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<blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 5789627" data-attributes="member: 141"><p>The Judgment of Paris has a straightforward explanation, hinging on the correspondences of the three goddesses he was asked to choose between. Aphrodite is romantic love, Hera is the matrimonial bond, and Athena is common sense (wisdom) and war. In running off with Helen, Paris foolishly put romantic love ahead of respect for marriage, and provoked a war. That's the mythic logic of the Judgment of Paris.</p><p></p><p>Here's a stab at explaining Eadric's choice in a similar manner. Whether it was foolish or not, it seems that Eadric has already chosen Soneillon. She's the only one of the three with whom he has consummated a union, and she is the one who actually has the Urn. Although Soneillon does not want to end the world, she is a sort of avatar of Chesne, and so Chesne has a foothold in the world because of the favor shone to her.</p><p></p><p>Nehael, on the other hand, was chosen by Nwm; her conversion was not to Oronthonism, but to Uediism. I still wonder about that, sometimes. Eadric could not have cast atonement himself, but his brother probably could have. Nwm's intervention broadened the paradigm behind the Oronthon/Adversary duality. It more than anything meant the end of the old Aeon.</p><p></p><p>So that's Soneillon and Nehael. I think the third option was taken by Ortwin(e). Not that (s)he and Shomei had anything to do with each other, but the third choice is the *I* - self-empowerment and self-transcendence. That is the road that Ortwin(e) took/takes. I'm not really sure that this was a real option for Eadric; maybe if the temptation of Titivilus had borne fruit?</p><p></p><p>Mostin is not really part of this analysis, but note that he has had his share of choices too. He didn't have to be present at the binding of the Enforcer; he chose to be. He could probably have made the choice to seal the gates in Graz'zt's realm (keeping the chthonics safely bottled up) but he gave priority to more pressing matters. He could have given Graz'zt to Soneillon instead of banishing her, but he decided that "Pilgrimage" was a better option. And so on.</p><p></p><p>One recurrent feature of the story is that even though there are forces in play immensely more powerful than the player characters, the PC's actions have immense significance and resonance. The campaign world is remade according to the mythic logic of their actions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cheiromancer, post: 5789627, member: 141"] The Judgment of Paris has a straightforward explanation, hinging on the correspondences of the three goddesses he was asked to choose between. Aphrodite is romantic love, Hera is the matrimonial bond, and Athena is common sense (wisdom) and war. In running off with Helen, Paris foolishly put romantic love ahead of respect for marriage, and provoked a war. That's the mythic logic of the Judgment of Paris. Here's a stab at explaining Eadric's choice in a similar manner. Whether it was foolish or not, it seems that Eadric has already chosen Soneillon. She's the only one of the three with whom he has consummated a union, and she is the one who actually has the Urn. Although Soneillon does not want to end the world, she is a sort of avatar of Chesne, and so Chesne has a foothold in the world because of the favor shone to her. Nehael, on the other hand, was chosen by Nwm; her conversion was not to Oronthonism, but to Uediism. I still wonder about that, sometimes. Eadric could not have cast atonement himself, but his brother probably could have. Nwm's intervention broadened the paradigm behind the Oronthon/Adversary duality. It more than anything meant the end of the old Aeon. So that's Soneillon and Nehael. I think the third option was taken by Ortwin(e). Not that (s)he and Shomei had anything to do with each other, but the third choice is the *I* - self-empowerment and self-transcendence. That is the road that Ortwin(e) took/takes. I'm not really sure that this was a real option for Eadric; maybe if the temptation of Titivilus had borne fruit? Mostin is not really part of this analysis, but note that he has had his share of choices too. He didn't have to be present at the binding of the Enforcer; he chose to be. He could probably have made the choice to seal the gates in Graz'zt's realm (keeping the chthonics safely bottled up) but he gave priority to more pressing matters. He could have given Graz'zt to Soneillon instead of banishing her, but he decided that "Pilgrimage" was a better option. And so on. One recurrent feature of the story is that even though there are forces in play immensely more powerful than the player characters, the PC's actions have immense significance and resonance. The campaign world is remade according to the mythic logic of their actions. [/QUOTE]
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