Reincarnates

Those that have Lived Before
Sometimes it is not the genes but the memes that have started to fight for persistence. This is a parasitic soul which seeks out developing embryos and hijacks their development to start forming along the lines of the reincarnate pattern. They sometimes also initiate a budding death making multiple copies of the reincarnate in all directions leading to the spread of an ‘identity’, an idea, or a skill, to new fetuses. Guardian spirits usually will defend or be vigilant against these creatures as such infections can come with suicidal or mal-adaptive behaviors. However, this awareness for potential danger is generally only present for the initial infection. After a reincarnate takes root in a new embryo and has ‘written’ itself in it, the embryo's energy signature becomes singular again and once more genetic material reads as offspring.

Due to the population of humans compared to animals, it is quite often for animal spirits to be reincarnated in human communities and for humans to be reincarnates within animals. Animal to human generally do not suffer terribly. They can be a little bit off but overall fine. However transitioning from human to animal can be horribly tragic. The human spirit cannot fully fit inside most animals. Compromises to the animal body will have to be made to adequately house the human spirit.

Occasionally, the physical traits will be further altered by a reincarnates’ previous lives.