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Wahisietel
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A Mad Hatter said :
I thought the skeletal horror was literally a bunch of different bones that we helped put together rather than an original creature in itself, but I guess I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there was something acting as a blueprint or inspiration or whatever for its design at some point. At the very least it wasn't totally random in how that thing worked.
Can't say much more until I read the lore books for myself, so profiling I guess
The skull was unique, the Odd Old Man found it on Mos Le'Harmless and it instructed him to rebuild it with different types of bones.
It's been a long, long time since I've read up on anything about the skeletal horror and Odd Old Man, so I honestly wouldn't know. Is this all revealed in the new lorebooks, or was there something mentioned in the past that I just missed at some point?
A Mad Hatter said :
I thought the skeletal horror was literally a bunch of different bones that we helped put together rather than an original creature in itself, but I guess I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there was something acting as a blueprint or inspiration or whatever for its design at some point. At the very least it wasn't totally random in how that thing worked.
Can't say much more until I read the lore books for myself, so profiling I guess
The skull was unique, the Odd Old Man found it on Mos Le'Harmless and it instructed him to rebuild it with different types of bones.
It's been a long, long time since I've read up on anything about the skeletal horror and Odd Old Man, so I honestly wouldn't know. Is this all revealed in the new lorebooks, or was there something mentioned in the past that I just missed at some point?
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13-Mar-2018 00:08:32
A Mad Hatter
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Wahisietel said :
A Mad Hatter said :
I thought the skeletal horror was literally a bunch of different bones that we helped put together rather than an original creature in itself, but I guess I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there was something acting as a blueprint or inspiration or whatever for its design at some point. At the very least it wasn't totally random in how that thing worked.
Can't say much more until I read the lore books for myself, so profiling I guess
The skull was unique, the Odd Old Man found it on Mos Le'Harmless and it instructed him to rebuild it with different types of bones.
It's been a long, long time since I've read up on anything about the skeletal horror and Odd Old Man, so I honestly wouldn't know. Is this all revealed in the new lorebooks, or was there something mentioned in the past that I just missed at some point?
You can find an old diary in the Odd Old Man's shack after the Fur 'n' Seek wishlist that details how he came into possession of the skeletal horror's skull. You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?
Wahisietel said :
A Mad Hatter said :
I thought the skeletal horror was literally a bunch of different bones that we helped put together rather than an original creature in itself, but I guess I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there was something acting as a blueprint or inspiration or whatever for its design at some point. At the very least it wasn't totally random in how that thing worked.
Can't say much more until I read the lore books for myself, so profiling I guess
The skull was unique, the Odd Old Man found it on Mos Le'Harmless and it instructed him to rebuild it with different types of bones.
It's been a long, long time since I've read up on anything about the skeletal horror and Odd Old Man, so I honestly wouldn't know. Is this all revealed in the new lorebooks, or was there something mentioned in the past that I just missed at some point?
You can find an old diary in the Odd Old Man's shack after the Fur 'n' Seek wishlist that details how he came into possession of the skeletal horror's skull. You never were our brightest star, Khazard. 'Vermin slaughtered like lambs'? What does that even mean?
13-Mar-2018 01:24:34
Some interesting assumptions here, some of which are stated as facts, so be careful with your theories here.
I'll help out a bit.
1. Naragun and Jermyn are not the same place.
2. Not all religious beliefs represent literal physical beings.
3. A LOT of time passes between some of the journals.
Hope this helps the discussion a bit.
= Raven =
I'll help out a bit.
1. Naragun and Jermyn are not the same place.
2. Not all religious beliefs represent literal physical beings.
3. A LOT of time passes between some of the journals.
Hope this helps the discussion a bit.
= Raven =
13-Mar-2018 09:13:03
First of all, thank you for the lore Mod Raven, it was delicious
From what I can read Xau-Tak (Tezcasathla) influences beings by invading their minds, "slowly" (it can actually be frightingly fast) turning them into his/her/its followers. Over time this psychological effect takes physical manifestation (perhaps also in part simply due to the amount of time passed, see Raven's comment above), which led to the jungle and cave horrors we see at Moss le Harmless today, as well as the other deities described in the journal.
Quick note: the author of o the Pestilient journal describes those three statues surrounding Xau-Tak as deities, but I think this might not nessesarily be the case. The Blasphemous is written later (indicated by further regression of the Mwanu) and deswcribes how one of the apes that walked into the sea (with others) emerged later as an Uvhastur. Though this is just speculation on my part.
The beings that are influenced by Xau-Tak seem to show an eerily amount of obedience towards their deity. This seems to come at the cost of the individuals freedom of action, seen in Mwanu their culture and family relations. One could perhaps even go as far as that they are slowly being assimilated into the being of Xau-Tak. The words of Xau-Tak and his 'priests' are almost impossible to resist.
continued next post "One should not mindlessly follow gods or the godless:
~Big Storms
From what I can read Xau-Tak (Tezcasathla) influences beings by invading their minds, "slowly" (it can actually be frightingly fast) turning them into his/her/its followers. Over time this psychological effect takes physical manifestation (perhaps also in part simply due to the amount of time passed, see Raven's comment above), which led to the jungle and cave horrors we see at Moss le Harmless today, as well as the other deities described in the journal.
Quick note: the author of o the Pestilient journal describes those three statues surrounding Xau-Tak as deities, but I think this might not nessesarily be the case. The Blasphemous is written later (indicated by further regression of the Mwanu) and deswcribes how one of the apes that walked into the sea (with others) emerged later as an Uvhastur. Though this is just speculation on my part.
The beings that are influenced by Xau-Tak seem to show an eerily amount of obedience towards their deity. This seems to come at the cost of the individuals freedom of action, seen in Mwanu their culture and family relations. One could perhaps even go as far as that they are slowly being assimilated into the being of Xau-Tak. The words of Xau-Tak and his 'priests' are almost impossible to resist.
continued next post "One should not mindlessly follow gods or the godless:
follow
your
own
path
"
~Big Storms
13-Mar-2018 10:13:27 - Last edited on 13-Mar-2018 10:13:36 by Big Storms
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