The World of Layonara
The Layonara Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Talan Va'lash on May 05, 2005, 05:47:00 AM
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Since this topic is so confusing, I was trying to draw a web diagram with all the dieties, connected by different colored lines representing whether they were Allied, Friendly, Neutral, Unfriendly or Enemies of every other diety.
As I started I realized why this topic is so confusing.
Some dieties that are listed as allies on one dieties page, are as far as neutral on that dieties page.
For example (I was looking into Ilsare to start with because of the hlint enchanting pool contreversy):
On Ilsare's page she is allied with Aeridin, Deliar, Lucinda, Kithairien, and Xeen. However, Deliar and Xeen only list Ilsare as friendly on their pages.
Az'atta's page lists her allies to be Ilsare, Goran, Deliar, Lucinda and Aragen. However, Ilsare's page lists Az'atta as neutral.
Rofirien lists Vorax, Dorand, Toran, Katia and Aragen as allies. Katia lists Rof as friendly.
I'd think both parties would have to be aware and willing for them to be considered allies and even if not entirely allied, that their official stances toward each other would be convergant. I'm not sure if these are intentionally inconsistant, or if they were originally consistant and as some of the dieties evolved things got skewed a bit. But.. it sure is confusing... and I'd hate to be a cleric of Az'atta thinking they were going to get a good reception with the clergy of Ilsare....
-TV
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Look at it this way,
Example: god A's page says he's allied with god B, whereas B is neutral to A.
What it means is this: A considers himself to be allied with B, and hence will help B when needed. Maybe because B did something for A a long time ago.
B obviously doesn't really care one way or the other, so if A was in trouble, he wouldn't necessarilly intervene or help. Whatever B did for A in the past that made A feel allied towards him could've been merely something that B did for his own advantage, not for love of A.
If A was merely Friendly to B, A would not always make B's cause his.
How's that?
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ah, so it is intentional...
I think my next character is going to be an atheist... these gods are too confusing. *holds head in hands*
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Isn't Talan an atheist already? Just wondering, as you never mentioned it... ;)