The Chains of Mortality, the subtle essence that binds the souls of the living to the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Machine personalities are not bound to the Chains unless they have a locrunite core that gives them the spark of life. The Chains are commonly referred to on Gaea in Latin, but also in: Alusídes Thnētótētas — /a.ly.ˈsi.ðes tʰ.neː.ˈtoː.teː.tas/ (ah-lee-SEE-des th-nee-TOH-tee-tas) [Αλυσίδες Θνητότητας] Ancient Greek Zanjireha-ye Marg — /zæn.d͡ʒiː.ɾ.ˈhɑː.je mæɾg/ (zahn-jee-reh-HAA-yeh marg) [زنجیرهای مرگ] Persian Mṛtyuraśmān — /ˈmɽ̩t.jʊ.ɾɐɕ.mɑːn/ (MRIT-yoo-rahsh-maan) [मृत्युरश्मान्] Saṃskṛta