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>to Wordblood specifically: are those examples of commoners something you've drawn from what others created in the past, or just ideas you have?
"There have been such a wide variety of common devas created throughout the ages, I'm certain those ideas must resemble some previous designs. I had no specific example of a previous species in mind, however, for my own."
>Wordblood: "Lemme see your war face!"
"It's my normal face, but with my teeth showing. Rrrh. You see?"
>To Wordblood: Does a Noble Deva influence the whole Titan's capabilities, the way a Lord does?
"From the perspective that they influence their Lord, and the Lord then influences the Titan as a whole, yes. Or, from the perspective that the Lord dictates their Nobles' natures, no. It depends on your point of view."
>Related question: Is it as potentially troublesome for a Noble to share its Element with another Titan/Celestial God as it is for a Lordly Deva to do so?
"That depends. A Noble deva is a smaller, weaker being than a Lordly one; so, they would have less ability to resist another being who could claim dominion over them. However, they are less likely to attract attention or cause offense in the first place. They are also somewhat protected by their innate link to their own Lord."
>To Wordblood: Has there ever been any case where a Common Deva 'ascends' from its position, becoming a Noble Deva?
"No. Nobles spring forth from the heart of their Lord, as manifestations of their internal nature. They're part of our spiritual anatomy, in a sense, and that is part of what defines them as Noble. You could make a Common deva that was as powerful and as capable as a Noble, or at least one along the bottom of the range, but that wouldn't make it a Noble. In fact, it would be more likely for a Common deva to be elevated into a Lord. I'm not certain that's ever happened, either, but it's theoretically possible, though arguable as to whether the resultant Lord would truly be the same entity. It is also theoretically possible that, in the case of injury - if a Noble had been destroyed - a Common deva who they had created themselves, or otherwise invested some of their living essence into, could be used in the attempt to recreate the Noble. One would probably not describe such an event as any sort of positive one for the Commoner, however."
>Wordblood and Kairosa- is Aether a viable element for a deva, or is it too closely watched to risk it?
"Oh, it's really viable! Saulanna is a human and humans were made to send prayer to the gods and prayer can be refined into aether and basically humans are little machines for making little amounts of the stuff, so we can take that part of her soul and make it into an aether deva no problem!"
"No problem in the making, yes. There would be many problems afterwards. Aether is... possibly the most valuable substance in our Creation. The rulers of the fair folk besiege the world as much to get their metaphorical hands on it as from their general enmity for reality. The gods themselves are paid for their service with it, although the hidden processes of the heavenly city render it into a more manageable form, first. It is the refinement of Cytherea's sea of mind, the essence of dreams alloyed with titanic will, the heart of music, the urge of the artist, the essence of that potentiality that demands itself fulfilled, and a secret that has been concealed from all mortal creatures; even from Heroes by the very gods they champion, it is clear. It took the efforts of seven Titans for Aether to be born in Gaia's heart, and it is the closest thing to sacred that we ever all agreed upon, save the ruling right of our own king, and the oaths we swore to him. If any right-thinking creature discovered we had our own supply of it, they would deeply desire it from us. Desperately so, for many, considering the state the world is in."
"Yeah but of course they would, think what you can do with it! Like if we made a deva with a Purpose for Building or Creating or something like that, using Aether as their Element, they could make anything! Like anything!! I mean they'd have to know how to make it, but still you know that's what they'd be good at. And Aether is like, way better than plain Titan's Will, I bet they could convert the one into the other and then it would make growing and getting stronger way more efficient and faster for all of us! Plus a ton of other cool stuff probably! And I mean yeah if anyone found out we had it it would be bad but we're already a secret Titan and if people find out just about that it'll be bad anyway, because there's tons of things people would want us for to begin with? So we're not really any worse off. Better, if some of the people who'd want us gone changed their minds! And we could trade it. There's a lot of problems it could be used to solve!"
"I suppose it would be difficult for someone to discover we had Aether in us without first discovering that we were a Titan. But, that doesn't mean that doubling down on being desperately desired isn't still a concern. Also, I suspect you just want the chance to eat some."
"I want to eat everything, though."
>There was some concern that Gaia would react to us choosing it, but it seems like Gaia has been away from Creation for a very long time now. Do you have any theories on why that might be?
"Gaia is a Titan linked to the concepts of evolution and symbiosis. Like many besides herself, she wishes to attain her own ultimate potential; but unlike a great deal of those others, she does not wish to ascend from or transcend her rootedness in rest of reality. Just as evolution is the concept of adaptation to one's environment, she wishes to attain a sort of perfected harmony with all things, equal to that within herself. So I would believe. However, much of what I have heard of the world's history since my previous self died leaves me uncertain as to how well I know her; her betrayal of her fellow Titans is hard to fit with how I understood her motives, and I would strongly suspect that the loss of one of her Lords would have changed her significantly. But, based on what I do know... it may simply be that the gods didn't want a Titan at large in the world they had claimed, even one of their own allies, and she felt so stifled in her capacity to pursue her own desires that she sent part of herself away, to continue questing elsewhere. Part, only, as this world was built on the foundations of her greater souls, and clearly they remain in residence. I suspect there is much more of her still here than most would know."
>what about the Dragon's Shadow? Is he likely to be upset if we chose to create a deva sharing an element with one of his, or pleased? How much would it be likely to tell him if we did create such a deva? Would he feel it?
"Pleased, definitely. In my memories, he was seldom upset by anything, except being ignored. He might feel it, but it seems he's been able to sense our presence to an extent in any case. He might, in fact, be less likely to be alerted by a deva whose Element matched one of his own, as it would be less of a disturbance to his own essence. If he has reason to pay attention, however, his perception might be keener once he senses the common connection at his disposal. I couldn't say how much; it would depend on a good deal of other factors."
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