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<blockquote data-quote="Siuis" data-source="post: 5314479" data-attributes="member: 51622">You know, I'm not sure. Before I realized there was a distinction between Asmodeus and The Adversary, I would have said no. To much opacity ruins any chance of empathizing with a character, and it seems that empathy is somewhat called for, given the Miltonian feel.But in all honesty, who is to say? The answer, as afact, is probably fairly inconsistent. Nwm said it himself: the Great Deceiver may be pulling one Hell of a hood-wink. And what's more, I bet the Adversary could lie so well, he believed it, making he lie a truth. Until, of course, he no longer needed or benefited from it.Really, it's entirely possible that between Oronthon and the Nameless Seraph, the paradigm is one of children bickering at make-believe. Oronthon is older, so he will always win, but it's an eternity of &quot;my attack pierces your armor!&quot;&quot;my shield reflects your attack&quot;&quot;my attack was a distraction from this other attack&quot;&quot;well I was an illusion the whole time&quot;.Schrodinger's nightmare; every possible answer, save to most absurd, is entirely true until a nodality is reached which severs the possibility of some ... Possibilities. Hm, I need either a thesaurus handy or better sentence planning. But you see my point?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Siuis, post: 5314479, member: 51622"] You know, I'm not sure. Before I realized there was a distinction between Asmodeus and The Adversary, I would have said no. To much opacity ruins any chance of empathizing with a character, and it seems that empathy is somewhat called for, given the Miltonian feel. But in all honesty, who is to say? The answer, as afact, is probably fairly inconsistent. Nwm said it himself: the Great Deceiver may be pulling one Hell of a hood-wink. And what's more, I bet the Adversary could lie so well, he believed it, making he lie a truth. Until, of course, he no longer needed or benefited from it. Really, it's entirely possible that between Oronthon and the Nameless Seraph, the paradigm is one of children bickering at make-believe. Oronthon is older, so he will always win, but it's an eternity of "my attack pierces your armor!" "my shield reflects your attack" "my attack was a distraction from this other attack" "well I was an illusion the whole time". Schrodinger's nightmare; every possible answer, save to most absurd, is entirely true until a nodality is reached which severs the possibility of some ... Possibilities. Hm, I need either a thesaurus handy or better sentence planning. But you see my point? [/QUOTE]

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