On Jul 11, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Robert M wrote: > Spoilers >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > Hi everyone, > > We've been under the impression that Nalar has been "evil" since the chaos > wars when the new gods replaced the blind gods of the beginning. Same goes > for Arch-Indar, the goddess of good. However, if I am understanding things > correctly, Ishap prevented the balance between them from tipping too far one > way or the other. As a result of the chaos wars, Ishap and Arch-Indar are > dead (for now). So, the current gods used their power to keep Nalar in check. > At least relatively speaking. > > The question that comes to mind isn't so much is "Nalar the big bad guy?" > It's more of one that relates to the dread, the children of the void and the > void itself. In one of the books in the Dark war, it's implied the Void > itself has awareness. I can't remember if this is in Into a Dark Realm or > Wrath of a Mad God. Same goes in Rage of a Demon King that it is implied that > the universe itself has awareness on some level and that everything happening > in it is a part of its overall education. > > So, I'm thinking the chaos wars and everything that's happened thus far isn't > so much about the gods and goddesses of Midkemia and the universe of Midkemia > but a war between the universe and the void and who allied with whom and the > consequences. The books we've read so far have been about the consequences > and the efforts of the gods and goddesses to restore the health of the > universe and put the void back in its place. > > In my mind, the chaos wars was more than just a changing of the order of the > universe. It was a war between good and evil on both a universal level > (universe vs void) and the war between the gods and goddesses and the valheru > (and their allies). Basically, there was a whole slew of stuff going on at > once. 'course, to say it that way is an understatement but you get the > overall idea. > > Robert >
Interesting ideas. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
