@ lockesnow - you said
Akka, coming from the area around the Mandate's stronghold, is possibly descended from a Seswatha bastard. :-p
THAT'S AWESOME!!! Seswatha (prominent candidate for the darkness that comes before the Dunyain) starts a pseudo breeding program on the island. LOTS of little Seswatha's running about. LOTS
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@ SkieOfAzel, you said
in the DTCB Akka said that the Gnosis is Quya refined and improved for 2 thousand years, so i'd assume that he is more powerful than most Quya Mages except for some big Isroi names like Cleric
I hadn't thought of improvements to the gnosis--could be that Akka is nearing Seswatha's power level because of gnosis improvements. I don't know if the quya would also be refining during that time or just sticking with their old ways.
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It's funny how Bakker can sell us the idea of Akka being weak, but he is nearly undefeated. Akka's Kill List:
- 1 Cishaurim, mentioned as happening before TDTCB
- 1 Witch? did he kill to get that doll?
- 2 Scarlet Schoolmen, killed in the Sareotic Library
- 2 more SS in the Iothaih compound
- 1 Ciphrang summoned by Ioyokus
- 4 Imperial Saik, all at once outside of Shimeh
- Oodles of sranc
- 1 Dragon expelled (with help)
- 1 Nonman King/Quya/Ishroi (suspicious)
Additionally he takes down tons of Nansur soldiers, pulls buildings down on SS Javreh, and humbles Ioyokus to the point that he or someone else can cut out the faceballs.
Really, there's only one contest that he *seems* to lose, against the ciphrang outside of Shimeh, maybe killed by Kellhus or called of by Ioyokus at Kellhus' behest. It's a pretty sweet resume for Akka.
This fucker slept with the empress, helped uncover the Consult, cursed a living prophet to all the world, abandoned his school, passed the black halls, and uncovered the secret hidden from even the No-God. His career is so distinguished, at this point he is probably the second most noteworthy Mandati besides the school's founder. It's just neat to look at Akka's career panaromically.