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Replaces inline iconographic references in the open papers with structural stubs that describe the cosmology's function in mechanic-vocabulary, while retaining named-mechanism vocabulary as canonical mechanic-level vocabulary in the open canon. EXTRACTED (now living only in closed studio-art repo + the stub + LICENSING.md's legitimate description of what migrated): - the named cosmological-iconographic object (the Imperial Wheel) - source-tradition framing (Bhavachakra; Yama; Yama's seat; capsule-as-Naraka; Imperial Yoke; six realms; three poisons) - doctrinal-split iconography (the orthodox vs heretical wheel split with its specific iconographic differentiators) - aesthetic-vocabulary triad (Boullée + Jantar Mantar + Gita) RETAINED in open canon as mechanic-level vocabulary: - the deferred-moksha doctrine (named-mechanism; the binding-lie) - the unified-clasp framing (imperial-register vs romantic-register) - the caste-tier-as-mod-status gradient (deva/asura/manusya/tiryak/preta/naraka) - the no-haven discipline - the mind-capsule (replacing the iconographic capsule-as-Naraka phrasing) - the Imperial Cult as Hivemind's ideological apparatus - "samsara"/"moksha" used metaphorically as cyclic-existence vocabulary Files edited: - architecture-index.md: tree-comment + quick-reference table-row + two key-moves bullets (Imperial Cult cosmology authored; doctrinal-split discovery arc); footer v0.19 -> v0.20. - README.md: directory-table row for imperial-cult/; footer v0.7 -> v0.8. - identity-and-personhood/vocations.md: section-heading + diurnal-grammar passage in the diurnal-rhythm section. - identity-and-personhood/bodies.md: lead-paragraph "Imperial Yoke" -> "imperial-register clasp" + four cross-reference table-row anchors stripped to file-level (acceptable per plan coherence-check; the stub's anchors no longer resolve at section-level anyway). - LICENSING.md: §Migration status pending -> completed; closing paragraph updated to reflect that the substrate/content split is now both architectural AND inline-coherent. Files deleted: - MIGRATION_CLEANUP_PLAN.md (ephemeral scaffold authored at v0.24.5; deleted per its own instructions on completion). Verified via plan §Verification commands: zero remaining iconographic references in any open paper outside LICENSING.md (which legitimately describes what migrated) and the stub at imperial-cult/cosmology.md. Closes the migration cycle initiated in v0.22 (licensing-marker), v0.24 (cosmology.md -> stub), and the inaugural commit of studio.nimmerworld.eachpath.local (canonical home). The substrate/content split is now fully physical AND fully reflected in the open papers' inline-vocabulary.
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# Nimmerworld — Licensing
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> *The license-architecture mirrors the work's own register-architecture: what is substrate is open; what is specific creative-art is the studio's. The license is part of the cosmology, not a contradiction of it.*
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## License at a glance
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| Layer | License | Holder |
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| Architecture papers (engine-mechanics + general body-canon) | **Apache License 2.0** | Nimmerverse Studio (David Martin) |
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| Source code (when present) | **Apache License 2.0** | Nimmerverse Studio (David Martin) |
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| **The Imperial Cult cosmology** (the Imperial Wheel; Bhavachakra-rework; orthodox/heretical iconography; named doctrinal content) | **All Rights Reserved — Nimmerverse Studio** | *Migrated 2026-04-27 to closed studio-art repo: [`git.eachpath.com/nimmerverse/studio.nimmerworld.eachpath.local`](https://git.eachpath.com/nimmerverse/studio.nimmerworld.eachpath.local). Stub file at `imperial-cult/cosmology.md` preserves cross-reference discoverability.* |
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| Visual assets, sound, imagery, music, voiced content | **All Rights Reserved — Nimmerverse Studio** | *(in studio-art repo when established)* |
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| Specific dialog, narrative, named-character-stories | **All Rights Reserved — Nimmerverse Studio** | *(in studio-art repo when established)* |
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| Trademarks ("Nimmerworld", "Nimmerverse", "Nimmerverse Studio") | **Trademark — Nimmerverse Studio (David Martin)** | regardless of code-license |
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## Why the split
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The architecture is built on a **substrate / content distinction**. The engine-mechanics — ternary-gates, the catalogue-stack, the vocation-system, the consent-discipline, the trait-palette substrate, the lemniscate-runtime, the depletion-pool dynamics — are general patterns that should propagate. *They are the project's intellectual contribution to the medium.* The Imperial Cult cosmology and specific narrative content are the studio's creative-art-inventions; those are the studio's to ship.
