Q&A #qna-055Verified Source
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The distinction between Spirits, Great Spirits, and Artificial Spirits
QUESTION
日本語 (ORIGINAL)
ベアトリスやパックのような「人工精霊」と、自然発生した大精霊の違いは何ですか？
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
What is the difference between 'Artificial Spirits' like Beatrice and Puck, and naturally occurring Great Spirits?
ANSWER· Tappei Nagatsuki(Original Author)
日本語 (ORIGINAL)
自然の精霊は微精霊が途方もない年月とマナを蓄積して意識を獲得しますが、人工精霊はエキドナの手によって明確な目的と人格構造を初期設計された存在です。そのため、契約やルールに対する絶対的な縛りが強固にプログラムされています。
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Natural spirits originate as quasi-spirits that accumulate mana over vast millennia to attain consciousness, whereas Artificial Spirits were deliberately engineered by Echidna with predefined purpose and psychological architecture. Consequently, binding rules and contract parameters are strictly programmed into their existence.