DJ: Precisely! I love those games, so expect similarities :)

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Somebody sure likes Dark Souls. You're not alone. ;)

Some more questions here if you'll indulge me, NewSun.

-Do characters age? Life and death are, after all, convoluted in this world.

-By the same token, do characters need food and drink to survive, or are they relieved of those needs since they cannot permanently die?

-How exactly does the whole resurrection thing work? Are their bodies fully repaired when it happens? What of their equipment? And do they awaken in the same spot that they died, or somewhere else? (Near a bonfire? ^^)

-Since you liken it to a fantasy setting in some regards, is magic a thing? If yes, how does it work, how is it limited, etc.?

-In how far are fantasy races a thing? Personally speaking I am not very thrilled by seeing orcs and elves and dwarves, but it's your setting. Did you have anything like that in mind, or is it just humans? Or maybe some more creative species?

-Do all characters actually come from the same world, or is this setting some kind of focal nexus where perhaps multiple realities converge and characters from various places could end up?

This is probably a mouthful, so thanks in advance for your patience and time.
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-Yes, characters age, albeit in a way that feels exceptionally slow. Time flows in such a way that wandering the world is perceived an agonising and lengthy process. The idea is that a character's soul (or life force or what have you) cannot escape the realm, but the physical form of a wandering person still degrades with time; the end result being that a fully living wanderers body will fail so much that they eventually they become an inanimate, yet conscious husk of a being after an extraordinary length of time. 

-No, they do not need food and water to survive, only to keep their bodies going. The lack of the physical essentials has the same effect that it would on a living human, with the single difference in that the body will not outright die. 

-The reawakening will work in a way similar to a person awakening from a dream: they are dazed and confused, but ultimately in a similar state to that when they 'died'. Say for instance a character had their head lopped the f*** off, they would awaken again in an agonising state of pain and confusion, unable to completely remember what had happened, with a gash in their neck and their equipment scattered about them, likely certain items lost to the ether. I had not planned for distinct resurrection points, but I will consider it. 

-Not through characters directly, I would imagine magic does not extend to this realm of beyond through normal means if it ever did exist above (that detail, however, is not remembered by the characters, nor does it matter). However, certain magical items that reside in the world would be capable of unleashing magical powers should they be wielded. Each item of course would be specified and have their own pros and cons, ect. 

-Personally, I am an advocate of dark fantasy, so if it were up to me I would limit it only to humans. That said, I know people can be extremely creative when it comes to new interpretations of fantasy archetypes, so I am not going to limit it to only humans, on the condition that all races used are humanoid, and if any version of the standard 'elf, orc, dwarf' types are used, they maintain their own unique style and twist. 

-I envision that all characters come from the same world; but as it is pretty nondescript, you have freedom of definition there. Not as though you will require a character history, though. 

I hope I answered all your questions.