Obelisk of Lost Souls and the Return of the Gods

[Renita_Serafim]

<DIV> <HR> </DIV> <P>"In case of an emergency disembarkment or the <STRONG>eventual final fade phase</STRONG>, please be sure to protect and secure this list of particular knowledge vessels, as they are vital to our continued research:"</P> <P>"<STRONG>"Ring Around the Tower"<BR></STRONG>Ring around the tower,<BR>Crackling full of power.<BR>Shadows, shadows,<BR><STRONG>Norrath falls down</STRONG>."</P> <P></P> <HR> <P>Considering the Obelisk of Lost Soul's hostility towards Norrath as a whole and their apparent plan to see it reduced to nothingness, what is going to be the gods' reaction it and vice versa?</P>

[Cusashorn]

<DIV>Assuming the gods even know about the Shadowmen, i'm sure they'd intervene or something. Too early to make that call, IMO.</DIV>

[ganng]

I have found myself spending a lot of time in the OoLS recently and can not think of the dual nature of the name.  The creatures in there are literally lost souls that were left behind just waiting for the whole place to fade back into the void.  It was this realization that makes me post here, the shadowed men are from the void the same place that the nameless if from (I think) as such I do not think the gods would even contemplate messing with them. 

[Zabjade]

<font color="#66ff00"><font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS">The Nameless does represent destruction, but creation as well. Perhaps the OoLS is where those who annoy him end up? </font></font></font><div></div>

[DreamerClou]

I doubt the gods can intervene with the affairs that the Shadowmen and the OoLS are involved in.  Since the gods seem to be only able to affect Norrath and its surrounding area, and the shadowmen and the OoLS seem to operate in this and other dimensions.  Can the gods of Norrath transverse through time and space like the OoLS is able to?  It remains to be seen; especially if the shadowmen etc are truely interdimensional beings not under the influence of Norrath's pantheon.

[RaphaNissi]

It's my belief that the shadowmen are not the creators or original inhabitants of the Obelisk.  Oh, we were talking about the Obelisk and the gods.  I think the Freethinkers have a lot more to do with fighting the Shadowmen and the harvesting of souls than the gods will.  There is definitely evidence of some kind of connection there, and I don't think it's a friendly one. 

[Cusashorn]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> DreamerCloud9 wrote:<BR> I doubt the gods can intervene with the affairs that the Shadowmen and the OoLS are involved in.  Since the gods seem to be only able to affect Norrath and its surrounding area, and the shadowmen and the OoLS seem to operate in this and other dimensions.  Can the gods of Norrath transverse through time and space like the OoLS is able to?  It remains to be seen; especially if the shadowmen etc are truely interdimensional beings not under the influence of Norrath's pantheon.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>When the shadowmen messes with Norrath, it makes it thier business.</P> <P> </P> <P>Besides. Veeshan deposited her brood across many planets across the universe, so the gods arn't restricted to Norrath since its only one planet of many in one plane of reality.</P><p>Message Edited by Cusashorn on <span class=date_text>08-06-2006</span> <span class=time_text>12:15 AM</span>

[DreamerClou]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Cusashorn wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> DreamerCloud9 wrote:<BR> I doubt the gods can intervene with the affairs that the Shadowmen and the OoLS are involved in.  Since the gods seem to be only able to affect Norrath and its surrounding area, and the shadowmen and the OoLS seem to operate in this and other dimensions.  Can the gods of Norrath transverse through time and space like the OoLS is able to?  It remains to be seen; especially if the shadowmen etc are truely interdimensional beings not under the influence of Norrath's pantheon.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>When the shadowmen messes with Norrath, it makes it thier business.</P> <P> </P> <P>Besides. Veeshan deposited her brood across many planets across the universe, so the gods arn't restricted to Norrath since its only one planet of many in one plane of reality.</P> <P>Message Edited by Cusashorn on <SPAN class=date_text>08-06-2006</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>12:15 AM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR> </P> <P>Ah, I see.  I wonder if these gods created races on other planets and worlds as well.  I guess thats another discussion for another thread, and another game perhaps!  Anyway, it will be extremely interesting to see what the gods do to the shadowmen for stealing the souls of their followers.</P>

[Jait]

<P>Original EQ Lore certainly *hinted* at the possibility that this wasn't the first world for the Gods either.  Brell and Veeshan already hated one another for one.</P> <P>Definitely possible, never confirmed.</P>

[Chulanowa]

I remember in EQlive that Solusek Ro and his followers in the Temple of Ro were dead-set against the Shadowed Men. A large number of the quests they provided required you to kill Shadowed Men for various bits and pieces they carried. <div></div>