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[ZEITGEIST] Various inquiries concerning eladrin, fey, tieflings, skyseers, and technology
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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 7304984" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p>Okay, so maybe I can help again because we've discussed this in our group as well and it kind of made sense to us. (One major point again is the huge timespan and cultural difference between what happened in Elfaivar and the present time)</p><p></p><p>So first, Eladrin are Fey and if we understood this correctly, they are/were allied with other Fey of the Dreaming. Heck, modern Enclaves are partially in the Dreaming where the Unseen Court lives and rules. Vekeshi mystics originated in Elfaivar and they were avengers who originally swore to rescue Eladrin women from captivity (aka "undo one of the biggest wrongs ever done to our culture"). I guess the cult spread from there as Eladrin traveled the world to save their kin and return them so they could live in the true spirit of Vekesh. Just think about the following: there is no "living, enduring, prospering" victory if your people die out because evilbad persons think your women are trophies. Someone needs to get their hands dirty so the Enclaves (who do live in the spirit of Vekesh) may have a chance to survive. </p><p></p><p>Now the theme of "Avenging big wrongs that cannot be made right by official means" some time later meant more than just saving Eladrin women to people who joined the Vekeshi out of their own sense of justice. Which means that each Vekeshi group in each major hub may or may not have its own, unique focus, depending on legal state, degree of corruption, morale compass of its leaders etc. </p><p></p><p>(our Flinter cell in our campaign is pretty tame for example as Risur has a functioning legal system and because its leaders are no "bored rich kids" but people who are connected to ye olden ways and in more than one way affiliated with the local Fey. Hence the +1 Prestige.)</p><p></p><p>The whole Srasama/punishment ability is in my opinion a direct remnant of the rites of the Goddess who had nothing to do with Vekesh and his philosophy.</p><p>Just like you'll see christmas trees in catholic churches even if they originated from local winter solstice rites.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 7304984, member: 6816692"] Okay, so maybe I can help again because we've discussed this in our group as well and it kind of made sense to us. (One major point again is the huge timespan and cultural difference between what happened in Elfaivar and the present time) So first, Eladrin are Fey and if we understood this correctly, they are/were allied with other Fey of the Dreaming. Heck, modern Enclaves are partially in the Dreaming where the Unseen Court lives and rules. Vekeshi mystics originated in Elfaivar and they were avengers who originally swore to rescue Eladrin women from captivity (aka "undo one of the biggest wrongs ever done to our culture"). I guess the cult spread from there as Eladrin traveled the world to save their kin and return them so they could live in the true spirit of Vekesh. Just think about the following: there is no "living, enduring, prospering" victory if your people die out because evilbad persons think your women are trophies. Someone needs to get their hands dirty so the Enclaves (who do live in the spirit of Vekesh) may have a chance to survive. Now the theme of "Avenging big wrongs that cannot be made right by official means" some time later meant more than just saving Eladrin women to people who joined the Vekeshi out of their own sense of justice. Which means that each Vekeshi group in each major hub may or may not have its own, unique focus, depending on legal state, degree of corruption, morale compass of its leaders etc. (our Flinter cell in our campaign is pretty tame for example as Risur has a functioning legal system and because its leaders are no "bored rich kids" but people who are connected to ye olden ways and in more than one way affiliated with the local Fey. Hence the +1 Prestige.) The whole Srasama/punishment ability is in my opinion a direct remnant of the rites of the Goddess who had nothing to do with Vekesh and his philosophy. Just like you'll see christmas trees in catholic churches even if they originated from local winter solstice rites. [/QUOTE]
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