The Universe itself is largely objective, the Outside goes further out in levels, but then the center of the universe is some kind of mega-topoi or something.
ETA: As the poster above said, it would also explain why/how the Inchoroi found Earwa.
I would agree except that Bakker made the distinction between the Outside, layers of desire onion, and the Void, where the Inchoroi actually traveled.
Something on Earwa, or the Outside, pushed or rent the boundaries between, long long ago.
+1. Golgotterath is by its nature the deepest Topoi in Earwa. Wouldn't it be interesting if the Ark
crashing was the distinctive factor? For instance, had the Inchoroi landed
anywhere, they would have rent the World to the Outside?
But on that line of thinking, I'd hazard that the Nonmen enslaving the Emwama in their Nimil mines is original crack (Original Sin?).
But that's a bit off topic I suppose.
So if Bakker says gender in Dunyain society is relevant...how? Did Kellhus destroy Ishual and herd the women to Ishterebinth for a breeding program? Assuming they're just as intelligent and rational as any male Dunyain we've met, Kellhus could have laid out some grand plan for them involving the attainment of the absolute through crossbreeding and elimination of the Consult. Could that be how he got Nil'giccas to work with the scalpers?
Of course, I don't know how to fit that with his meeting with Nin'sarricas. Shit, I don't know how to fit any of this together.
Lol, you're doing fine, Wic - I don't really understand this outrageous bar that's been set as to what qualifies as 'content' around here and stops people from posting. The worst that can happen is that content-generating participation will change you more quickly than simply active-reading participation...
Firstly, I think Bakker's commentary alludes to how the Dunyain organized themselves
before the events of the novels, in the two thousand year interim. As suggested by Somnambulist, Kellhus has absolutely no hesitation in using the Female Few to discharge the war against Golgotterath, which might reflect something of Ishual's gender relations.
Aside, to be quite honest, I'm not very convinced by arguments as to why Kellhus would destroy Ishual rather than recruit from them. And we'll know in all of five minutes reading the first chapter because Achamian is going to tell us whether or not sorcery was used to destroy the mountain fastness.
My personal guess is still Wutteat on his way back to Golgotterath.
EDIT: As to your question, Nil'giccas was probably wandering, murdering Sranc as per his mantra as Incariol, and when Kosoter ran into him, Kellhus had prepared Kosoter with information to ensnare Nil'giccas, promising to tell Incariol who he actually is.