On April 10, 2007 11:14 am, narsham01 wrote:
> To what extent are the various Chaos gods (if "god" is the proper
> term) bound or not bound by the Compromise? Some are pretty clearly
> not covered, while others are ambiguous and a few appear to be bound
> in some way or another. Presumably, the "netting" portion of the
> Compromise could representing a binding of Chaos into the strictures
> of Time without its consent, but it's unclear which Chaos gods were
> covered by that.
One, I'm fairly certain "God" isn't really the right term for the Chaos entities. That seemed to come out of the previous discussion.
Two, I think the majority are NOT covered by the compromise. The Compromise is a reassertion of the natural order, and they are not of nature. Now, I do think the Compromise acts as a barrier to Chaos getting in or getting in more or something. There is a reason the Gods accepted it, after all, and that was partially to contain/constrain/control Chaos.
> There's probably an interesting tale to be told about how Malia and/or
> Thed actively participated in the Compromise, though I doubt there's
> an Urox alive who would care to hear it.
Interesting idea.
> What about Vivamort? Krarsht? A tad nervewracking to think they're
> not bound by the Compromise, especially as neither of them is
> sufficiently insane or crippled to be of little utility to their
> followers. (I suppose Vivamort could be POW-starved...)
I think they aren't. Vivamort is an uber-powerful Vampire, and Krarsht is a giant nasty eating thing. I don't think the cults that grew up around these things necessarily reflect what these entities are like. I don't think it is like the gods or spirits where they have a cosmological role and significance. Thus, Krarsht is a nasty, bitey, hungry thing - and has nothing to do with the cult that is all about "eating away societies from within". At least, that's the impression I got from the last time this conversation went around.
> I'm also wondering if the varied forms of Divine Intervention offered
> by the Chaos Gods might offer a clue as to their Compromised or
> Un-Compromised status?
That's an interesting thought. What are you basing that on?
LC
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