Dark Mage Ascended
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Magic is my main weapon in EK. I'm a max level Arcanist and Master of Earth Elementals. So needless is to say, it's only to my benefit to understand how magic works.
The main issue on my mind regarding magic is the Ark of Lothasan and its technological marvels. The conversation with the Oracle makes it clear the Muud'Ari are a purely technological civilization, and an interstellar empire, with no knowledge of magic. In fact, it was magic and its influence that caused the Ark to crash during the colonization attempt. Magic is a force that is unique to the planet EK takes place in, an anomaly, so to say. The Oracle was right to claim Magic contradicts several scientific theorems and laws of nature, the ones the Muud used to build their high tech equipment.
But that leaves us with one problem: the Muud'Ari equipment is magically enchanted. I use a Plexifiber Robe I found on the Ark, which gives a great amount of mana. If the Muud don't know anything about magic, how could these clothes be magical?
As for the second topic, I'd like to share my thoughts on Tol and the Three. By this point, having completed the Dead God quest and The Abyss Gazed Back, I believe beyond a reasonable doubt Tol, Nivaria, Thelume and Arbenos are the people who inspired the Oppalan Frontier. The names don't match, so I assume the characters are inspired by them, and so the book may not be an exact report of their adventures, or perhaps they all changed their names upon ascending. The story Tol gave us, and what we find in the ruins of Inori also support this. The Three betrayed Tol, because they refused to share his dream of a timeless civilization, where both living and dead had their place. The Three give power to Clerics to fight the undead, because the undead are the remnants of their former companion's lifetime work, which they see as abominations that must be destroyed.
And what Tol said makes perfect sense if you leave your Humanity aside and think like a God for a second. He says 2 of his companions "went insane and tried to destroy themselves". Which is...sort of true: Nivaria and Arbenos.
Nivaria fell in love with Xoladan the Just, a mortal, and when he inevitably died, she was so heartbroken she took refuge in the Nivar Lake. What even is love to an immortal being?!
Arbenos willingly put himself in harm's way to save mortals from destruction at the hand of the Witches. What God would sacrifice his own well being for petty mortals?
In the eyes of a God like Tol, who's lived for millenia, these actions are completely irrational. Compassion, Honor, those are entirely human in nature. It is only natural for a God to look at them and think they've lost their mind.
One thing I've learned from this, though: the Three cannot be trusted. They are but humans with godly powers. It is only a matter of time before their human nature burns Ilmara to ash...
The main issue on my mind regarding magic is the Ark of Lothasan and its technological marvels. The conversation with the Oracle makes it clear the Muud'Ari are a purely technological civilization, and an interstellar empire, with no knowledge of magic. In fact, it was magic and its influence that caused the Ark to crash during the colonization attempt. Magic is a force that is unique to the planet EK takes place in, an anomaly, so to say. The Oracle was right to claim Magic contradicts several scientific theorems and laws of nature, the ones the Muud used to build their high tech equipment.
But that leaves us with one problem: the Muud'Ari equipment is magically enchanted. I use a Plexifiber Robe I found on the Ark, which gives a great amount of mana. If the Muud don't know anything about magic, how could these clothes be magical?
As for the second topic, I'd like to share my thoughts on Tol and the Three. By this point, having completed the Dead God quest and The Abyss Gazed Back, I believe beyond a reasonable doubt Tol, Nivaria, Thelume and Arbenos are the people who inspired the Oppalan Frontier. The names don't match, so I assume the characters are inspired by them, and so the book may not be an exact report of their adventures, or perhaps they all changed their names upon ascending. The story Tol gave us, and what we find in the ruins of Inori also support this. The Three betrayed Tol, because they refused to share his dream of a timeless civilization, where both living and dead had their place. The Three give power to Clerics to fight the undead, because the undead are the remnants of their former companion's lifetime work, which they see as abominations that must be destroyed.
And what Tol said makes perfect sense if you leave your Humanity aside and think like a God for a second. He says 2 of his companions "went insane and tried to destroy themselves". Which is...sort of true: Nivaria and Arbenos.
Nivaria fell in love with Xoladan the Just, a mortal, and when he inevitably died, she was so heartbroken she took refuge in the Nivar Lake. What even is love to an immortal being?!
Arbenos willingly put himself in harm's way to save mortals from destruction at the hand of the Witches. What God would sacrifice his own well being for petty mortals?
In the eyes of a God like Tol, who's lived for millenia, these actions are completely irrational. Compassion, Honor, those are entirely human in nature. It is only natural for a God to look at them and think they've lost their mind.
One thing I've learned from this, though: the Three cannot be trusted. They are but humans with godly powers. It is only a matter of time before their human nature burns Ilmara to ash...