Meppa is X

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« Reply #195 on: February 10, 2014, 10:31:20 pm »
Neuropunctured Cishaurim experiment.

That's wonderful.  Something else I'm wondering, whatever Meppa is, perhaps his role is to be tutor for Kelmomas in the third series.  If old moe really is dead, if the dunyain are also gone, if kellhus dies/becomes enslaved to whatever, then who will save the world?  What about Kelmomas?  He's got his dad's intellect and his mom's passion, so he might be the greatest waterbearer evar!  Assuming also that the psukhe is the special something that could undo the Consult.

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« Reply #196 on: February 10, 2014, 10:34:44 pm »
Assuming also that the psukhe is the special something that could undo the Consult.

That would be terribly ironic, especially since I don't think Moe Sr. counted on the Inrithi winning the war. His failure and Kellhus' own success causing the end of the world.
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« Reply #197 on: February 11, 2014, 12:50:47 pm »
What about Kelmomas?  He's got his dad's intellect and his mom's passion, so he might be the greatest waterbearer evar!  Assuming also that the psukhe is the special something that could undo the Consult.

I like it but I think we could lose some POVs/main characters in TUC. I think Meppa or Kelmomas could easily die. Though, I still think it would be awesome to see Meppa and the White-Luck Warrior go at it.
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« Reply #198 on: February 12, 2014, 12:31:24 am »
I like it but I think we could lose some POVs/main characters in TUC. I think Meppa or Kelmomas could easily die. Though, I still think it would be awesome to see Meppa and the White-Luck Warrior go at it.
Any serious fight with the WLW would be pretty awesome. Also, I hope Meppa just floods entire battlefields and obliterates, single highhandedly, all of the Magi that were left to defend the Empire.
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« Reply #199 on: February 12, 2014, 11:43:26 am »
I suspect Meppa is significantly more powerful than any other Cish we've seen , i believe it is described in text he has an "ocean" worth of water or words to that effect.

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« Reply #200 on: February 12, 2014, 12:40:09 pm »
Indeed. +1 themerchant.
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« Reply #201 on: February 15, 2014, 11:16:37 pm »
I suspect Meppa is significantly more powerful than any other Cish we've seen , i believe it is described in text he has an "ocean" worth of water or words to that effect.

Yeah, I agree.  The quote comes from Ptsatma during one of their exchanges, so it comes from a god-possessed type who might be able to see such things.  I suspect Meppa is Incandati-level at the very least and probably more.

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« Reply #202 on: March 09, 2014, 10:18:05 am »
Whatever Meppa is, I can't shake the feeling that he might be just an awesome decoy.  Bakker's got us following the white luck, sorweel, and meppa to throw us off the tracks? 

Kayutas kills his dad when everyone else fails.

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« Reply #203 on: March 09, 2014, 01:21:44 pm »
That would be assumed because Cleric was Nil'giccas... but the Last Cishaurim, MG? Common'.
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« Reply #204 on: March 09, 2014, 07:42:38 pm »
Not at all convinced he is the last!  Last one on the stage!

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« Reply #205 on: March 11, 2014, 01:57:26 pm »
Somewhat related to the topic, how old is Moenghus when he is exiled from Ishual?
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« Reply #206 on: March 11, 2014, 02:33:52 pm »
I believe roughly the same age as Kellhus when he gets the summons...

Text may or may not thirty... I don't have access to my books right now.
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« Reply #207 on: March 11, 2014, 03:27:02 pm »
Damn, thats what I thought. I was hoping he was older, but at 30 that makes him 60ish in PON, so he could easily still be alive in AE (if he somehow survived Cnaiur's chorae). The longevity of some people is frustrating.
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« Reply #208 on: March 11, 2014, 03:36:09 pm »
I believe roughly the same age as Kellhus when he gets the summons...

Text may or may not thirty... I don't have access to my books right now.

Second that.  I don't have my books either, but I'm almost sure it's 30

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« Reply #209 on: March 11, 2014, 04:14:44 pm »
The longevity of some people is frustrating.

Yeah, all these octogenarians getting fucked up to stay alive really screw with the statistics ;).
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