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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 6748606" data-attributes="member: 25818">Originally posted by Gurv:As is almost always the case when discussing the motives of beings who are the immortal personifications of abstract concepts, understanding may be beyond the hopes of mortals.The Rajahs are certainly interested in freedom. But they are immortal. They were thousands (if not millions) of years old even before they were even imprisoned by the couatl. They all have plans for escape that have been in motion for longer than humans have been forming complete sentences. The daelkyr invasion is a very recent event when laid next to that. I don't doubt a Rajah's ability to take advantage of a sudden development. But I question whether any would alter course drastically. Some might add the daelkyr and their followers to a plan already in motion, but none would throw away that plan, or risk its success on something so volatile as the Lords of Madness.That said, I was also under the impression that the Rajahs were not quite lucid. Obviously, a mind as vast as a Rajah's can do more in a coma than a man's could do on his best day. But a slumbering mind isn't as keen, isn't as able to react quickly, and perceives things poorly sometimes.As for the daelkyr themselves, I imagine the mind of a Rajah is an open book compared to what you would find if you tried to understand their motives. They are insane. I don't think that they can "interact" with anyone. Spend a couple of minutes in the vicinity of one and you won't be able to interact with yourself, let alone form a cooperative with other rational beings. It isn't that the daelkyr are opposed to the rakshasa...its just that purple ate the tower screaming isn't a diplomatic strategy that can work.</blockquote>

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