The Divine Delusion
is authored by Oreb, who was at one point the Magister of House Charron on Teragard, the homeworld of the humans. Oreb also mentions the Schism, the source of all magic power on Teragard that was of great interest to our dragonkin-fighting anachronistic ally Robert the Strong. Apparently a multipurpose anomaly, the Schism is also meant to sever souls from the host upon death, though the strongest of souls have a way of clinging to their hosts. The World Guardian’s soul is so strong that the Schism cannot wrench it from our body (allowing us to respawn), though it apparently attempts to do so even all the way from Teragard. Clearly, this is a phenomenon we must investigate if we are to discover the secrets of the soul, and thus the afterlife.
It’s uncertain exactly what trajectory Teragard has taken since Saradomin left it, though Sliske mentions it possesses “dread science”. Walthius Musbat, a scholar of the Fourth Age of Gielinor who wrote on Robert the Strong, describes Teragard as “a cold place, both in temperature and temperament.” He writes that the humans there (with little exception) view themselves as superior to the humans spread across other realms, including Gielinor. It seems it will be no easy task to waltz in and study the Schism, especially since it is known that Saradomin left Teragard with strict orders, and it’s likely we’ll have to deal with the man in blue himself should we enter his homeworld. Perhaps this would be our opportunity to talk with Saradomin and learn from him: about his daughter, about the dragonkin, and about the Schism. It’s even possible that our quest here may finally see our true meeting with Robert the Strong in the human flesh, who used the Schism as a portal to Gielinor and who may also be of help in our attempts to learn from the dragonkin.
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