Firemaker's curse Pt.1
Jan. 6th, 2012 08:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
death_gone_madOh dear.
So, the new folklore attached to the new quest, The Firemaker's Curse, has been released into the wild.
This may necessitate some thinking and revising on my part. Especially since so far, Amascut's complexion (at least in her human guise) is very similar to that of Char, one of the characters introduced in the new Lore, and the complexion of most of her race (the Auspah, perhaps?).
That, and the fact that Char's racial abilities seem to be something akin to firebending and that so far, Amascut has shows a strong preference toward fire magic makes me wonder.
The thing is that Char becomes some sort of firefiend by the end, which may be a racial ability of the ?Auspah. From the sounds of the lore, though, it is something unprecedented. It also might be a case of freaky shit going on. After all, Perjour, who was acting as the narrator for much of the lore, was having his thoughts and fears magically written into two separate books, except for a brief period where Char takes over as narrator. In an odd bit of meta, the lore is actually supposed to be an excerpt from one of those books.
It also contains loads of dialogue from Zamorak and Thammaron. This is good, since the only other source of Zamorak dialogue so far has been the God Letters and perhaps Arrav's lore. It is also revealed that Enakhra was in the habit of building temples, so her temple in the Kharidian Desert to Zamorak is not the only one she has built. No dialogue from her, though.
Since Viggora was with the party and since he is most likely an ordinary human with a short lifespan, I place this very near (~15 years) the date of Zamorak's betrayal of Zaros. We already see Zamorak and his allies successfully hiding information from Zaros, even though Perjour was sent to accompany the party as Zaros' eyes and ears. The supposed purpose was to collect Char after her transformation and claim her for Zaros' army.
Given how late in the Second Age this occurred, I can safely say that Amascut had already been binded and depowered by her priests. Nex is probably already fighting for Zaros. I somehow doubt that Char becomes Nex later on, but who knows. The quest itself hasn't been released, so it may reveal more. What is known is that a malevolent spirit is involved, and it might be Char.
I have to wonder where the ?Auspah come from. Brown skin=Tropical latitudes? Perhaps the Kharid? They could have ventured north with the Mehkmet tribe. Why did Amascut decide (or why was she forced) to look like an ?Auspah?
So, the new folklore attached to the new quest, The Firemaker's Curse, has been released into the wild.
This may necessitate some thinking and revising on my part. Especially since so far, Amascut's complexion (at least in her human guise) is very similar to that of Char, one of the characters introduced in the new Lore, and the complexion of most of her race (the Auspah, perhaps?).
"The dancer’s the last of her race, if Zaros is to be believed. You’d like her story: full of brigands, massacre and tragedy," said Zamorak, gesturing towards the stage. A dancer, brown-skinned and with hair that undulated like a blanket of fire, cartwheeled.
That, and the fact that Char's racial abilities seem to be something akin to firebending and that so far, Amascut has shows a strong preference toward fire magic makes me wonder.
The thing is that Char becomes some sort of firefiend by the end, which may be a racial ability of the ?Auspah. From the sounds of the lore, though, it is something unprecedented. It also might be a case of freaky shit going on. After all, Perjour, who was acting as the narrator for much of the lore, was having his thoughts and fears magically written into two separate books, except for a brief period where Char takes over as narrator. In an odd bit of meta, the lore is actually supposed to be an excerpt from one of those books.
It also contains loads of dialogue from Zamorak and Thammaron. This is good, since the only other source of Zamorak dialogue so far has been the God Letters and perhaps Arrav's lore. It is also revealed that Enakhra was in the habit of building temples, so her temple in the Kharidian Desert to Zamorak is not the only one she has built. No dialogue from her, though.
Since Viggora was with the party and since he is most likely an ordinary human with a short lifespan, I place this very near (~15 years) the date of Zamorak's betrayal of Zaros. We already see Zamorak and his allies successfully hiding information from Zaros, even though Perjour was sent to accompany the party as Zaros' eyes and ears. The supposed purpose was to collect Char after her transformation and claim her for Zaros' army.
Given how late in the Second Age this occurred, I can safely say that Amascut had already been binded and depowered by her priests. Nex is probably already fighting for Zaros. I somehow doubt that Char becomes Nex later on, but who knows. The quest itself hasn't been released, so it may reveal more. What is known is that a malevolent spirit is involved, and it might be Char.
I have to wonder where the ?Auspah come from. Brown skin=Tropical latitudes? Perhaps the Kharid? They could have ventured north with the Mehkmet tribe. Why did Amascut decide (or why was she forced) to look like an ?Auspah?