> It is well established that when someone does a heroquest they alter
> the myth just a little, even when they try hard to maintain the status
> quo. Bearing this in mind, the prospect of a gang of illuminated broo
> doing YOUR cult's secret quests should be just a little bit frightening.
One of the reasons Lightbringer Orlanthi are scared of the Seven Mothers' version of their defining myth, perhaps? Though I am not comparing the Divine Mothers to "a gang of illuminated broo" in anything other than the most positive sense imaginable.
> For chaotics I would imagine tearing a hole in the Compromise/reality
> is considered an act of great piety
Stephen Martin suggested at one time that Chaotic "divine magic" is closer to Tapping than any conventional form of runespell. The filthy chaos broos rip power from their accursed mistress, and by doing so open a wider hole between reality and chaos through which their unclean energies can flow. By casting chaos rune spells, they make the world a more chaotic place. Their cloacal chaos-spawning ritual is only the most obvious instance of this.
> I've been thinking about Illumination of late and have been trying to
> come up with some different approaches besides just Nysalor Riddles.
I borrow Classical philosophical methods of catching people off guard -- Socratic inquiry, paradox, and the like -- for the Lunar illuminated Philosophers (the polite Pelorian word for Riddlers). Traditional trickster-style "riddling" (ask a silly question, get a silly answer) is a cod version of this proud intellectual tradition. A proper philosophical education is far more likely to result in illumination than trying to understand the meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything based on a few overheard snippets of confusing but illuminated insight: this is a part of what the Lunar College of Magic teaches students.
All Hail the Reaching Moon!
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