Hopefully all of this banter has given Mikko something he feels he can run with.
LC
On 21 Mar 2005 at 17:04, Kevin McDonald wrote:
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> For what it's worth [YGWV], my interpretation of Carmanian Hum'akt is
> this: Hum'akt is the personification of a mental faculty of the Creator
> (Idovanus). He is Idovanus' power of discernment - the holy power of
> Separation. Thus with Hum'akt, the Holy Razor, Idovanus separated Light
> from Dark, Earth from Water, and most importantly Truth from Deceit. He
> is the Dread Judge of the Dead who guards/is the Sword Bridge spanning
> the pit of Hell to Paradise, which only those with perfect spiritual
> Balance may cross. In the mundane world, Hum'akt is most often seen as
> the Sword of Idovanus, which cleanses the world of the Lie and sends its
> foul minions to Hell.
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> The power of Hum'akt is morally neutral, though. Wielded by Idovanus
> (and His followers) it is a force for good - helping to maintain life
> and oppose the Lie. Hum'akt is sometimes wielded by agents of the Lie,
> though, as when (wild speculation alert!) Daak used it to pull down the
> sun, etc. From this I figure that Carmanian Hum'akti consider Sartarite
> Humakti to be Lie tainted scum in serious need of immediate decapitation.
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> Undead are a disgusting product of the Lie, being neither truly alive or
> dead. Beings who return from the land of the dead under the proper
> circumstances, following the proper rules (as happened during Four
> Arrows of Light and the beginning of the Battle of Castle Blue), are a
> different matter.
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> Torture has nothing at all to do with Separation, and therefore Hum'akt,
> except in the dubious capacity of separating the Truth from Deceit. The
> purposeful inflicting of pain is generally used for either purification
> or compulsion in Carmania.
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> Just one guy's opinion. :)
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> ~Kevin McDonald
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