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Post by gobber on Oct 27, 2018 20:34:48 GMT
I don't think Mordikaar ever figured out what that portal was, but probably noted it had aspects of the Void. Of course, it could be that the Void is one of the things that separates Caenn and Urcaenn, with Skorne souls being unable to bridge the gap. Yeah. In my mind, I speculate it in similar terms to the old TSR Astral. The Void is the layer through which souls pass into Urcaen, if they have a destination. Dhunians to Urcaen in general awaiting rebirth, Menites and Twins adherents to their particular realms. Those without deity patrons or particularly cursed (Tartarus) are stuck in the Void, which is tormenting and distorting to the soul. I once started a thread on the old PP forums about a Skorne/Cryxian academic exchange program for afterlife studies. Even got Seacat to chime in at one point. It's not clear in fluff, but I bet if you could get Scaverous, Mordikaar, Mortenebra,Goreshade, Hexeris, Zaal and a few others trading notes, there would be great leaps taken in the field. Not sure he's as academically inclined as the others, but I'd be interested to see Midas participate in that too as he's a sort-of necromancer powered by Dhunian magic, and maybe a few Bokors for the Devourer equivalent.
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Post by Charistoph on Oct 27, 2018 20:36:02 GMT
I would also toss in the Thamarites like the Ragman and Fiona the Black in to that equation as well. Yes, they have their path, but it requires a lot of personal power to accomplish.
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Post by boozy on Oct 27, 2018 22:12:18 GMT
I imagine there are a lot of candidates that would be interested in a quarterly journal. Calaban would certainly be qualified to chime in, as would Iron Mother. If it was just a scholarly publication, and not a resident exchange, then the field could get very wide.
As is, Skorne and Cryx have no current geopolitical interest overlap or conflict, or moral qualms about experimentation that an ERB would disqualify.
I even loosely based an IKRPG character on the concept. A Mortitheurge/Chirugeon character that hopes to earn Exaltation by capturing and torturing out the secret of Monstrosity/Drudge creation from the Cephalyx, so that it can be brought back to the Empire. It's a good long-term goal to justify a long-term purpose for being in the west.
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