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Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - Rafael - 12-16-2012
^ That's how I did it in the LFC.
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - Havard - 12-16-2012
ripvanwormer Wrote:I'd associate the god of the Sar-Aigu with the Wilderlands god Armadad Bog, the "Water God of Death" who is supposed to have fathered the Viridian race. He could also be connected to the Temple of the Frog.
I was thinking of associating him with Crakkak Sharp Tooth, the Immortal patron of the shark-kin, but Crakkak may not be evil enough to fit.
Yeah, IMC I am borrowing Le Faineant's idea that Viridians are related to the Sar Aigu.
Since Dungeons of Castle Blackmoor is pretty clear about the Sar Aigu being linked to the Temple of the Frog, I have Armadad Bog, Tsathuggus and The Toad (all from the Wilderlands) be different names of the Frog God. Originally, I had also thought Stodos to be the same entity, but I like this writeup of Stodos that you did earlier on.
Similarly, I like the idea of having Crakkak Sharp Toothbe a Shark-Kin or Sar-Aigu who achieved Immortality later on, instead of being the creator of the race...
-Havard
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - Yaztromo - 12-16-2012
Yaztromo Wrote:
![[Image: magritte-751649.jpg]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N7Qb6LZyOi4/SwQvyqg2CMI/AAAAAAAAAtA/w74E0QPuW3Q/s1600/magritte-751649.jpg)
Happy that posting this image by Magritte (one of my all-time favourites...) brought this interesting discussion back to life :wink:
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - RobJN - 12-16-2012
Havard Wrote:Originally, I had also thought Stodos to be the same entity, but I like this writeup of Stodos that you [rip] did earlier on.
-Havard
Thorn and company (with a healthy does of help from Aurora) matched swords against an avatar of Stodos towards the end of the first arc of the Chronicle. I went with more of the "Lord of the Frozen Night" than "Froggie" aspect. Gotta save that for possibly stumbling across the frog cult when they reach Skothar....
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - Havard - 12-17-2012
Yaztromo Wrote:Happy that posting this image by Magritte (one of my all-time favourites...) brought this interesting discussion back to life :wink:
Havard Wrote:Since Dungeons of Castle Blackmoor is pretty clear about the Sar Aigu being linked to the Temple of the Frog, I have Armadad Bog, Tsathuggus and The Toad (all from the Wilderlands) be different names of the Frog God. Originally, I had also thought Stodos to be the same entity, but I like this writeup of Stodos that you did earlier on.
Note that this still doesn't mean that the Sar Aigu were trying to summon their god. Rather, I suggest that the Sar Aigu were trying to awaken the Egg of Coot as a tribute to their God (Amad Bog, Tsathuggus, or whatever its name may be), who in turn may possibly have been a pawn of Thanatos?
This helps connect the Burrower Wars, the Sar Aigu, the Mage Wars, the Rise of the Egg of Coot and current Blackmoor Events during Uther's Reign, forging them all into one story...
-Havard
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - Yaztromo - 12-17-2012
Havard Wrote:Note that this still doesn't mean that the Sar Aigu were trying to summon their god. Rather, I suggest that the Sar Aigu were trying to awaken the Egg of Coot as a tribute to their God (Amad Bog, Tsathuggus, or whatever its name may be), who in turn may possibly have been a pawn of Thanatos?
Hmmm.... and instead by "mistake" they summoned and Older One?!?!?...
Not a super-robust guess, in my very humble opinion... but I don't have a better sounding alternative in my pocket at the moment... :oops:
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - Havard - 12-17-2012
Yaztromo Wrote:Havard Wrote:Note that this still doesn't mean that the Sar Aigu were trying to summon their god. Rather, I suggest that the Sar Aigu were trying to awaken the Egg of Coot as a tribute to their God (Amad Bog, Tsathuggus, or whatever its name may be), who in turn may possibly have been a pawn of Thanatos?
Hmmm.... and instead by "mistake" they summoned and Older One?!?!?...
Not a super-robust guess, in my very humble opinion... but I don't have a better sounding alternative in my pocket at the moment... :oops:
Well, it could have been a mistake...or perhaps an intervention? What is the chance of anything happening without the Old Ones knowing about it?
The idea is that the Old One at this point set the stage for later on creating the Nucleus of the Spheres.
-Havard
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - ripvanwormer - 12-18-2012
in their defense, the ritual for summoning an Outer Being and the ritual for summoning an Old One are really close. The phrase "La mayyitan ma qadirun yatabaqqa sarmadi. Fa idha yaji' al-shudhdhadh fa-l-maut qad yantahi." would have worked except it was designed for neh-thalggu, and the Sar Aigu can't pronounce Neh-thalggu words correctly with their lisping, piscine mouths, nor fully conceptualize their ideas with only one brain each. Thus, sarmadi came out tharmadi, and tharmadi is the name of the sigil that guards the path through the Dimensional Vortex. Easy mistake.
Also, you can't get fresh dfjrti root outside the Dimension of Nightmares.
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - Havard - 12-19-2012
-Havard
Re: The Sar Aigu Ritual - RobJN - 12-19-2012
Nearly doused iPad with drink. :lol: