the Dwarf
02-08-2003, 03:08 AM
I was thinking one day, what if the Gorgon was actually a good guy?
I mean, he is LAWFUL Evil. Maybe his whole purpose in life was to protect his younger brothers the best he could, and by any means possible (hense the "evil"). He believes Azrai will return (and the other old gods as well) and is doing everything in his power to slow Arai and speed up the return of the other gods.
Maybe he has discerned a deeper truth than most of the world and has discovered that the bloodline derivation is only the leader in a particular being but that all blooded beings carry a touch of every derivation within them. This would indicate a potential reason for why bloodline strength only goes up a certain amount when bloodtheft occurs (the recipient draws primarily from the part in the victim that is the same derivation as their own derivation). This could also explain the chance to change derivations when slaying one of Azrai derivation ... the blood of Azrai is "stickier" because the land refuses it.
This leads to the "partial derivation theory". When Bloodtheft occurs, part of the bloodline points goes to the slayer directly proportional to the percentage the victim had in the bloodline derivation the slayer has. Less of other derivations would be carried because the slayer is the "third choice" (aka, the land and the old god are ahead of the slayer). In the case of the points from Azrai's blood, the land takes none, and therefore more goes to Azrai and to the slayer (Azrai first, than slayer, with land getting none). If the victim was of Azrai then they get first, then Azrai, then the rest is divided again between the slayer and Azrai. Cursed lands would work differently because they would accept Azrai's blood, but not that of any other old god.
How this relates to the Gorgon as a hero:
The Gorgon is trying to gather as much of Azrai's blood into living vessels as possible while freeing the blood of the other old gods as fast as possible. He is the number one vessel, and goes about "housecleaning" every so often to free more of the blood. He leaves enough heir around so that they will continue to draw the other old god's blood from the land (the power comes from the land for new borns, and flows back in when one dies of "natural causes" usless it has been redirected). Increasing bloodline score via RP would draw pure main derivation to the regent.
Just a few weird ideas and concepts I have had regarding bloodlines, "dark quickenings", Lawful Evil, and the Gorgon. :)
I mean, he is LAWFUL Evil. Maybe his whole purpose in life was to protect his younger brothers the best he could, and by any means possible (hense the "evil"). He believes Azrai will return (and the other old gods as well) and is doing everything in his power to slow Arai and speed up the return of the other gods.
Maybe he has discerned a deeper truth than most of the world and has discovered that the bloodline derivation is only the leader in a particular being but that all blooded beings carry a touch of every derivation within them. This would indicate a potential reason for why bloodline strength only goes up a certain amount when bloodtheft occurs (the recipient draws primarily from the part in the victim that is the same derivation as their own derivation). This could also explain the chance to change derivations when slaying one of Azrai derivation ... the blood of Azrai is "stickier" because the land refuses it.
This leads to the "partial derivation theory". When Bloodtheft occurs, part of the bloodline points goes to the slayer directly proportional to the percentage the victim had in the bloodline derivation the slayer has. Less of other derivations would be carried because the slayer is the "third choice" (aka, the land and the old god are ahead of the slayer). In the case of the points from Azrai's blood, the land takes none, and therefore more goes to Azrai and to the slayer (Azrai first, than slayer, with land getting none). If the victim was of Azrai then they get first, then Azrai, then the rest is divided again between the slayer and Azrai. Cursed lands would work differently because they would accept Azrai's blood, but not that of any other old god.
How this relates to the Gorgon as a hero:
The Gorgon is trying to gather as much of Azrai's blood into living vessels as possible while freeing the blood of the other old gods as fast as possible. He is the number one vessel, and goes about "housecleaning" every so often to free more of the blood. He leaves enough heir around so that they will continue to draw the other old god's blood from the land (the power comes from the land for new borns, and flows back in when one dies of "natural causes" usless it has been redirected). Increasing bloodline score via RP would draw pure main derivation to the regent.
Just a few weird ideas and concepts I have had regarding bloodlines, "dark quickenings", Lawful Evil, and the Gorgon. :)