And....bigger Q still...who are the controller Gods and how do they relate to the source and all those levels of heaven and hell???
Sent from my iPad On Jul 11, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Robert M <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > My email inspired me to go back to Rage of a Demon King and give my idea > further thought. > > > Spoilers >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > In Rage of a Demon King, we are told Mythar and Rathar have been deposed by > the controller gods. Mythar let loose the strands of power. Rathar wasn't > around to knit the strands and the new gods took advantage of the situation > to seize power and establish an order. This begs the question… > > Why did Mythar let loose the strands of power and where did Rathar go? Might > it be possible that something or someone from the void be involved and that > person or thing be the cause of all the trouble plaguing the universe of > Midkemia? Not Nalar who seems to come into play _after_ the new order is > established but someone or something from before that point of time? > > Just food for thought… > > Robert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "Robert's Law of Negative Accomplishment: the more nothing you try to do, the > less nothing you'll get done." - Robert Meyers > > On Jul 11, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Raymond Feist wrote: > >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >
