[Let me know if any changes need to be made to this story. Though this sets up an action in 1452 it actually took place in 1450.] In the dreaming, the centaur stamped a hoof nervously. Feroze had set protections on her and she bore a safe conduct from Demerhaze, but annoying a god was never safe, and that was exactly what she was here to do. For the third time she passed a deliberately clumsy divination through the Mirrish spell and admired the result. She had never seen anything quite like it. The spell was quite attractive in its bulky and grandiose way. The spells of this type she was familiar with tended toward a delicate dynamic balance, while this one fairly flaunted an ornate enduring strength. Casting the divination for the fourth time, the alcove of dreaming that she occupied was rocked by the angry cry, "FEROZE!" as Miracradsa appeared. "Parr!" she said in disgust as the centaur quailed before her. "Forgive me great goddess," the centaur was quick to say. "You never responded to my messages and the matter can wait no longer." "Go on," the goddess said ominously. "As it currently exists, the testing spell cannot handle glimmering magic. To assure a fair test of our espiri Mirafelle we wish to arrange to alter the spell so that it will deal with her abilities appropriately." "As tender of our goodwill," Parr hurried on, "we offer this." A globe of light floated from her harness and over to Miracradsa. "Divine information of the current capabilities of glimmering and sufficient knowledge for your priests to adapt all their spells to it." In the silence which followed this offer, Parr attempted to judge the goddess's reaction. She failed, of course. Though a goddess in her own right, Parr was the youngest and weakest of Feroze's retinue, and no match for Miracradsa's history or power. In her observation, however, she discovered something else. One area in which she possessed great skill was perception of patterns, including relationships. By this time, she thought she knew all the families of dieties on Celandra, but Miracradsa was related to none of them. In fact, in Parr's analysis, Miracradsa's origin was completely different from the rest of the gods! "Do you expect me to make these changes myself?" Miracradsa asked suddenly. "If you wish; but I am prepared if you want me to make the changes." "Show me." No mortal could understand what then passed between the two goddesses. Suffice it to say that Miracradsa was convinced and allowed Parr to make the needed changes. With the changes complete Parr turned back to Miracradsa. "There is one other matter." "Yes?" "Feroze offers magical alliance; that the areas that strengthen each priesthood strengthen both priesthoods." Parr continued, "If you accept this alliance he is prepared to turn over control of Exquaestio's Sanctus gleam to you, and explain exactly what was done to create the powers of the rohain. You will be worshipped in the 'inner circle' of Exquaestio beside Feroze and Demerhaze, and gain the full knowledge of glimmering." "Has Demerhaze accepted a like offer then?" "Not yet, but it seems likely she will. She will assume control of the Obscurus gleam." "And?" Parr frowned, annoyed at being read so easily. "Like offers have been made to Arrumanthus and Arlova. They will probably be refused." "I will require time to consider." "Of course great goddess. A message may be sent to me through Demerhaze's realm if you want to speak further." ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
Jefferson wrote: > [Let me know if any changes need to be made to this story. Though this sets > up an action in 1452 it actually took place in 1450.]> In the silence which followed this offer, Parr attempted to judge the > goddess's reaction. She failed, of course. Though a goddess in her own right, > Parr was the youngest and weakest of Feroze's retinue, and no match for > Miracradsa's history or power. In her observation, however, she discovered > something else. One area in which she possessed great skill was perception of > patterns, including relationships. By this time, she thought she knew all the > families of dieties on Celandra, but Miracradsa was related to none of them. > In fact, in Parr's analysis, Miracradsa's origin was completely different from > the rest of the gods! The last sentence is, perhaps, inaccurate. This is something which Jason & I have had some discussion about. While terms like "brother" and "sister" are inaccurate as applied to the gods, Miracradsa is of the same "generation" as Coron, Cascasoevin, and the Four Elementals who make up the seven Elder Gods. The Four Elementals are, obviously, closest to each other, and the eight Younger Cedonian Gods are their children. Coron, Miracradsa, and Cascasoevin stand somewhat apart from the Four and from each other in terms of their origins, but a close examination would show an essential similarity between the three. One way of putting it might be to say that they are not so much of the same family as they are of the same race, but even that doesn't really address the nature of the relationship. Of course, Parr's conclusion is completely logical if she had never looked closely at Coron and Cascasoevin, but only the Younger Gods and the Elementals. Coron, Miracradsa, and Cascasoevin are in some ways outsiders when compared to the tight-knit family of the Elemental Lords and Ladies and the Younger Gods. In some ways, Coron, Miracradsa, and Cascasoevin are nothing more than masks for vaster, more powerful, and more alien entities . . . a fact which is completely unknown to their Celandran worshippers, and only dimly grasped by the other Gods. They represent three of the most fundamental forces of Celandra and the Dreaming: death, magic, and life. Andrew ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
Andrew Janssen wrote: > Jefferson wrote: > >>In fact, in Parr's analysis, Miracradsa's origin was completely different from >>the rest of the gods! > Of course, Parr's conclusion is completely logical if she had never > looked closely at Coron and Cascasoevin, but only the Younger Gods and > the Elementals. Coron, Miracradsa, and Cascasoevin are in some ways > outsiders when compared to the tight-knit family of the Elemental Lords > and Ladies and the Younger Gods. Parr probably hasn't had much to do with Cascasoevin, but she's dealt quite a bit with Coron in the matter of Exquaestio souls. The conclusion still makes sense if Coron has "child" deities, and Miracradsa does not, or if Coron and Cascasoevin are somehow related in a way that leave Miracradsa out. If neither of these work, what's something unique about Miracradsa that Parr might notice that I can use to finish off this paragraph? Jefferson (Exquaestio) http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
Jefferson wrote: > Andrew Janssen wrote: > >>Jefferson wrote: >> >> >>>In fact, in Parr's analysis, Miracradsa's origin was completely different from >>>the rest of the gods! > > >>Of course, Parr's conclusion is completely logical if she had never >>looked closely at Coron and Cascasoevin, but only the Younger Gods and >>the Elementals. Coron, Miracradsa, and Cascasoevin are in some ways >>outsiders when compared to the tight-knit family of the Elemental Lords >>and Ladies and the Younger Gods. > > > Parr probably hasn't had much to do with Cascasoevin, but she's dealt quite a > bit with Coron in the matter of Exquaestio souls. The conclusion still makes > sense if Coron has "child" deities, and Miracradsa does not, or if Coron and > Cascasoevin are somehow related in a way that leave Miracradsa out. If > neither of these work, what's something unique about Miracradsa that Parr > might notice that I can use to finish off this paragraph? Well, Coron does have "child" deities of a sort, more demi-gods than gods . . . but IIRC from things that Jason & I talked about, so does Cascasoevin(who's something of a divine Casanova) and Miracradsa(she is, after all, the Goddess of Family). Miracradsa's major difference is that while all the other Gods' powers are largely limited to their innate Authority, she is the patroness of Material Essence magic, and has access to a power that no other God can reach. That could be what Parr sensed. Andrew > Jefferson (Exquaestio) > http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
