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<blockquote data-quote="LordVyreth" data-source="post: 2824168" data-attributes="member: 9626"><p><strong>Mesion Excerpt #1: Exalting the Primals</strong></p><p></p><p>This was the first of what will eventually be a series of letters or slice of life events on Mesion, including some that reference major future events of the series. This plan was partically delayed due to the ENWorld crash and an unexpectedly busy week at work, but I expect to finish at least the initially planned excerpts by the end of next week, while starting work on the actual Story Hour. At any rate, three of the initial excerpts have already been finished, including this one.</p><p></p><p>Exalting the Primals</p><p></p><p> Gods are a very real and inescapable part of our lives. We see their churches in ever town and city and their followers surround us every day. Their power is inherent; the very real miracles of their most devoted servants are undeniable. The only thing more real than the gods themselves are their servants, as anyone over 30 can attest to. The celestials, fiends, and other spiritual beings transformed everything we know about our world, from its nations to the smallest details of our lives. And yet, when we think of the gods as inherent beings, we also think of their worthiness as worshipped beings as equally inherently their right.</p><p></p><p> Why is that? What makes the gods so “right” that we must, or at least should, devote our every fiber of our being to their glory and might? Was it really our best interests they cared about when they started the Godfield War? Or were we considered just pawns at best, and nothing but scenery at worst, for their own advancement? Now, I hear your objections already. The war was regrettable, to put it mildly, but it was a necessary action on the part of the good gods to counter the advancement of evil. I heard these arguments countless times, but it shows an ignorance of history. Before the so-called good gods acted, the evil forces were limited to mortals and their fiendish servants, who were summoned and controlled again by mortals. By acting, the good gods must have known that the evil gods would be able to deploy their fiendish servants directly, leading to the apocalyptic war we endured for over a generation. And yet the good gods acted anyway, and for what purpose? In theory, it was just to save Solar Devotion. And how has that gone? Solar Devotion is gone, and in its place is a city rotted and corrupted before it even began, a city that pays lip service to the gods but worships profit above all else. Truly, such a victory for good was worth our decades of suffering!</p><p></p><p> Ah, but what of the greater ideals of the war that developed? After all, this wasn’t just about Solar Devotion in the end, but the ultimate victory of good over evil! And how did that turn out? What should have been the final resolution of the ultimate moral principles that guide the planes themselves turned out to be about nothing! After the Bladestill, what happened to the evil gods? They’re still as powerful as ever. And their servants, the fiends, have not diminished in the slightest. Instead, we have to put up with the results of the war; the tainted ground, the blessed lands that instead spawn more conflict and tyranny, and the scattered remains of the evil army that no longer serve the gods but have no difficulty continuing to inflict misery upon us! And despite all this, we still waste our time with the gods! Why? I have no idea if the gods are sinister, uncaring beings who use us as playthings in their eternal game, or if they are merely incompetent and blind beings unaware of the futility of their struggle, but I place no value on the lot of them!</p><p></p><p> Instead, I place by faith and hope in the one group that ever seemed to care about us mortals before any higher ideal: the primal outsiders. I’m sure you know of them. While the gods were fighting among themselves over who could rule over us and we suffered and died, the Primals, allegedly the servants of the gods, force a truce and negotiated peace, giving us for the first time the chance to form our own societies and live without fear. Yes, I know the myths about what happened to the Primals; that they were little more than intermediaries of the gods, that they were transformed into celestials and fiends and no longer exist, that they themselves taught us about the Sisters. I believe none of them. The Primals had something that inspired respect, if not fear, in the gods. To presume that they served the gods is utter nonsense. Equally nonsensical is the theory that they became the celestials and fiends. The Primals were above such zealotry. Why would they sacrifice their freedom and passion to remain locked in lesser forms for all eternity? No, I believe the Primals still exist, and they again can help us bring peace to Mesion. Perhaps they already have; can you give me a more plausible explanation for the Bladestill? They deserve our honor and our worship, and I implore you to reject your gods and join me in this worship. If enough of us can be united in this goal, we can finally put aside the endless war that has entrapped the other planes and prevent another Godfield War or other disaster in the future.