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• fazool

  

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  May 6, 2016 6:54 PM PDT

  Here are some thoughts (and questions!) assembled from the lore - I think some of these could have interesting implications:

   

  • I read that a past version of the lore recited that the Elves ascended a Halfling.  More recent copies of the lore don’t mention this so perhaps it is just myth, or legend.    Recent lore says “the sacrifice of Lyone”.  What was this sacrifice?  Was this “sacrifice” perhaps her own ascension?  Is that really a sacrifice or a gift?  Does that mean Lyone is a demi-goddess?   

   

  • If there truly was an ascended Halfling, this happened after the deicide war, because they didn’t arrive until after it ended.  So what were the circumstances of this ascension, if it happened at all? 

   

  • What happened to the six suns?   Did they have to return to the outside of the Celestial Boundary?  I have a personal theory that they violated the Celestial Boundary in order to strike down The Ravaging Lord to stop him from violating the entire Dragon Accord, since technically he was one of their own – they could interfere with him "legally" - which is why the emissary said "there is no breach".  But, immediately afterwards, they had to retreat to the other side of the Celestial Boundary– did the ascended Halfling (purportedly Lyone) join them?

   

  • The Elves’ tree was burned.  This almost destroyed their existence.  I would think they now cherish fauna and nature and view fire as a great “enemy”.  This would mean there should never be a fire-wielding elf.  I think they view fire as just too powerful of an evil and something they would never ever touch.

   

  • Like the Ember Elves, who are on “offense” a certain faction of the Halflings (it is stated) are actively seeking out the undead.    Although their curse is stopped, and cannot be reversed they are thankful for this gift.  But, perhaps the unspoken secret of some is that they wish that it may one day be reversed.  They cannot even utter this thought because they do not want to seem ungrateful for Lyone’s gift (which truly was magnificent) but, yet, somewhere inside each of them smolders a longing to find some hope, somewhere that their race (or, at least the descendants of their race) can be freed from the stalled halfling curse.

   

  • At the same time, others have embraced who they are.  The exchange of their stature for their laugh and joy was seen as a good trade.  They do not want their fate reversed.   They accept that Halfling is, essentially, a “new” race and they do not want to go back.  These, I presume, are not aggressive people, but simply not supportive of those of their kind who wish for reversal.   So, while happy, their breed is a complex one with subtleties and deep-rooted differences.

   

  • Any mutilation of living things reminds the Halflings of their own, so their greatest unbridled hatred (after the undead) is reserved for those who defile nature, animals and living beings.  But, in typical Halfling fashion, their anger might show as intense glee while fighting their enemies.  And I would think they have a love-hate relationship with shape-shifters or any whose form changes from their true self.

   

• Oxillion

  

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  October 27, 2016 10:11 AM PDT

  Oh very good post.

   

  Lots to chew on with this one. The Lore is still spotty but the arcs and potential race revelations. I think your assessment is pretty good.

   

  • What happened to the six suns?   Did they have to return to the outside of the Celestial Boundary?  I have a personal theory that they violated the Celestial Boundary in order to strike down The Ravaging Lord to stop him from violating the entire Dragon Accord, since technically he was one of their own – they could interfere with him "legally" - which is why the emissary said "there is no breach".  But, immediately afterwards, they had to retreat to the other side of the Celestial Boundary– did the ascended Halfling (purportedly Lyone) join them?

  • The Elves’ tree was burned.  This almost destroyed their existence.  I would think they now cherish fauna and nature and view fire as a great “enemy”.  This would mean there should never be a fire-wielding elf.  I think they view fire as just too powerful of an evil and something they would never ever touch.

  I have been thinking about the above for a while. It begs the question of why all the races were brought to one place and what was driving them there. Something extremely powerful. Something very dark.

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    Love the post fazool!

     

    Ox

  
  This post was edited by Oxillion at October 27, 2016 10:13 AM PDT
• Klumpedge

  

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  November 8, 2016 4:27 PM PST

  The Elves’ tree was burned.  This almost destroyed their existence.  I would think they now cherish fauna and nature and view fire as a great “enemy”.  This would mean there should never be a fire-wielding elf.  I think they view fire as just too powerful of an evil and something they would never ever touch.

   

  Awesome implications with this one, and I have to say I quite agree. The destruction of fire takes away all that is green and good in the land. Those found bearing such within the realm would be considered evil at heart and possibly treated as with evil intent.

   

  Great post Fazool! Plenty to chew on as Ox stated.

• Oxillion

  

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  November 14, 2016 10:06 AM PST

  Hey Fazool,

  I was thinking about this section you wrote:

  Any mutilation of living things reminds the Halflings of their own, so their greatest unbridled hatred (after the undead) is reserved for those who defile nature, animals and living beings.  But, in typical Halfling fashion, their anger might show as intense glee while fighting their enemies.  And I would think they have a love-hate relationship with shape-shifters or any whose form changes from their true self.

  I makes me wonder about faction.  Cause and effect of actions in game.  If the races are this intense it will be interesting to see how far VR is going to go with this.

   

  Ox

   

  Oxillion member and officer of The Dragon Accord