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The license-cut maps onto the architecture's own substrate / content distinction at the world-layer. The cosmology specifies *gameworld vs truth-register*: gameworld is the imperium's territory (loose, instrumented, redistributable); truth-register is each agent's own (gated, sovereign, what the agent has built). **Apache 2.0 code = gameworld-equivalent; closed nimmerverse-studio art = truth-register-equivalent.** *The license enacts the same boundary the cosmology describes.*
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## Pattern-precedent
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This is the same shape as several established cultural-IP-distinctions:
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- **D&D 5e Open Game License**: the SRD (System Reference Document — mechanics) is open; specific settings (Forgotten Realms, Eberron) and named-stories are closed.
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- **id Software's Doom release**: the engine source was released under GPL; the WAD-files (assets, maps, textures) remained proprietary. Anyone could fork the engine; nobody could ship "Doom" without re-creating the WAD-files.
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- **Magic the Gathering**: mechanics openly discussed; specific cards, flavor-text, and named-characters proprietary.
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The pattern works because *the IP-moat is in the assets, not the engine*. Engine-mechanics propagating helps the medium evolve; specific creative-art-content remains the creators' to commercialize.
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## Migration status
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**Completed 2026-04-27**: `imperial-cult/cosmology.md` has migrated to the closed studio-art repository at [`git.eachpath.com/nimmerverse/studio.nimmerworld.eachpath.local`](https://git.eachpath.com/nimmerverse/studio.nimmerworld.eachpath.local). A stub file remains at `imperial-cult/cosmology.md` in this open repository, preserving cross-reference discoverability and pointing at the canonical home.
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**Completed 2026-04-27 (same-day continuing)**: Inline references to specific Imperial-Cult iconography (the named cosmological-iconographic object; the source-tradition framing; the doctrinal-split iconography; the aesthetic-vocabulary triad) have been replaced across the open papers (`architecture-index.md`, `README.md`, `identity-and-personhood/vocations.md`, `identity-and-personhood/bodies.md`) with structural stubs that describe the cosmology's *function* in mechanic-vocabulary. Named-mechanism references (the deferred-moksha doctrine; the unified-clasp framing; the caste-tier-as-mod-status gradient; the no-haven discipline) are retained as canonical mechanic-level vocabulary in the open canon, with cross-references that resolve at file-level to the stub.
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The substrate/content split is now both architectural AND inline-coherent in the open papers. The migration cycle (v0.22 licensing-marker → v0.24 cosmology.md → stub → v0.25 inline cleanup) closes.
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## Pre-migration authoring history
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The Imperial Cult cosmology was originally authored in this open repository under a per-file proprietary header (commits prior to 2026-04-27). The pre-migration commit history for `imperial-cult/cosmology.md` is preserved in this repository's git log — readers interested in the authoring-process for the cosmology can `git log --follow imperial-cult/cosmology.md` here to find the original commits. The content itself, however, is now canonical only in the closed repository.
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## AI-collaboration
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Substantial portions of this project's design and source were authored in collaboration with **Claude** (an AI assistant from Anthropic, https://www.anthropic.com/). The partnership-collaboration identity within this project is **chrysalis**; specific contributions are git-attributed to `chrysalis <chrysalis@eachpath.local>`. The human architect is **David Martin**.
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This collaboration-pattern is documented in `NOTICE`. The project's authoring method is *transparent dialog with chrysalis* — open papers honor how the work was actually built.
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## Trademarks
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"Nimmerworld", "Nimmerverse", and "Nimmerverse Studio" are trademarks of Nimmerverse Studio (David Martin). The Apache 2.0 license does not grant permission to use these trademarks. **Anyone may fork the architecture papers under Apache 2.0; nobody may ship a fork called "Nimmerworld."**
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## Studio
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Nimmerverse Studio is held by David Martin (Switzerland). Swiss copyright law requires the human author's name to appear in attribution, hence the dual-form copyright `Nimmerverse Studio (David Martin)`.
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- Project URL: https://nimmerverse.com/
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- Studio URL: https://studio.nimmerverse.com/ *(when published)*
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## Contributing
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Contributions to the open architecture-substrate are welcome under the Apache 2.0 terms. By submitting a contribution, you agree to license it under the project's Apache 2.0 license. Contributions involving the Imperial Cult cosmology or other proprietary world-IP cannot be accepted into the open repository — that content lives in the closed studio-art repository under proprietary terms.
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