![]() For "spirits of a place", or a place inhabited by a Mind Hive, the correct term is Genii Loci. To refer to "spirits of places", or multiple locations, each with their own guardian spirit, the correct pluralization is Genii Locorum. The name comes from the Latin for "spirit of a place", originally a location's protective guardian spirit. It can be helpful, neutral, or antagonistic. It can be a Hive Mind formed from the various organic life-forms that inhabit a place, a nonphysical being possessing the area itself, a mythological spirit of a locale, or a computer system laced through the brick and stone. Alternately, it can trap them in Alien Geometries and torment them with Living Memories for shoots and giggles. Usually, the Genius Loci has some control over its own form, and uses that control to communicate with the other characters. ![]() Obviously, this is more common in Science Fiction and fantasy, though a certain amount of animism in otherwise realistic series isn't unknown, and it may be only suggested. A sentient planet, country, island, city, or street. ![]()
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