Wisened Ones

Wisened Ones are a group of people who are able to recall past lives with perfect clarity. It is unknown how they are given this ability, and anyone of any race or age can become one. Wisened Ones are known and valued for their ability, often serving as advisors, historians, teachers, or even politicians with exeptional knowledge in their fields. Wisened Ones, also known as The Wisnened or simply just as Wisened, are typically very rare, though they have expressed a unique ability to encounter other Wisened at higher rates than the general public.

Abilities and Risks
The main power and ability of the Wisened is their ability to recall the experiences of past lives with perfect clarity as though it were a single string of consciousness. From this, the Wisened gains the knowledge and skills of the past life. For example, if a past life of a Wisened One was a soldier that fought numerous wars, the Wisened One would gain combat skills as well as an understanding of the history that led to the conflicts they fought in. This holds true for every Wisened One and every past life they remember.

The single largest risk that a Wisened faces is the threat of becoming Lost. Because they can remember with such clarity, Wisened Ones can be overwhelemed by their memories and believe they are their past lives. This can be prompted by being in places past lives visited or lived, meeting people important to previous lives, or experiencing sensations that were extremely impactful or traumatic to them. When Lost, a Wisened One only responds to the name of the past life they believe they are in and adopt the personality that goes with it. When a Lost Wisened One is confronted with the fact that they are not who they believe, they often suffer extreme emotional distress as they try to reconcile their self-identity with reality.