...Well, you see. Where I'm from, there's a faction trying to unleash this sort of. Godeater creature to devour all of the gods. Apparently once they're gone, mortals will be able to regain control of their destinies, etc.
We've wound up getting involved with the effort to stop them, somewhat inadvertently. They killed the wrong people, don't seem to care much about collateral damage. But all of the deities have gotten very nervous about this, and are interfering more than they normally would. The experiences have not been altogether positive. Making demands rather than acknowledging we've already sacrificed quite a lot on their behalf. Trying to put down any factions who don't seem aligned with their goals, even if they're only small groups living independently. That sort of thing.
[His brow just furrows more and more as she speaks because this tops even the guys he met who were about to be chucked into a volcano as human sacrifices in another cult ritual.]
It... rather sounds very much like the sort of squabbles that might break out between disagreeing humans, doesn't it? On a much larger scale, but even so.
[The notions of deities having factions and needing to fight wars and being threatened by anything at all is buckwild to him.]
I can understand why you wouldn't look favorably upon gods if they're causing so much trouble in your own home.
[yes, it's somehow more annoying to be generally on their side and have them be really ungrateful about it.]
...Yes. A bit like squabbling children at times. At the moment, the calculus is that they have caused slightly less trouble than the ones trying to destroy them have caused.
[Which he's sure everyone involved is well-aware of but wow! It's rough in the wilds of lands with multiple gods who are out here fighting turf wars and trying not to die.]
Is there any way at all to get them to stop, beyond eradicating one faction or the other?
Well, if they're causing that much trouble, I suppose it's a fair enough option... It would be terrible to allow the continued existence of a group that would sacrifice others without thought.
Tal'Dorei... [He will do his best to mimic her pronunciation which is probably like, decent, because he is a teacher despite being fantasy French. That said, there's a bit of a troubled look.]
With that wording, should I take it to mean that there are other planets you're aware of, then...?
Oh. [she considers this for a second.] You should go to Gale and ask him to explain it. All I can think is, you know, the planes. The other planes. The ones that you can planeshift to.
Yes. I find that magic and the gods work rather similarly in Exandria and in places where others here come from. And yet for others, it is entirely unknown.
I do wonder what the point of it is, though... If their magic is strong enough to suppress others, isn't the suppression itself ultimately unnecessary?
[Can they not simply blast everyone into atom dust with their powerful magic rays!!]
Oh, I don't know. I can throw around a counterspell or two with the best of them, but that doesn't mean I could fight multiple angry spellcasters all at once.
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[He simply can't relate to everyone else with their evil deities and various cults.]
But it does seem to be an outlier of an experience among those here, unfortunately...
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[what kind of biased ass gods...]
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We've wound up getting involved with the effort to stop them, somewhat inadvertently. They killed the wrong people, don't seem to care much about collateral damage. But all of the deities have gotten very nervous about this, and are interfering more than they normally would. The experiences have not been altogether positive. Making demands rather than acknowledging we've already sacrificed quite a lot on their behalf. Trying to put down any factions who don't seem aligned with their goals, even if they're only small groups living independently. That sort of thing.
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It... rather sounds very much like the sort of squabbles that might break out between disagreeing humans, doesn't it? On a much larger scale, but even so.
[The notions of deities having factions and needing to fight wars and being threatened by anything at all is buckwild to him.]
I can understand why you wouldn't look favorably upon gods if they're causing so much trouble in your own home.
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...Yes. A bit like squabbling children at times. At the moment, the calculus is that they have caused slightly less trouble than the ones trying to destroy them have caused.
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[Which he's sure everyone involved is well-aware of but wow! It's rough in the wilds of lands with multiple gods who are out here fighting turf wars and trying not to die.]
Is there any way at all to get them to stop, beyond eradicating one faction or the other?
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Yes. They're been a stain on Exandria for too long and have worn out their welcome.
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Is that the name of your home? Exandria...
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With that wording, should I take it to mean that there are other planets you're aware of, then...?
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[sorry.]
I have been to the moon, though. And to other planes.
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I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with the term "planes".
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[d&d worlds, man.]
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It does seem that there are many points of overlap between different homes represented here. Some more than others...
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[Probably not since their malevolent cult overlords just scooped at random but he does not yet know that.]
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[Can they not simply blast everyone into atom dust with their powerful magic rays!!]
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[He longs for the au in which he's Merlin.]
And a nice reminder that no enemy is impossible to defeat.
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