From: Michael Cule (mikec@room3b.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed 02 Jul 1997 - 02:26:43 EEST
And then I thought about the fact that the Red Emperor does something
similar to the Pharoh and must face similar problems. And then I thought
about the fact that parts of the people who combine to make the new Red
Emperor *do* apotheosise. And then I thought about the Solar Doctrine
that there are several parts to each person and even multiple parts to
the soul.
And what I come up with is this.
The Intellect of the Pharoh is what is going on year after year on the
There! Perfect! (If I say so myself!) A neat way to sidestep the burdens
Mundane Plane. At the rituals of Luck and Death not only does the old
body of the Pharoh vanish but also the old soul. (The POW in RQ
mechanics.) His mortal soul-part has become burdened by all the Magic he
had had to make and has become exhausted with the strain of keeping the
Pharoh in the Mundane Plane. What the rituals create is a new entity
with the memory of the Pharoh and the body and soul of the young man
chosen by the Masters of Luck and Death. The mind of the sacrifice is
combined with the laden POW of the old Pharoh becomes another new
entity, an 'angel' with a place in the pantheon of Esrolia's state
religion. (Something similar happens to the Egi in the Lunar ritual.)
of Godhood and have all the benefits.
Query: If this is true how much of the personality of the reborn Pharoh
Anyone see any problems with this account?
is changed? I think I would assume that the Personality Traits are
carried by the Soul and not by the Intellect. Presumably the magical
tests that the candidates undergo are partly intended to find someone
whose nature is not too different from that of the soul they are to
replace. But there would probably be some variation from incarnation to
incarnation.
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Michael Cule
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