Re: Great secrets II : Syndic's ban

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_MmNkMiWbfKJRKRfCxT8kHOE035VyuJ-zHSyNqd5oOHaNq7lnmsNi3Le0XdLGDf9uWuWj>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:02:06 -0000


Howdy all -

I've long had a soft spot for Loskalm - a nice example of non-dystopian utopia. Loskalm under the Ban was a Golden Age - a time of perfection without external conflict.

The Loskalmi scholar Andarlane wrote that the Ban was a gift of Irensavel for having persevered against the God Learners and which allowed men to partially transcend the corrupt material world of the evil demiurge Malkion. According to his writings, during the Ban Loskalm achieved recovered their ancient truths and laws - which brought perfect harmony and perfect justice. The Ban was ended so that the Loskalmi might be returned to the corrupt world to finally defeat the demiurge Malkion and that all men might be shown the path to Solace and Joy.

Fwiw, some good literary models for Loskalm are Tommaso Campanella's "The City of the Sun" (1623), Roger Bacon's "The New Atlantis" (1626) or the "Liber Concordiae Novi ac Veteris Testamenti" of Joachim of Fiore (c 1200). More than a mere meritocracy, Loskalm is a millennialist utopia placed in conflict with the rest of the corrupt and evil world.

Just a few thoughts -

Jeff            

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