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General Earwa / Re: *If* Khellus is sending the NC dreams...
« on: November 18, 2014, 05:35:21 pm »Quote
Then Kellhus is trying to help Akka along the way. He is goading him to continue to Ishual. The way is far and arduous, and since it seems like Kellhus wants Akka to find Ishual, then its likely another crutch for the old man.
Agreed, all signs point toward Ishual being the destination. If the TUC excerpt dream is any indication, the HS seems like the most likely purpose for the whole thing. Although I also wonder if Akka is only an escort for Mimara.
Either way, pushing Akka into doing it makes some sort of sense as it's extremely unlikely that the Consult would suspect that his actions would lead back to Khellus.
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I do disagree, though, that the PoN dreams are less connected to the timing of events. The only example I can come up with right now is in TDTCB just before Kellhus arrives on scene, Akka dreams the night before of the Celmoman Prophesy. The very next day, the Harbinger comes. The POVs are split and separated more, and I think the timing of the dreams and what they portend might be more obfuscated in PoN, but the meanings are still there.
Good point. I always thought the timing of Akka'a Celmoman Prophecy dream and Khellus' arrival was dramatic license. But it's also a strong counterexample to my conclusion on the timing of PON's dreams.
Do we know whether Mandati share a common "dream schedule"? Meaning, when Akka has the Cel dream, do all Mandati have it as well?