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To my assumption from reading a wonderful piece of lore. There was no real point to the actual task of sharpening the scythe but instead a way to hide his alterior motive from Ipcress. So Death omitted/lied to him, while in disguise saying he wanted the scythe sharpened which was also enchanted with an illusion to look like a dull/worn farm tool. In order to find a worthy Guthixian recruit while still being under the radar of detection. Because his other purpose for being there was to reap the souls that were stolen from him that Zemmy was recycling. Most likely Death was testing him to see if he had qualities and traits that the position he needed filled required so prob a crafty, dedicated and motivated artisan.
No Death was never a shoe cobbler in his mortal life or his now immortal existence. He to my knowledge never ripped or reaped a sole. However he might have reaped corn in his human lifetime most likely. You could say he reaped what he sowed when he was human...
But as Death he was the one who severed the souls from the corpses and bring them to their next phase in death.
In MPD he wasn't out of commission for too long to be any severe repercussions and I think all that his absence did was not allow souls to leave the dying bodies. Thanks to the world guardian they put him back on task fairly quick.
As for the confusion with Ipcress holding the scythe for that period of time however long or short it was. Didn't seem too long a few days a week? Was never specified the exact amount.
But with Zemmy around recycling souls that would leave the reaper with a lot of free time with no souls to reap. Because Zemmy was containing them all within fleshy abominations.
To my assumption from reading a wonderful piece of lore. There was no real point to the actual task of sharpening the scythe but instead a way to hide his alterior motive from Ipcress. So Death omitted/lied to him, while in disguise saying he wanted the scythe sharpened which was also enchanted with an illusion to look like a dull/worn farm tool. In order to find a worthy Guthixian recruit while still being under the radar of detection. Because his other purpose for being there was to reap the souls that were stolen from him that Zemmy was recycling. Most likely Death was testing him to see if he had qualities and traits that the position he needed filled required so prob a crafty, dedicated and motivated artisan.
No Death was never a shoe cobbler in his mortal life or his now immortal existence. He to my knowledge never ripped or reaped a sole. However he might have reaped corn in his human lifetime most likely. You could say he reaped what he sowed when he was human...
But as Death he was the one who severed the souls from the corpses and bring them to their next phase in death.
In MPD he wasn't out of commission for too long to be any severe repercussions and I think all that his absence did was not allow souls to leave the dying bodies. Thanks to the world guardian they put him back on task fairly quick.
As for the confusion with Ipcress holding the scythe for that period of time however long or short it was. Didn't seem too long a few days a week? Was never specified the exact amount.
But with Zemmy around recycling souls that would leave the reaper with a lot of free time with no souls to reap. Because Zemmy was containing them all within fleshy abominations.
MithrilShard
of the Godless
,
keeping
Gielinor
safe, one world event at a time.
15-May-2015 00:33:27
Continued
Forgot to mention maybe Ipcress was still being tested up until he was about to pass on to see if he had courage to stand up to Zemmy in this case, and speak up for those who needed it against a great foe even if it meant sacrificing himself.
I also think Zemmy lost this ability to recycle souls in present time, and can only trap them in their original undead bodies like he does now as zombies. Since it seems his staff has been destroyed while confronting Death. In the 200th quest or other quests/places, we only ever see him with a sword and book no longer a staff with green orb. So perhaps the staff allowed him to accomplish that past ability. Like how we need in game certain weapons to use an ability or a special. Maybe he needed his staff and book to recycle souls to perform his special. Actually there's no mention of the book back then so maybe it replaced that destroyed staff he had however long after that event occurred.
Forgot to mention maybe Ipcress was still being tested up until he was about to pass on to see if he had courage to stand up to Zemmy in this case, and speak up for those who needed it against a great foe even if it meant sacrificing himself.
I also think Zemmy lost this ability to recycle souls in present time, and can only trap them in their original undead bodies like he does now as zombies. Since it seems his staff has been destroyed while confronting Death. In the 200th quest or other quests/places, we only ever see him with a sword and book no longer a staff with green orb. So perhaps the staff allowed him to accomplish that past ability. Like how we need in game certain weapons to use an ability or a special. Maybe he needed his staff and book to recycle souls to perform his special. Actually there's no mention of the book back then so maybe it replaced that destroyed staff he had however long after that event occurred.
MithrilShard
of the Godless
,
keeping
Gielinor
safe, one world event at a time.
15-May-2015 13:53:20 - Last edited on 15-May-2015 14:39:46 by MithrilShard
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