What is the Answer to the Riddle?

[Vraille Darkfang]

So,

Here's a riddle I came up with while dealing with my Insomnia Last night (so, as has been said, very little good goes on at 3 AM).

There is a Man.

He lives outside of a very pious, very good community.

He performs a deed of great evil.

He slaughters his son. He cooks & consumes his son's flesh. In fact, he invites the whole village to partake of his son's roasted meat.

They do, with not a clue as to the truth of their sustenance.

In fact, they congradulate him for his genorosity.

While he has committed Filicide, he is no Cannibal.

In fact, he has done nothing the villagers do not do every day.

What is this Man?



Again, these are the things that keep my up at night.

I'll post my answer later, but I'm curious as to what ENWorlders come up with.

 

[Thurbane]

His son is a Wereboar? :\

 

[Land Outcast]

His son is a half-elf?
(technically he hasn't eaten someone of his same species)

Aside

Pious village people eat "human flesh" every day (if we are speaking about a christian community; the body of the son [christ, son of god] and all that...)

 

[DM_Matt]

His son is a half-elf?
(technically he hasn't eaten someone of his same species)

Aside

Pious village people eat "human flesh" every day (if we are speaking about a christian community; the body of the son [christ, son of god] and all that...)

The "Man" in this case would be God, if you are a Catholic. If you are not, then you think the townspeople are eating crackers.

 

[Baron Opal]

At first I thought of "tree", with the decomposing leaves nourishing the forest. But the Christian meme is more persuasive to me.

 

[Agent Oracle]

My inner-Igor wanted to make a half-baked guess about it being a minotaur who owns a BBQ joint and has had some "indiscretions" with the cattle, but yeah, I have to go with the "catholics at mass" thing.

 

[William drake]

So,

Here's a riddle I came up with while dealing with my Insomnia Last night (so, as has been said, very little good goes on at 3 AM).

There is a Man.

He lives outside of a very pious, very good community.

He performs a deed of great evil.

He slaughters his son. He cooks & consumes his flesh. In fact he, invites the whole village to partake of his son's roasted meat.

They do, with not a clue as to the truth of their sustenance.

In fact, they congradulate him for his genorosity.

While he has committed Filicide, he is no Cannibal.

In fact, he has done nothing the villagers do not do every day.

What is this Man?



Again, these are the things that keep my up at night.

I'll post my answer later, but I'm curious as to what ENWorlders come up with.

I love riddles, so I hope this one is good.
I would have said God, or a Priest...but I don't think they cooked, or really ate..."eat this, for this is the flesh of my body" isn't a literal thing. Also, if you state that its evil, and not asking if it is, then it can not be the widely understood God or Faith *not that that's my opinion, just saying for arument.* Now Filicide is a curious word, coming from Filial which means- suitable to, or due from a son or daughter. Now, you did mention villagers, so I, like most people, are thinking of HUMANS...and if not, then further details should've been made since this is a D&D site, and I don't have the monster manual at hand. Now, it's said that he ate his son, and assuming that his son, is like himself, than I'm confused as to how he's not a cannibal since the definition is- a person who eats human flesh, or an animal that eat's its own kind.

I'm not sure what the answer is, and if this is a metaphorical riddle...then anyones guess if up to be right.


last thought, a metaphorical one.....Man, if used losely...do you mean Chimps, or a monkey...since Chimps and other kinds eat their own kind? But how do they cook it? Still can't answer that if my answer is correct.


Game On

 

[Sir Falke]

His son is a Wereboar? :\

I'd suppose the man is a wereboar and his son is a pure boar... so, he has committed Fillicide, but is not a cannibal nor are the members of the village, and they are eating what they eat every day... But that is a bit awkward.

I'm thinking more on the line that "son" means "creation"? (perhaps a farmer?) But then, I fail to see what would be the evil act... And to call it "fillicide" is a bit too much :\

I'm intrigued.

 

[Jedi_Solo]

It says "son's roasted meat" which doesn't specify that it is his body (implies but not specify). My gut reaction is that the son was a farmer of some sort so the father killed a cow or a pig (after killing his son) and then had a barbeque for the village (thus not being a cannible and the village not doing anything wrong).

But for that answer I don't like the use of the word "flesh". Would a farmer's animals be considered "his flesh"?

 

[Asmor]

It says "son's roasted meat" which doesn't specify that it is his body (implies but not specify). My gut reaction is that the son was a farmer of some sort so the father killed a cow or a pig (after killing his son) and then had a barbeque for the village (thus not being a cannible and the village not doing anything wrong).

But for that answer I don't like the use of the word "flesh". Would a farmer's animals be considered "his flesh"?

If you want to be really technical, "He cooks and consumes his flesh," means that one is cooking and consuming one's own flesh. Pronouns apply to the last appropriate proper noun, meaning that the son cooked and ate the son's flesh. Or so I've heard, at least.

Of course, I'm just being pedantic, because the intended meaning is clear.

I will call shenanigans on the "he has done nothing the villagers don't do every day" line, though. It explicitly says that "he does a deed of great evil" and that the villagers are "pious and good." Therefore, the pious and good villagers commit deeds of great evil on a daily basis.

Also, there's the clear implication (though it could be an intentional red herring) that the villagers in fact commit filicide on a daily basis, which is both improbable and a deed of great evil.