Nice idea: I like it. The only real problem I can see is that L.M. wasn't the only god to go. Did people also forget how to talk (Issaries), make love (Uleria), breathe (Orlanth)..... see what I mean?
Actually I think it was Argrath's fault, but for a different reason. This is very much IMHI and IMG: only about 2% has evidence to back it up!
Theory as follows:
1) CHDP was written to be presented to Argrath, c.1640 (and IMI drafted in
part by Argrath and toned down later).
2) CHDP contains descriptions of events c.1625-1630 that differ markedly
from reality (like who was on the throne of Sartar, lit the Flame, and got
murdered by Harrek): flattering to Argrath yes, but also within the memories
of a lot of people, so rather silly.
3) Argrath had been playing around with Draconic and EWF magic.
Blind jump to far-fetched conclusion:
Argrath wanted people to believe the version of events in CHDP. He tried to
use some EWF magic (e.g. Minarian Memory Removal) to remove their memories
and replace them with the ones in the book. He cocked it up, badly, but the
results didn't show up for a while.
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