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Ms Duck:
--- Quote from: neurovore on June 25, 2010, 04:01:25 PM ---But we've also been given the example of the hags in WttJ, who are not human, aiming to pull off an ascension rite, so we know that one does not have to be human to carry one out.
It seems clear to me that Jim's comment there falls under the "at least as tricksy as Mab" category.
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and do we have any evidence that they were not in fact at one time human?
there are two classical origins for this sort of mythology:
the classical religous, which have all powerfull gods whom created the world, sky, and mortals;( gods created man)
and the more modern, which have the gods being ascended mortals, either thru heroism, mythology, worship, or sacrifice.
(man creates gods)
so far, witht he possible exemption of the white god, the only powers we have seen seem to me be of the latter kind. Half mortal demi gods who gain power by preying on or sacrificing mortals..in the DV, I think a claim can be made that mortals are the source of all the magic, and many of the 'gods' just super vampires of some kind.
Ms Duck:
--- Quote from: neurovore on June 25, 2010, 06:49:29 PM ---Hey, I respect your talents: I'm sure you can handle being both.
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Tank Ewe (HUGS)
yknow someday the other students are going to do something about you ruining the grading curve...
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Ms. Duck on June 25, 2010, 06:50:21 PM ---and do we have any evidence that they were not in fact at one time human?
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I suppose not, though we equally have none that they are.
--- Quote ---so far, witht he possible exemption of the white god, the only powers we have seen seem to me be of the latter kind. Half mortal demi gods who gain power by preying on or sacrificing mortals..in the DV, I think a claim can be made that mortals are the source of all the magic, and many of the 'gods' just super vampires of some kind.
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I can buy that most gods originate from mortal humans, I just think there are classes of being in the DV that are neither. Bob appears to exist on a different wavelength from faith-based entities like angels, and Faerie seems to work distinctly differently from gods; we are told vampires originate in the NN.
Changes spoilers: (click to show/hide)The LoONs we see in may or may not be the original Maya gods, but I see no reason to think they started off as human rather than as vampires originating from wherever in the NN vampires originate.
Landing:
--- Quote from: Ms. Duck on June 25, 2010, 06:43:51 PM ---and thus i preceded my points with 'it seems clear to me..' 'is obvoius to me..' 'i belive that' and the classic 'this is all stupid crap duck says..' ; quite frankly anyone on this board for more then twenty minutes could conclude I am am either the class clown or the village idiot round here.
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you called 'shenanigans' on me pointing out that we didn't know for certain if the Erlkind was human or not so I assumed you were claiming that it was fact that he was, that is why I gave the rather long winded and stuffy speech about moral obligations to the truth and so forth. I apologize if I misunderstood what you were trying to say.
class clown maybe but certainly never the village idiot. maybe just a little confused. ;D
Ms Duck:
--- Quote from: neurovore on June 25, 2010, 06:54:33 PM ---I suppose not, though we equally have none that they are.
I can buy that most gods originate from mortal humans, I just think there are classes of being in the DV that are neither. Bob appears to exist on a different wavelength from faith-based entities like angels, and Faerie seems to work distinctly differently from gods; we are told vampires originate in the NN.
Changes spoilers: (click to show/hide)The LoONs we see in may or may not be the original Maya gods, but I see no reason to think they started off as human rather than as vampires originating from wherever in the NN vampires originate.
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i answer your spoiler with a (click to show/hide)uriel does seem to imply that the LooN are not the original mayan gods, but pretenders
as to uglies from the NN.. i think it might be a feedback system. wizard a ascends to demigodhood, creates servants, they go back to earth, some of them breed with humnas or bond with humans, now they want to become demigods so they set up their own religions/ rtiuals/ sheep farms..much like the loonies did.
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