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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Heard" data-source="post: 1964965" data-attributes="member: 7280">OOC:You misunderstand. Zagyg isn't granting spells to "just the drow of the nearest delegation."Zagyg is granting spells to the drow. Whether they like it or not, whether they asked for it or not. At least for the short time they're within his portfolio and in such a radical and nonstandard frame of being that he literally can't help granting them spells. Their changed nature courts unpredictability, which is directly within his portfolio. He could no more not grant them spells in this crux than Boccob could deny spellcasters his influence. Not just some of the drow. All drow with divine caster levels affected by this radical change, as chaotic creatures of magic in an unusual situation fall under his influence. He's not claiming them or converting them. He can't grant them Lolth only spells and he's not going to hand them Evil descriptor spells anymore than he'd grant Good descriptor spells without some occasion. They appeal to his divine chaos by what they are and what's going on, just by being there. Zagyg doesn't care if they know where the magic comes from. Zagyg isn't looking for followers among the drow in any particular. He's providing them succor and acting out his essential divine nature. This is what he's a god for, these sorts of situations. This is his place in the pantheon of gods, he's the ace in the hole to cover the bases and hedge the bets. He's the space between the other, more prominent gods of magic. He's a god of transition and limits and spaces between ideas and concepts. He might not be able to account for everyone, if he can't he orders Murlynd to also aid his cause. Murlynd might not approve in totality, but he will obey Zagyg in this moment because whatever else is happening moments like these begin to show the clarity and moments of vision behind his Master's brilliant but purposely fractured mind. This isn't a decision really, it's an inevitable consequence of a series of actions.IC:"I can't sleep 'Lyndie. Sing me a song?"And the god did, in a surprisingly soft and gentle voice."All the children go to rest...""Ah. Lyndie, that's nice. Where's that from? I think I remember...""All the children in their noonday best...""Something's wrong. Why can't they fix this? Where is He?""Go to sleep. Soon you shall wake...""...Such a nice girl.""Rise above the golden lake. See the sun. Kiss the stars. Until you wake, lose the hours. Lose the hours, lose the hours, lose the...Master? Are you awake?"And Murlynd, the mighty paladin took watch at the foot of his Master's bed.</blockquote>

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