its physical existence. Lastly, the Tribunal is the mysterious land which takes a large physical toll every time you travel through it.

Consequently, for the Underground, I believe the Principles of Darkness, Light, and Element are most applicable. The Principle of Darkness is fairly self-explanatory, seeing as it the land solely without contact with the lively radiant rays of the sun. While the Principle of Light seems paradoxical from my previous statement, the underground is not without an end, there is always a bright shining exit to the endless darkness within the depths of MD. I believe that this is also a very fitting metaphor to life, in that even if one is experiencing ‘darkness’ in one’s life, there is always an opportunity, a chance, a ‘light’ out of whatever troubles one is in. Lastly, I think the Element Principle is very fitting because I believe that it is the underground that contributes to the elemental constitution of everything in the realm. Seeing as the common elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Wind are borne directly or indirectly from the ground, I believe that Element Principle is somewhat applicable.

For the MDA, I believe the Principles of Time, Imagination and Transposition are most relevant to his land. I think that these three stated principles relate to the concept of ‘Knowledge’ that serves as the crux to this land. To begin with time, books and writing as we know are physical manifestations of knowledge. Seeing as the MDA is an archive of such pieces of writing, this knowledge is able to transcend time and provide its information to the citizens of MD for many years to come. As for Imagination, I believe knowledge comes from Imagination. Without a spark of inspiration, knowledge will never be created. For instance, seeing as MDA is the place where players can acquire their personal papers, it seems fitting to say that Imagination is very relevant in that the MDA is a place for players to develop, to create, to imagine their roles and significance in this realm. Transposition is very much like Imagination. Because the writings in MDA harbor such extensive knowledge of old and new players alike, I think that we utilize these rather ‘lifeless’ pieces of information and manipulate them to create something with meaning, imbuing it with cherished memories. As a result, these three principles are very significant to the MDA.

Lastly, for the Tribunal, I think the Principles of Cyclicity, Entropy and Syntropy are suitable. These principles are applicable largely because they have a relationship with the expansive nature of the Tribunal as well as its large AP cost to travel in it. Starting with Entropy, other than the obvious ‘ending’ of one’s AP to travel across these lands, I think that the Principle of Entropy is related to the Tribunal on a deeper basis. Seeing as the Tribunal is so big and expansive, one would think that there is no end to this land. However, there is and this represents how most things in life do come to an end, like how the Tribunal does not go on infinitely. The Principles of Syntropy and Cyclicity relate closely to the nature of AP usage in the Tribunal. Because AP gets used up so quickly in the Tribunal aforementioned, with every regeneration, more AP is ‘created’. While it gets used up again and again while travelling through the Tribunal, AP with again and again be created. Consequently, one is never in a standstill, but in a perpetual cycle where one will be in stages of entropy and syntropy.

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