Hadnt thought of that..... so potentially therefore there are ancient
shadowspawn imprisonsed somewhere in Videssia? A fabulous notion, sure
to warm the heart of any who understand its danger.
Ibrahim
Andrew Janssen wrote:
>>>From the story, it sounds as if the ancient Videssians were
>experimenting with what modern Qaiyoreans would call Shadowspawn.
>
>Andrew
>
>--- ibrahim wrote:
>
>
>
>>I think I may have answered my own question.....
>>
>>So the ancient Videssians who had succumbed to temptation were
>>imprisoned somehow by their countrymen who had resisted it.... Though
>>
>>they in turn collapsed and disappeared due to civil war, leaving no
>>trace of where the "possessed" ancients lay imprisoned?
>>
>>Ibrahim
>>
>>
>> The Legions of Spirit
>>
>>Prelude
>>
>>An Onagir Story
>>
>>Long and long ago, when the gods of the farm-men were different, a
>>different tribe of farm-men lived by the shore of the middle sea.
>>These
>>men were builders and stacked great piles of stone for their rulers
>>and
>>gods to live. Their obeah set great stones in patterns that they
>>might
>>control the song.
>>
>>In their ignorance of the song, the farm-men obeah sought within the
>>dreaming. They desired to stand outside the song that they might
>>control
>>it better. (Of course, to stand outside the song is to lose the song,
>>
>>but these farm-men obeah truly were that ignorant.) Within the
>>Dreaming
>>they sought, and so they found a tribe they thought would serve.
>>These
>>others had no bodies of their own, living only in the bodies of men.
>>Such men gained great gifts, but lost reason and memory, for such was
>>
>>the food of these others. Some men fed the others on minds not their
>>own, but all such eventually lost themselves to others. In time the
>>builder-men woke their danger, but by that time the others had bred
>>themselves to many hundreds.
>>
>>The war between these others and the builder-men lasted many-many
>>seasons. Many of their stone piles were torn down. Many of their
>>stone
>>patterns were scattered. Families were torn apart and met in battle.
>>
>>In the end, the builder-men defeated the others. When the last of the
>>
>>others gathered, the builder-men struck against them and the others
>>were
>>prisoned until the builder-men recovered enough to slay them. Then,
>>though, the builder-men turned against each other. Like a mammoth
>>wounded to certain death but yet living, the battles between the
>>others
>>and the builder-men had slain the builder-men tribe. A few survivors
>>fled into Onagir hands. Among us these survivors told their tale.
>>
>>The descendants of those who fled the builder-men live among us
>>today.
>>The rest of the builder-men died and trees grew to cover their
>>stones.
>>
>>(http://www.phoenyx.net/twiki/bin/view/Celandra/Videssia)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Jason Heaps wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hmm. I remember vaguly reading something about this. Hmm. I will
>>>
>>>
>>look into it and also email Keaton about this and see if he
>>remembers.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Jason Heaps
>>>
>>>ibrahim wrote:
>>> Well, two decades ago in gametime, the late Osric Basiluddin
>>>
>>>
>>ordered the
>>
>>
>>>then Information Secretariat to research "mental sciences", though
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>project was later abandoned under advice from the Eerith, who gave
>>>Videssia as an example of why it should be abandoned.
>>>
>>>Ibrahim
>>>
>>>Andrew Janssen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>ibrahim wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hang on, I know that already. Was a bit confused there I guess.
>>>>>
>>>>>So Videssia was the one that had the terrible experiments in
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>psionics or
>>
>>
>>>>>something similiar, as well?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>I don't remember *that*, but maybe.
>>>>
>>>>Videssia seems to be well on its way to becoming the armpit of the
>>>>MidSea--like Gary, Indiana, but without the air pollution.
>>>>
>>>>Andrew
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ibrahim
>>>>>
>>>>>Jason Heaps wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>It is still divided between the Warlords, the Empire of Videss
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>and the Republic of Celoa. currently this year the Aranda river has
>>flooded, flooding several districts in both cities, and some riots
>>have broken out in the area. As to the Warlords responce to these
>>events well we will see :)
>>
>>
>>>>>>Jason Heaps
>>>>>>
>>>>>>ibrahim wrote:
>>>>>>Here's a general question.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>What is the current status of Videssia, population and
>>>>>>society/government wise?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Much has been said of the devastation it underwent in previous
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>times,
>>
>>
>>>>>>but now?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ibrahin
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