</p><p></p><p>-Auric Entavil</p><p>Member of the Petitioners of the Primals</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LordVyreth, post: 2824168, member: 9626"] [b]Mesion Excerpt #1: Exalting the Primals[/b] This was the first of what will eventually be a series of letters or slice of life events on Mesion, including some that reference major future events of the series. This plan was partically delayed due to the ENWorld crash and an unexpectedly busy week at work, but I expect to finish at least the initially planned excerpts by the end of next week, while starting work on the actual Story Hour. At any rate, three of the initial excerpts have already been finished, including this one. Exalting the Primals Gods are a very real and inescapable part of our lives. We see their churches in ever town and city and their followers surround us every day. Their power is inherent; the very real miracles of their most devoted servants are undeniable. The only thing more real than the gods themselves are their servants, as anyone over 30 can attest to. The celestials, fiends, and other spiritual beings transformed everything we know about our world, from its nations to the smallest details of our lives. And yet, when we think of the gods as inherent beings, we also think of their worthiness as worshipped beings as equally inherently their right. Why is that? What makes the gods so “right” that we must, or at least should, devote our every fiber of our being to their glory and might? Was it really our best interests they cared about when they started the Godfield War? Or were we considered just pawns at best, and nothing but scenery at worst, for their own advancement? Now, I hear your objections already. The war was regrettable, to put it mildly, but it was a necessary action on the part of the good gods to counter the advancement of evil. I heard these arguments countless times, but it shows an ignorance of history. Before the so-called good gods acted, the evil forces were limited to mortals and their fiendish servants, who were summoned and controlled again by mortals. By acting, the good gods must have known that the evil gods would be able to deploy their fiendish servants directly, leading to the apocalyptic war we endured for over a generation. And yet the good gods acted anyway, and for what purpose? In theory, it was just to save Solar Devotion. And how has that gone? Solar Devotion is gone, and in its place is a city rotted and corrupted before it even began, a city that pays lip service to the gods but worships profit above all else. Truly, such a victory for good was worth our decades of suffering! Ah, but what of the greater ideals of the war that developed? After all, this wasn’t just about Solar Devotion in the end, but the ultimate victory of good over evil! And how did that turn out? What should have been the final resolution of the ultimate moral principles that guide the planes themselves turned out to be about nothing! After the Bladestill, what happened to the evil gods? They’re still as powerful as ever. And their servants, the fiends, have not diminished in the slightest. Instead, we have to put up with the results of the war; the tainted ground, the blessed lands that instead spawn more conflict and tyranny, and the scattered remains of the evil army that no longer serve the gods but have no difficulty continuing to inflict misery upon us! And despite all this, we still waste our time with the gods! Why? I have no idea if the gods are sinister, uncaring beings who use us as playthings in their eternal game, or if they are merely incompetent and blind beings unaware of the futility of their struggle, but I place no value on the lot of them! Instead, I place by faith and hope in the one group that ever seemed to care about us mortals before any higher ideal: the primal outsiders. I’m sure you know of them. While the gods were fighting among themselves over who could rule over us and we suffered and died, the Primals, allegedly the servants of the gods, force a truce and negotiated peace, giving us for the first time the chance to form our own societies and live without fear. Yes, I know the myths about what happened to the Primals; that they were little more than intermediaries of the gods, that they were transformed into celestials and fiends and no longer exist, that they themselves taught us about the Sisters. I believe none of them. The Primals had something that inspired respect, if not fear, in the gods. To presume that they served the gods is utter nonsense. Equally nonsensical is the theory that they became the celestials and fiends. The Primals were above such zealotry. Why would they sacrifice their freedom and passion to remain locked in lesser forms for all eternity? No, I believe the Primals still exist, and they again can help us bring peace to Mesion. Perhaps they already have; can you give me a more plausible explanation for the Bladestill? They deserve our honor and our worship, and I implore you to reject your gods and join me in this worship. If enough of us can be united in this goal, we can finally put aside the endless war that has entrapped the other planes and prevent another Godfield War or other disaster in the future. -Auric Entavil Member of the Petitioners of the Primals [/QUOTE]
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