> > >2) What is meant with the "forcing him to break a geas".
> >
> > One theory is that the Emperor turned his back on H. just as the
> > latter attacked. This made it a violation of H.'s "never strike
by
> > surprise" geas and so Humakt struck him dead.
> >
> > Another theory is that the Emperor in a last ditch attempt sent
> > a succubus against H. This violated his celibacy geas and so
> > Humakt struck him dead.
> >
> > --Peter Metcalfe
>
> Nr. 1 I've heard before. Logical, but not something I see
happening.
> The emperor fighting a child sized avatar of Humakt won't turn his
> back and be deliberately killed. It sounds strange, and there's a
> wording like "the dying emperor slipped past his defences and
forced
> him to break a geas...". Interesting, but very strange.
If he thought he might survive and knew the gifts/geases taken, then the Red Emperor could well have tried this as a last-ditch tactic, especially if he was mortally wounded. It would all depend of the geases the kiddie had. For example, "Never Attack an Unarmed Man" could allow him to be goaded into attacking the Red Emperor as he throws his rapier away. However, I suspect the geases were far stronger than that.
> Nr. 2 doesn't work, I think. The household of Death humakti are
> prepubescent, and I don't think they even can grow up to sexual
> maturity. Even if they could, Harsaltar is 10 at the time.
It depends how far you go with a geas such as celibacy. Does a kiss count? It might do and anyone could be tricked into kissing another, especially a child. In any case, they became adults the moment they joined the Household of Death.
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Simon
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