First of all, just to say I am enjoying reading all these arguments over the nature of the Praxians and their society
>>> Does this psychopomp who uniquely knows his way around the Dead
>>> Place sound like anyone else we might know under another name?
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>> Nope, not to me.
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> Let's nibble it from the other end for a bit.
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> DAKA FAL: judge of the dead, the dying god, the former sacrifice,
> the psychopomp, "no actual power" in normal times
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> FATHER OF INDEPENDENTS: ferryman of the gods, the cripple, victim
> of the Gods War, ferryman of the gods, "wretched thing"
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> I'm not equating the two figures by any means, only pointing to
Oh, I was God-learnering from a different direction
Psychopomp
Traveller
Connects disparate people (The independants)
Links to the Dead Place
One of the Praxian's neighbours has a Psychopomp whose mythology includes tales of how he travelled amongst different tribes in the Godtime and gave them a basis for non-vioelnt interaction. His worshippers are attempting to resurrect Genert somewhere in the depths of the wastes...