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[adventurology]

Posted: 29th of May
Sender: Athena

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Hello to whomever might be reading this. My given name is Lara, and I am the current incarnation of Athena.


I've gathered I am not the first to bear her name, and I'd be interested in learning more about my predecessor. What sort of god was he/she? As I've begun settling into her temple here, I've found quite a lot of things that they probably left behind, and I also thought that perhaps it would be right to return them if any were on loan.

And I would also like to ask about the community's feelings on something. Truth be told, I've only recently begun to accept that the supernatural is real and there might be a higher power(s) at work. At least, until I woke up here and was hit in the face with it. It's a lot to absorb.

I'm feeling a touch overwhelmed and I'd like to know what role you believe a god should play. I've my own ideas, naturally, but I'm curious what others think. Do you want to live up to the legends of who came before? Do you want to change those legends into something else? Or is there something else you believe about divinity? I'm curious, so please, let me know your thoughts. It may help me better sort out my own.

Comments

[adventurology]

I'm familiar enough with the concepts and theories, though I'd hardly be able to debate them in open forum. I was an anthropology and archaeology student, I only studied sociology and politics in electives. And only in the context of the United Kingdom.

But if that's what you're thinking, would a divine hand not be able to provide aid with at least the first two steps of the pyramid? Physiological requirements and Safety shouldn't be that difficult for a truly almighty Heaven. Unless of course there's some secret currency required to make interference happen. A tax on deeds?

[volksdaemon]

Alright so we're in business for a casual conversation.

[Which is a joke, to him. They're obviously dealing with quite a bit more than that.]

I was mainly going to point out that the base needs of people really don't stop at base needs, because where will it come from? I certainly can't make a house appear out of nowhere, and any influence I had to make that happen would fade with time until the reality of 'where did this house come from?' would hit.

So no, I don't think that there's a tax on deeds, but a divine hand can only influence very small spheres. A drop in the bucket when it comes to changing the perception of people. Because if a prayer gets answered, the neighbor who was already well off starts to wonder why they don't get their own prayers answered too. There's a jealousy built in there, even though the neighbor wasn't struggling as much as the person whose prayer we answered.

[adventurology]

Of course. Human nature gets in the way, but what I'm talking about is something more than that.

It's impossible now, especially for me personally, but what's to say we couldn't influence the powers above us? The ones that gave us these powers in the first place. If reality is really as malleable as all this, enough that the dead return to life, magic is real, and an archaeologist like me can be given a role, who not expend that energy directly instead of creating a middleman in the form of us lesser gods?

[volksdaemon]

You are more than welcome to try, Athena Croft, to influence the powers above us. There's a title they give to the most highly respected of gods. Some of the new gods are even aiming to become one.

That's the sort of change from within that I think is much more feasible.

[adventurology]

We'll see. I'll just have to aim for the top, eh?

[It wouldn't be the first time.]

[volksdaemon]

I'll be waiting when you get there.