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The Index
Dina:
I have 2 theories about the names. One, they are angels' names. Two, they are the names of dead people who are special for some reason, perhaps warriors or wayists long gone. I think the Names gave them the power to summon the entities. Cavendish mentions them to feel safe in Heaven, so I guess it's something that allows to take souls from Heaven itself
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Agravaine on October 05, 2015, 05:47:23 PM ---So, the book that Cavendish was after, and attempted to destroy was referred to as the "Index" by Brother Vincent and is described as being full of "Names." Apparently, Cavendish and those who control her seek to use this book and the knowledge in the book to coerce the Angels out of Heaven where they can be destroyed somehow.
Two questions:
(1) Why destroy the other copies of the books?
(2) Why give the book back to the Albians?
Stealing the book makes sense -- now she and her supporters have the book and its knowledge.
Destroying the other copies of the book also makes sense -- Albia no longer has the knowledge and Albia cannot use the book somehow to thwart her plans.
BUT, by giving it back to Grimm (she does not know about his copy of the Book) she gives them a weapon to thwart her AND draws attention to the fact that the Book is that important.
Further, couldn't Cavendish just gone in there herself and read the book? At least no one would have known its importance. Or, would her need for courtesy prevent her from taking direct action against the Brothers of the Way herself? Why else get 500 Auroran Marines to assist?
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The Spirearch recognized the Index immediately, so it's not buried treasure in the sense of being unknown to the residents. Thus I'd assume it was kept in a secure section of the library and was not available for public perusal.
It seems that her primary Goal was to get The Index, with depriving the others of it as a secondary goal. Sinec they already had it (several copies) and may well have had others in other secret locations, that secondary goal isnt worth risking the primary.
Regarding it's prupose, Im thinking either:
A)it's an index of the Bloodlines of the Spires, which can be used to reveal individuals with buried genetic potentials, such as Warrior-born, Ehterealist, at perhaps even something more we havent been introduced to (Crystal-friend like Grimm, "Whole" Etherist like Folly, etc).
or
B)it's an index of Builder Technology, or Builder Installations/caches, or Builder Doomsday weapons, or some such along those lines.
raidem:
--- Quote ---Basic hypothesis? The Index was the Library's catalog, and the 'frozen souls' left behind in written works can be accessed and controlled through the authors' names. The Wayist monks probably had one of the largest libraries in the world, and hence their catalog would be one of the bigger bites of power available.
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I like the above.
What I wonder about is if Cavendish at times is more puppet controlled than at other times. We know that Folly caught one of the messages between Master and Cavendish, I wonder if Folly will be able to interrupt the Enemies control at times. I then also wonder if Cavendish deliberately spread the books out for the Aurorans to copy as a means to act against the Enemy in one of her not puppeted moments.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on October 12, 2015, 02:08:43 AM ---Basic hypothesis? The Index was the Library's catalog, and the 'frozen souls' left behind in written works can be accessed and controlled through the authors' names. The Wayist monks probably had one of the largest libraries in the world, and hence their catalog would be one of the bigger bites of power available.
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If that were the case then Burning the library to the ground would have been the last thing they'd want to do, as it would destroy the very cache of power that makes The Index valuable in the first place.
jb3435:
--- Quote ---B)it's an index of Builder Technology, or Builder Installations/caches, or Builder Doomsday weapons, or some such along those lines.
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this makes me think of the crystal ships from the vision at the end
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