Sagiro's Story Hour: The FINAL Adventures of Abernathy's Company (FINISHED 7/3/14)

[Anxe]

One brings many, flame’s design.
One does also, all malign.
One trip started, one trip done.
One loves all, and one hates one.

This verse seems to define the villains and the party. The villains are "all malign" and the Company are "flame's design." The villains are done with their trip and the Company have started. The issue I have with this interpretation is the final line. Neither the Company or the trio seem to fit that as a whole. Ernie might work for both halves of the final line, but it seems out of place to reference just one out of the ten previous people.

Three are bringing, now in place.
Three have won the downward race.
Seven haste, and roll the dice,
Spun by fortune’s sacrifice.

Pretty obvious here referring to the trio and the Company. The info we get is that the trio are already where they wanted to be. That probably means they are now waiting for the Company. Maybe because they need the Company for something more as the Black Circle needed Grey Wolf in the past? Maybe they need Kibi to be the Opener and open up the prison that the Adversary is in.
Fortune's sacrifice is another important part of this. Probably referring to Corilyana's (spelling?) "death." Can't say how that's going to come up though.

Four are needed, ‘fore the end.
One to take the shell and rend.
One for what is in his head.
One to channel what makes dead.

The shell might mean the Silver Shell or it might mean, rending the protection around the Adversary's prison. Hell, those might be literally the same thing. Maybe the Company need to kill the Adversary to really deal with the problem the trio has set up.
One for what is in his head is Dranko. We already know that one.
One to channel certainly sounds like Grey Wolf to me. The "what makes dead" part confuses me. Perhaps Grey Wolf is the one who needs to wear the Ward of Drosh?

One at last, but not yet known.
One forever dead as stone.
One to drive the spike clean through.
One to die, and hope renew.

The whole verse references that one of the Company will have to make a sacrifice. Already know from the earlier book prophecy. We see Kibi holding the Watcher's Kiss, then we see a Company member holding the Watcher's Kiss, dead. Kibi is also needed to remove the wound/spike in the Earth, that giant black hole in the east. Sounds like Kibi needs to open up the way for the Adversary to come to the world. Then they can kill the Adversary with the Watcher's Kiss, but Kibi dies in the process.

One last journey then to make.
One last prison bar to break.
One last thread of fate to pull.
One last circle to come full.

This verse also supports the idea that the Adversary will be getting out of his prison. The part about the circle might be a double meaning as well. Either way, this is just a "end is coming soon" verse that could mean any number of things, but is probably just rounding out the prophecy.

Also, awesome to hear that Rosetta is coming back!

EDIT: Thought, maybe "one hates one" is Tapheon as someone else already said?

 

[Everett]

One last journey then to make.
One last prison bar to break.
One last thread of fate to pull.
One last circle to come full.

This verse also supports the idea that the Adversary will be getting out of his prison. The part about the circle might be a double meaning as well. Either way, this is just a "end is coming soon" verse that could mean any number of things, but is probably just rounding out the prophecy.

Actually -- the first two lines, I'm thinking, most likely refer to the Company (whoever's left) doing the supposedly undoable -- leaving the core and returning to the surface.

 

[Zelc]

I wonder if "All loves all, and one hates one" might refer to the goddesses Yavin and Wlaqua?

One brings many, flame’s design.
One does also, all malign.
One trip started, one trip done.
One loves all, and one hates one.

I wonder how many different beings this stanza refers to. The third line doesn't seem to refer to any being, and it's weird to say that "One loves all" and "one hates one" are the same being.

Actually, I wonder what the message of this stanza even is. The other stanzas have a clear message. What is this stanza's purpose?

 

[Everett]

it's weird to say that "One loves all" and "one hates one" are the same being.

They probably aren't.

 

[Zelc]

Does anyone have thoughts on WHY the goddess of Luck would sacrifice herself? What would that accomplish? Set up her tomb in Naslund? Maybe to leave Laramon in charge since he has different abilities?

 

[jmucchiello]

Four are needed, ‘fore the end.
One to take the shell and rend.
One for what is in his head.
One to channel what makes dead.

So if "four are needed", why are only three participants listed? The next stanza talks about one last journey and not to one being participating. What is the fourth required action?

 

[Everett]

So if "four are needed", why are only three participants listed? The next stanza talks about one last journey and not to one being participating. What is the fourth required action?

The last stanza tells us of the final journey. You seem to have missed entirely the stanza that tells us of the fourth:

One at last, but not yet known.
One forever dead as stone.
One to drive the spike clean through.
One to die, and hope renew.


The problem is, we don't know if this stanza refers to one person, to four different people, or to some number in-between. We don't know if the one who is "not yet known" is also the one "forever dead as stone." We don't know if the one "forever dead" is also the one who must "die, and hope renew." We don't know if the one who dies for hope's renewal is the one who "drives the spike." It's completely open-ended.

 

[jmucchiello]

Well the last stanza is even worse since the "one" in it could always refer to the adversary:

One at last, but not yet known: If this goes with the prior stanza it could mean someone new joins the "party". Or it could be the adversary, which we can agree will never be a "known" entity.
One forever dead as stone: This line seems out of place if it is in reference to the four in the prior stanza. One could again hope this is the adversary, dead as stone forever.
One to drive the spike clean through: Is this Dranko hitting with his chain or is this "one" who have a spike put through him, such as the adversary?
One to die, and hope renew: Well, renewed hope would certainly occur when the adversary dies.

 

[Everett]

Well the last stanza is even worse since the "one" in it could always refer to the adversary:

One at last, but not yet known: If this goes with the prior stanza it could mean someone new joins the "party". Or it could be the adversary, which we can agree will never be a "known" entity.
One forever dead as stone: This line seems out of place if it is in reference to the four in the prior stanza. One could again hope this is the adversary, dead as stone forever.
One to drive the spike clean through: Is this Dranko hitting with his chain or is this "one" who have a spike put through him, such as the adversary?
One to die, and hope renew: Well, renewed hope would certainly occur when the adversary dies.

A direct reference to the Adversary seems too easy. That the party has to confront and banish him somehow goes without saying; it's hardly revelatory information.

 

[wedgeski]

OT, but of passing interest to some I'm sure. The camera loves you, Mr. Hart! ;-)

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