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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 6340096" data-attributes="member: 4441">[sblock=Wisco]Duracha is an Augur term for a servant, though the term also has some connotations with the word "pet."  In its most ancient meaning, it translates as "mind slave," a being a lesser status who often enacted lesser thought processes for very scholastic Augurs so their minds could concentrate on loftier goals.  It's an obsolete term except for rare groups of deep scholars.  However, if the process were reversed, thought processes taken out, rather than put in, it could be possible to completely empty the mind of a duracha, rendering him or her brain-inert.  In certain historical cases, when great mind-power was needed, sometimes many duracha would willingly give this to the deep scholars.The golden manikin, the sheb-sun, seemed to be a guardian of some kind for the duracha to prevent excessive drain, though it seemed the Augur may have armored itself against its power, a dangerous and blasphemous act (it's like deliberately turning off a fire alarm).  Echo, it seems, was not immune.[/sblock]The man looks at Antor, eyes half-closed.  When he shakes him a little, the man seems to come to himself.  At Antor's questions, he nods, nods, nods, and nods.The Augur looks haughty as he answers Seregal's questions.  "My duracha is my servant, his mind supports my own musings, my mundane thoughts.  I was accessing my notes, no more.  I had not gone so far back in a while, and it is not easy.  He will toughen, in time.  Release him at once!"--[sblock=Echo]Echo, as you slowly come back to yourself, you realize the duracha has spent his life as a sort of living hindbrain for this Augur, and the manikin of light, the sheb-sun was created to protect him from excessive demand on his cortex.  However, the Augur actually armored himself against the sheb-sun, and you know this to be akin to blasphemy.  It's like deliberately removing radiation shielding.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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