"I'm using the term gods because it is common here and it is the easiest way of referring to them. Whatever these creatures are, it doesn't matter, what matters is what they're capable of. We've seen in action several of them now, they are not to be ignored. Thorne and Free Cities have been though, so I have contacts in Solvunn looking deeper into it. They have agreed to perhaps make us a pantheon of what is known there."
A pantheon of the gods as they know it. Perhaps it ends up not being important. But Istredd will consider all information as important. They witnessed the heralds themselves, they witnessed that the cult used a god's power to take control of them, do whatever that ascension was. The shrine monster might have been a god. He doesn't know, but he thinks they may have been sleeping on a rising concern. He is still focused on the Singularity, but it is probably connected.
"Thousands of years ago, a high mage of Thorne Summoned a group of people like what happened with us. It is on record there. Whatever happened, that man was then exiled to the place that is now Solvunn. He founded it." Istredd doesn't think it's a coincidence that Solvunn then turned out to be the center for this zealous religion. "We have people within our midst that have extraordinary abilities, far beyond you and me." He is thinking of Wanda in particular. "Give us a few hundred years here, and I can see the natives thinking of them as powerful entities, perhaps calling them gods."
He shrugs. He is saying exactly what Geralt is thinking. "This is a theory. It's a long time ago, I don't know if we'll ever get an answer, but it is on my mind. The heralds had access to the Singularity and Horizon too. If they were Summoned like us once, it would explain how they have the same connection." Istredd's thoughts are not predicated on finding proof right away. Or ever. Theories are just that.
"Assuming some of this may be true, I wondered if the heralds were trying to communicate with us, not harm us. And the experiences we've had in the Horizon seem to want to show us things. If we could find a way to talk to them, they might have answers about the Singularity and what this all means." But Istredd has no idea how. "Unfortunately the best chance of that is in Solvunn." They just don't have access to this information. He doesn't know how to summon or ask for a god's attention.
As usual when talking about theories, Istredd is animated, probably why he's being so talkative.
no subject
A pantheon of the gods as they know it. Perhaps it ends up not being important. But Istredd will consider all information as important. They witnessed the heralds themselves, they witnessed that the cult used a god's power to take control of them, do whatever that ascension was. The shrine monster might have been a god. He doesn't know, but he thinks they may have been sleeping on a rising concern. He is still focused on the Singularity, but it is probably connected.
"Thousands of years ago, a high mage of Thorne Summoned a group of people like what happened with us. It is on record there. Whatever happened, that man was then exiled to the place that is now Solvunn. He founded it." Istredd doesn't think it's a coincidence that Solvunn then turned out to be the center for this zealous religion. "We have people within our midst that have extraordinary abilities, far beyond you and me." He is thinking of Wanda in particular. "Give us a few hundred years here, and I can see the natives thinking of them as powerful entities, perhaps calling them gods."
He shrugs. He is saying exactly what Geralt is thinking. "This is a theory. It's a long time ago, I don't know if we'll ever get an answer, but it is on my mind. The heralds had access to the Singularity and Horizon too. If they were Summoned like us once, it would explain how they have the same connection." Istredd's thoughts are not predicated on finding proof right away. Or ever. Theories are just that.
"Assuming some of this may be true, I wondered if the heralds were trying to communicate with us, not harm us. And the experiences we've had in the Horizon seem to want to show us things. If we could find a way to talk to them, they might have answers about the Singularity and what this all means." But Istredd has no idea how. "Unfortunately the best chance of that is in Solvunn." They just don't have access to this information. He doesn't know how to summon or ask for a god's attention.
As usual when talking about theories, Istredd is animated, probably why he's being so talkative.