User blog comment:GrandMethuselah67/Neutral 'verse Character Sheet: Emperor Bradley Hargrave/@comment-4867780-20151210082858/@comment-4867780-20151213105628

I see ! So wishes just provide the references, and the actual result is determined and implemented by the machine, after moderation and adjustments according to pre-programmed rules and conditions. It does sound vastly more manageable this way, it's indeed non-restricted wishes that tend to go out of control in no time ^ ^

So Terra Ultimate is a multifaceted living reality, with its perception and experience by citizens ranging from complete normality to complete eldritchness according to Bradley's will ? WOW ! That is some high-octane paranoia fuel alright, and perfectly suited for an otherworldly totalitarian emperor. Simply disliking his way of doing things is already suicidal in normal conditions, but in Terra Ultima it's an unspeakable hell just a heartbeat away. Still, considering his massive contribution to the betterment of the world at large, Cthulhu and cie could probably learn a few things from him about foreign relations XD

Does Bradley share some kind of Hive Mind with his secondary selves ? If something was to happen to him, would he continue existing through them ? Did he convert other people into copies of himself since then ? I get the feeling a whole planet to monitor and manage 24/7 would require an increased number of Bradleys to keep his utopia running flawlessly.

All matrix entities are fully sentient and free willed, living their own life in their own world just like inhabitants of the Inner Planes, being only unaware of their simulated existence (perfect simulation so undetectable) just like IP inhabitants are unaware of their true origin and purpose (perfect retroactive history so untraceable).

The distinction is blurred further by the fact that Inner Planes were originally matrix worlds later materialized into real space, and their inhabitants seamlessly reincarnate in the matrix at the end of their material existence. Add to that the matrix's materialization/reintegration at will, and you effectively end up with something like an uncertain inner multiverse.

The matrix is entirely based on empirical data collected during his planar travels (making possible the on/off immediate materialization), multiplied exponentially via retroactive re-engineering and interplanar recombination. Some matrix worlds are alternate versions of existing planes while others are original creations, all freely modified to better fulfill their purpose.