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The Slog WLW - Concluding Respite [Spoilers]

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Blackstone:

--- Quote from: H on April 25, 2016, 10:38:25 am ---So, the Slog is over, probably a little earlier than we really excepted, but a pace is a pace.  This does give us plenty of time to ruminate on what we've found and a chance to reread some Atrocity Tales before TGO is out.

I think that overall, a pretty strong theme of the Gods involvement in Earwa is made clear throughout WLW, even more so than TJE.  So, does that trend continue in TGO?  Only time will tell.

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Although I am 100% convinced that Yatwer has a heavy hand in how things are progressing, I am not at all convinced that we are seeing the involvement of any other gods. Like I said in the TJE cast, Bakker uses a lot of hyperbole, and most of the evidence of involvement by gods other than Yatwer can just as easily be explained by common Bakkerism.
That being said, I totally agree that the Inchoroi have been messing with human theology for at least 4000 years, and if they gave men the Tusk, I think you could argue that they've been messing with humans since before the Breaking of the Gates.

H, I really appreciate all the hard work you put into the WLW Slog. It's kept things moving nicely

H:

--- Quote from: Blackstone on April 26, 2016, 03:55:20 pm ---Although I am 100% convinced that Yatwer has a heavy hand in how things are progressing, I am not at all convinced that we are seeing the involvement of any other gods. Like I said in the TJE cast, Bakker uses a lot of hyperbole, and most of the evidence of involvement by gods other than Yatwer can just as easily be explained by common Bakkerism.
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True, it's plausible that other Gods are involved, just in minor ways, since they are less powerful than Yatwer.  Of course, it's also possible that they don't really care.


--- Quote from: Blackstone on April 26, 2016, 03:55:20 pm ---That being said, I totally agree that the Inchoroi have been messing with human theology for at least 4000 years, and if they gave men the Tusk, I think you could argue that they've been messing with humans since before the Breaking of the Gates.
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Well, from what Scott said, the Tusk was edited and given to the Ketyai before the Breaking of the Gates.  I'm still of the mind that Husyelt wanting exactly what the edited Tusk wanted too is just too much of a coincidence, but I guess it is possible.


--- Quote from: Blackstone on April 26, 2016, 03:55:20 pm ---H, I really appreciate all the hard work you put into the WLW Slog. It's kept things moving nicely
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Not really any hard work, haha.

MSJ:
Though Yatwer is indeed the God who we actively see working against Kellhus, we have several mentions of the Gods turning against him. Wether they play an active role as Yatwer does, I'm not so certain. It does seem that Kelmommas's actions are indeed hurtful to the dynasty. But, wether that's Ajokli's involvement, I'm not certain. I do think we'll continue to see the Gods play a role in the next two installments.

profgrape:

--- Quote from: MSJ on April 27, 2016, 09:37:53 pm ---Though Yatwer is indeed the God who we actively see working against Kellhus, we have several mentions of the Gods turning against him. Wether they play an active role as Yatwer does, I'm not so certain. It does seem that Kelmommas's actions are indeed hurtful to the dynasty. But, wether that's Ajokli's involvement, I'm not certain. I do think we'll continue to see the Gods play a role in the next two installments.

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And don't forget about Anagke's involvement with Kellhus.  And the Solitary God with Meppa.  I expect a plethora of God-on-Man action in the concluding volumes.

Bolivar:
I know wondering if the hundred taking active roles signifies Kellhus is coming close to the Absolute. This stuff never happens explicitly in the first trilogy or the atrcoity tales. If the task of the Dunyain is meaning and purpose, to awaken the God, as Moenghus put it, then it would make sense that these things are starting to literally manifest.

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