Ok. Well wonder how that got a c horae hoard then if the Apororetic sorcerers are at the Ark?
This is specifically addressed in the TUC glossary.
Sakarpus—A city of the Ancient North located in the heart of the Istyuli Plains, and, aside from Atrithau, the only city to survive the Apocalypse. Originally a trade outpost on the caravan route delivering Ûmeri wares in exchange for Shigeki spices, the fortunes of Sakarpus long depended on the fortunes of trade in Eärwa. The “Lonely City,” as it was called even in Far Antique days, grew as the civilization developing around the Three Seas came to covet the status conveyed by Norsirai textiles and manufactured goods. As Kyraneas and Shir waxed as markets, so did Sakarpus wax as a regional power. The most shrewd of its many decrees in those days, was the Chorae Toll, the demand that merchant families donate Chorae as the price of purchase for (generally lifelong) trade indulgences, a practice which lead to the accumulation of the famed Chorae Hoard—which, legend insists, induced the No-God to bypass the city during the Apocalypse.
The quote is much appreciated, Jerako! Though, the why isn't well elucidated in that statement. It sounds like either it was too devastating or perhaps sacrilege. I've had kind of a pet theory that somehow chorae relate to oblivion in a way. But yeah, it did sound like (even before) that it was banned some time ago for reasons.
I always figured that it was too much of an existent threat to the Noman power balance. Chorae were certainly a threat that could push power from Quya to Ishroi if they got their hands on them. No doubt the Quya would not want such a dramatic shift in the balance of power.
I'm really conflicted and still need to look into more. I might have mentioned it elsewhere.
There are a couple things that get me on the Oblivion track as of late.
- Sorcerers tend to consider/see Chorae as 'pinpricks of oblivion'.
- The layman term for them are Tears of God, perhaps relating to Oblivion being related to The Absolute, and the strangeness of The Survivor huffing a Nonman king.
- The odd interaction with The Judging Eye, a Chorae, and furthering the 'tear of god' idea.
- The Dunyain's recent comments on the No-God being related to The Absolute. And perhaps how Oblivion might relate to that Subject/Object crush. I think there was a comment too how the Dunyain drew the idea of Absolute from Nonmen practice of seeking Oblivion (which is a word I forget off-hand).
The word you're forgetting would be "Elision".
Yes, thank you. Forgot one minor detail to the theory.
Related to this, the idea of The Deepest Deep. In that further down is sort of an Oblivion torpos. And perhaps relating this with the world being more objective than the Outside. So just more possible tie-ins with The Absolute, Oblivion, and The God of Gods stuff.
Need to gather it all at some point for another thread.