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=== Vestiges of Might === | === Vestiges of Might === | ||
− | In the natural world there are limitless miracles of evolution that allow peerless strength and grace: The slippery grace of eels, the raw power of a killer whale or the alien dexterity of the octopus. All this, and divine powers beyond the limits of muscle alone are available to the Tribe. According to myths the progenitors limitless Might could raise up islands or shatter them with a blow. When they raged their strength would shake the sky and rock the foundations of the world. To the progenitors the very distinction between thought and action was meaningless. While their descendants cannot claim such power the remaining traces of these | + | In the natural world there are limitless miracles of evolution that allow peerless strength and grace: The slippery grace of eels, the raw power of a killer whale or the alien dexterity of the octopus. All this, and divine powers beyond the limits of muscle alone are available to the Tribe. According to myths the progenitors limitless Might could raise up islands or shatter them with a blow. When they raged their strength would shake the sky and rock the foundations of the world. To the progenitors the very distinction between thought and action was meaningless. While their descendants cannot claim such power the remaining traces of these Gifts are mighty indeed. |
In the Tribes iconography the Vestige of Might is represented either by patriarchal images, a powerful father or a herd of cattle, or by feats of divine strength: A mighty cliff shattered in two or a claw raised up in triumph. As the authority of fathers was eroded by the state images of divine might eclipsed images of the patriarch. The Progenitor most famous for feats of impossible strength is Mighty-Armed Thalassa and her descendants, the Thalassans retain her gifts. The Bahamutan, Nu and Tanninim Strains also show natural inclinations towards the Vestige of Might. | In the Tribes iconography the Vestige of Might is represented either by patriarchal images, a powerful father or a herd of cattle, or by feats of divine strength: A mighty cliff shattered in two or a claw raised up in triumph. As the authority of fathers was eroded by the state images of divine might eclipsed images of the patriarch. The Progenitor most famous for feats of impossible strength is Mighty-Armed Thalassa and her descendants, the Thalassans retain her gifts. The Bahamutan, Nu and Tanninim Strains also show natural inclinations towards the Vestige of Might. |