All is illumined before the Eye. It knows no shadow—the same as It knows no past, no future. She sees him, Cnaiür urs Skiötha, the legend, and she cannot look away. She sees him for the soul he is.
“I am a fool in this,” the old Wizard retorts. “No different than you.”
The Scylvendi demon grins. It is like staring into a furnace, watching him. Heat pinches her cheeks. She squints against the blowing of unseen sparks. The sins of the Wizard—grievous though they may be—are but trifles compared to the atrocities wrought by this one man.
Considering all that scary circus just before the situation (I've finished TUC few minutes ago), it seems(click to show/hide)
My list of the Survivors
Akka
Akka the Younger
Moe the Younger
Esmenet
Mimara
Crabicus
Meppa?? ( possible)
Kayutas?? ( possible)
Kelmomas ( The No-God)
Aurax
4 Dûnyain
Also, what exactly happened to Mek? feel like I didn't pay enough attention to him.
Mek was beheaded by Kellhus.
It's blink and you miss it, but Kayutas carries Serwa's body ("her sister's body") out of the Ark as Mimara is climbing up towards No-Kellhus. From that I'm assuming she's dead but Kayutas was still alive at that moment.I think the contention is that she was not yet dead inside and given Cniaur reappearance, its possible she's alive.
I'm more interested in what happened to the Sun Lance, as, with the Heron Spear still MIA (although I suspect the Scylvendi may have it somewhere) that could be quite useful.
Some saw the winged horror of the Horde-General flitting down and about, then darting like a sparrow into obscurity. Some saw the Aspect-Emperor slip like a coin from a slashed purse, only to vanish into the oblivion of sorcerous light. Some saw the Spear topple out into the void, trailing a rope attached to some kind of metallic coffer ...
The box is probably its source of energy but I don't understand if the box is attached to the Horn or if the Sun Lance just fell into the void.
It's blink and you miss it, but Kayutas carries Serwa's body ("her sister's body") out of the Ark as Mimara is climbing up towards No-Kellhus. From that I'm assuming she's dead but Kayutas was still alive at that moment.When first teleporting to Ishterebinth in TGO, isn't it mentioned that Metagnosotic cants tire her quickly? That and her state made me a bit sure about her death.
I'm more interested in what happened to the Sun Lance, as, with the Heron Spear still MIA (although I suspect the Scylvendi may have it somewhere) that could be quite useful.
She was blasted by Heron Spear v.2 before, Mimara doesn't know the difference. From the scene where Serwa fell it sounded like the roof collapsing in on her. She probably teleported away and fainted from exhaustion. Otherwise how could they possibly have gotten to her body so fast? Skulthul was still alive and kicking as far as I could tell.
the Inchoroi would be possessed by the No-God at this point, right?I don't think that's the case. The Inchoroi helped direct and coordinate the armies. Only the sranc were more/less entirely enslaved by the NG. At worst, all the weapon races, but the Inchoroi always had their own agency.
Well, more like agency in service to (of?) the Inverse Fire. But that sure gets complicated quick...the Inchoroi would be possessed by the No-God at this point, right?I don't think that's the case. The Inchoroi helped direct and coordinate the armies. Only the sranc were more/less entirely enslaved by the NG. At worst, all the weapon races, but the Inchoroi always had their own agency.
lol. I'm just making a case for the difference between sranc and inchoroi as it relates to the No-God. Not going down the whole 'free will' philosophy rabbit hole.Well, more like agency in service to (of?) the Inverse Fire. But that sure gets complicated quick...the Inchoroi would be possessed by the No-God at this point, right?I don't think that's the case. The Inchoroi helped direct and coordinate the armies. Only the sranc were more/less entirely enslaved by the NG. At worst, all the weapon races, but the Inchoroi always had their own agency.
lol. I'm just making a case for the difference between sranc and inchoroi as it relates to the No-God. Not going down the whole 'free will' philosophy rabbit hole.
But haven't we learned the the Inchoroi *are* a weapon race? Like, I got the impression they are a marginally smarter breed of Sranc from the conversation between the Dunyain.
I don't think there is any direct/control once the No-God is active. Like, it destroyed the Great Ordeal in an hour or so. What would an Inchoroi add? It has perfect control of every Sranc, to the point where it is micromanaging them passing chorae around.
That particular Inchoroi wouldn't add much to anything, NG or no. The Consult don't need it, and he(?) was more like a pet than anything else.
I think the main point to take away from the Sranc ---> Inchoroi comparison is that, in reality, EVERYTHING is just "another variety of Sranc". I don't remember the exact line but the text more or less states this outright. Men themselves are a "weapon race" just as any other, driven by their own particular set of desires (and basically all the races -- Sranc, Nonmen, Inchoroi, even Gods and Dunyain -- are subject to this).
The Dunyain's vast intellect makes them no less subject to the Darkness that comes before, as illustrated by the Apocalypse of Koringhus. The Dunyain "feed" on knowledge and the domination of circumstances just as Sranc "feed" on violent congress, etc. The Mutilated see the Ark as a genuine religious object (even if they do not think of it as such). They see the Absolute as a prize, or something to be achieved, when in fact it is yet one more carrot on a stick.
I thought that the NG enslaves everything soulless which the Inchoroi are obviously not.Well, we don't really know that the No-God ensalves anything, though. Only that it can somehow command Sranc, Bashrags and Wracu.
Where is this device referred to as the Sun Lance? Maybe I missed it. I only remember that they thought it was the Heron Spear but the colour of the laser beam was not the same as in the dreams (meaning it's not the Heron Spear but something similar).
Edit: Reading back, the section refers to her body being "blasted". Yeah, that convinces me that she is gone for good.
Where is this device referred to as the Sun Lance? Maybe I missed it. I only remember that they thought it was the Heron Spear but the colour of the laser beam was not the same as in the dreams (meaning it's not the Heron Spear but something similar).
Can't remember if it was in the text, but the glossary definitely mentions the Sun Lance (I'll edit this post later if I can place it).
Serwa could be dead, but I bet that she is going to be more "hunger" than "fodder".
Remember that Mimara saw her like a ciphrang.
Serwa could be dead, but I bet that she is going to be more "hunger" than "fodder".
Remember that Mimara saw her like a ciphrang.
Serwa was mortally wounded (according to Kayutas) by a laser weapon, then had one of her hands/ arms salted off, and was then buried by collapsing debris. Even if she somehow teleported out, I don't see how she can have lived
Serwa could be dead, but I bet that she is going to be more "hunger" than "fodder".
Remember that Mimara saw her like a ciphrang.
Serwa was mortally wounded (according to Kayutas) by a laser weapon, then had one of her hands/ arms salted off, and was then buried by collapsing debris. Even if she somehow teleported out, I don't see how she can have lived
Yes, I think she's dead but maybe we will see her again not in Earwa but at the Outside as some kind of cute Ciphrang.
Serwa could be dead, but I bet that she is going to be more "hunger" than "fodder".
Remember that Mimara saw her like a ciphrang.
Serwa was mortally wounded (according to Kayutas) by a laser weapon, then had one of her hands/ arms salted off, and was then buried by collapsing debris. Even if she somehow teleported out, I don't see how she can have lived
Yes, I think she's dead but maybe we will see her again not in Earwa but at the Outside as some kind of cute Ciphrang.
I thought she was dead when the roof came down. But the fact that Kayutas was carrying her body later makes me wonder.
Watch Serwa be alive in the next book only to succumb to her wound in the second chapter.
She can die in childbirth, we'll name it Serweel, after herself, her namesake, and her father (also a pun on surreal because its ridiculous, but definitely happening.).