Ibrahim wrote:

> The only problem I see with this is that the Nagavallur, Nagasri's 
> shamans, do use magic (what type and form I'm not sure).... 
>
> This can be seen in Nagasri's titles "the Lord of Mysteries", "Knower of 
> the Ancient", and "Teacher of the Uknowable".

The denial of magic is specific to Videssia, and may very well have been the 
factor that prevented Nagasri from adopting the religion of Phos-Skotos.

> I was actually writing this before the Deity list was put up, so I 
> before I finished the piece on Nagasri, I read this list.  There are a 
> number of deities that have similiarities with Nagasri, from all of the 
> pantheons, but none that is clearly identical.   As I  wrote,  I 
> realised that  he was more than just another  name for Garr or Maracor 
> or any of the good deities, but something else.  A contradiction in 
> terms, but nevertheless a  dualistic deity  that does exist (despite the 
> current conventions of  Qaiyore theology).

Yes.  Nagasri does seem to be a different individual than any of the gods 
known to this point.  Cultural factors, however, can create changes that could 
make the same deity nearly unrecognizeable.

> I don't know enough about Phos-Skotos though to say anything either 
> way.  What is known of Phos-Skotos?

see http://members.tripod.com/~kimril/videssia/humaniti.html

Jefferson (Exquaestio)
http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/Exq_Main.html



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