Wednesday, January 10, 2007

And They’re Done

01/10/2007

Thus ends the Dhe’nar interpretation of the official list of Arkati and Spirits. Now that that’s taken care of, I can finally move on to other Dhe’nar projects.

The Dhe’nar View of the “Gods”: V’tull (Arkati)

01/10/2007

As V’tull was one of the subjects I was invited to speak about on Teras, this entry will be excerpts from the transcript of the event:

“It is difficult to speak of V’tull without also discussing Kai, as they are different aspects of the same force.”

“V’tull, like Kai, finds purpose in combat. His rivalry with Kai has lasted for ages, indeed since before even the Ur-Daemon War.”

“V’tull has always been the more powerful of the two, but his raw strength, on those rare occasions the two Arkati have faced each other directly, has always been matched by Kai s greater skill.”

“The two Arkati are indeed quite similar, though most note two important differences.”

“Kai, as a patron of mortals, orients his abilities more towards tactics and strategy, and collective victory in battle.”

“V tull, however, is more interested in individual combat prowess.”

“Thus, while Kai is often the patron of soldiers, V’tull is often the patron of warriors, an important distinction.”

“These distinctions are but generalizations, of course, and do not hold up in all instances.”

“The other notable difference between the two is that, unlike Kai, V’tull sees no need to attempt to put a noble face on combat, leaving moral distinctions for others to concern themselves with.”

“Due to the fact that he only ever manages stalemates in his direct conflicts with Kai, many Dhe’nar see V’tull as a lesson in the limits of power insufficiently channeled through discipline and knowledge, since it his only the lack of such that prevents him from dominating his opponent.”