Reply To: Role of Demons in History
Well, just because you don’t know your true name doesn’t mean you don’t have one.
Earth has VERY low mana levels. Almost as if some greedy deity created a huge church and went around sucking up all the mana on the planet so magic wouldn’t work any more.
Well, I’m pretty sure there a few quasi-monopolistic deities running around with insurance plans. Including one that offers 3 completely different plans!
I do know of some that offer reincarnation…that’s also popular in Astlan.
But yes, in Astlan if you don’t have an agreement with a deity, you are pretty much on your own. Of course, if you are a high level necromancer you just turn yourself in to a Lich, and the rest of your family into revenants or similar.
I also heard stories about wizards that went around trapping the souls of people in swords and other magic items. Hence–Intelligent Swords….
Never seen one myself though.
I know I wouldn’t like it if my pipe kept talking to me…