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Gods and Gender
Auresae
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As Teradrim lore (from the Dhaivol days) puts it as such. The god of death (Dhar) loved the hand of earth (Ivoln). This was the explanation for people burying their dead, in game at least. There is a lot of text speaking about the 'relationship' between the god of death and the hand of earth. My own take on it was that it was a homosexual relationship between two male gods. It seemed to make the most sense, seeing as love is frequently mentioned and that they're both male and they fused into one being, which seemed a like a rather apt metaphor for marriage between two gods.
So, what's up with that stuff? Do you guys in the pools have explanation beyond what we have in the game?
The very first marriage in Aetolian history occurred between two male characters. That's a part of our lore I've always really liked.
Also, thanks Damariel, for speaking truth and all.
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Her pairing up with Severn is a perfect example of this: He obviously has a very significant role in the long game, one that She wanted a piece of. They're coupled up, and very staunchly allied as a result, with both Gods having a heavy investment in the Other.
Then of course there was that one famous little incident between Iosyne and @Ezalor where he proposed to Her, but his mortal form could not survive the "encounter" afterward. I see this as an expression of Her fondness for a mortal who so closely aligns with Her and epitomizes what She stands for.
OOCly, though, as a female player, I very much like seeing the female gods played well. Video games in general tend to fall short in representing women well, so I love that Aetolia has a lot of female gods (please stop killing them off
I really miss Lleis. That sort of nurturing, creator role is a cool one. All the gods are all badass and stuff and that's cool, but it doesn't seem like there's a spot for the more peaceful and kind types anymore.
Read this as an assassination request. Power to the people!
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Then there's probably other dimensions or maybe even creatures on the other planes that could qualify as gods. We've been getting hints at a ton of stuff about that Lanu Du thing and other ancient evils. Is the Shadow Mother a god in Her own right from the Shadow Plane? Are there other creatures like Her on the other planes as well?
The Angels and stuff probably have their own gods as well. Whatever the case, our list isn't by any means absolute.
Man, I really need to make him crazy and start believing that one of these days.
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Damariel?
tl;dr: A character is killed off in a gruesome manner and their body displayed to their loved one to cause emotional trauma.
That's the only thing iffy to me about rp like that. Realistically, that's not something you ever get over. I'm always curious as to how people deal with it, and what is expected. I've seen people do things and then get upset that they had consequences that lasted more than a week or two before, and it always kind of irks me.
Oh well. Off topic, my b.