In John's last post he seems to assume that "Argrath and The Devil" occurs
during his Lightbringer Quest. I have two answers. The first is that Argrath
went on his Quest in 1677 and brought back Sheng Seleris, who plainly failed
in Argrath's eyes to end the problem he wanted to solve. Sorta like Arkat
and Harmast Barefoot. So he might, just like Harmast, go on another Quest,
and it is THEN that he kills all the gods.
Personally I don't think this is quite true. My personal theory is that
Argrath went on a differnt Quest at the time of the Monster Empire and
re-enacted I Fought We Won. Argrath, who had already become his god when he
suceeded in the LBQ fifty years ago now becomes a mere mortal in an effort
to destroy the Empire. By this time the Monster Empire rules most of the
Northern Continent, just like Chaos ruled the COsmos when the first I Fought
We Won took place. When Argrath finishes this Quest he has defeated the
Monster Empire, and appears in the Underworld to be present for the
Compromise at which point he gets the gods to hold onto the Net. Notice that
only gods throw the Net and all those who throw the Net are caught in it,
therefore we can conclude that Argrath was not holding the Net and so
therefore while on that Quest was not representing Orlanth on the LBQ but
instead was the Last Mortal on I Fought We Won.
And yes, this may *all* be wrong and the entire world may have Illuminated.
Nick E.
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Nick Effingham E-Mail:wal_at_eff.u-net.com
<None so gaudy, nor as bloody,
as the sword that would,
crash and bash, an' swing with a flash,
and spill thine enemies blood>
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