why tho Sutekh

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19) Sutekh: "They are as 'attached' to it as I am to being a kephera. We were born what we were born
as. Where would they steal this soul from if they wished to pretend to be something else?"

Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "I am somewhat surprised that you hold to such a
view, given that you appear to be on amiable terms with two changelings. You colour everything that
you speak of with suspicion and black intent. None have said that a soul must be stolen. It is
possible that the Fates have it held in reserve, so to speak, and await your companion to assume a
form suited to claim it. Perhaps the act of shifting from a form without a soul to one that should
possess it creates one. The specifics are beyond the knowledge of mortals, much, as I imagine, that
may pain you."
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Across the heavens, the stars and moon challenge night's dark reign, revealing familiar
constellations that tell the tales of myth and legend.
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Flying above the centre of a meditative garden.

You see exits leading northeast, east, southeast, southwest, west, northwest, and down.
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "The mystery of changelings pains me severely
as well. It does not match *anything* about souls. They should not be... mutable. Someone born from
Krokano's shards should always be a piece of Krokano, no matter what form they shift into."
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The pulsing beam from New Celest's lighthouse surges brilliantly, a shining beacon of hope that cuts
through the night sky across the entirety of the Basin of Life.
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "And yet they exist. The world does not conform
to your perceptions of it, nor your insistence that it should be a certain way. There are some
mysteries that will remain unsolved. This, I suspect, may be one of them. Consider Wisdom, rather
than the reckless pursuit of knowledge."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "If you are as intent on reformation and
redemption as you claim to be, I suggest that you speak with your companion and strive to convince
them that they will be better off, in every capacity, in a form that possesses a soul."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "So what is your solution to things like
Ixthiaxa? Why are they not being presently exterminated instead of their tribute being accepted?"

Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "The mortal representatives of the Light cling
too blindly to Lady Raziela. They forget the examples of the other Supernals - In particular, Lord
Methrenton. My 'solution' to the illithoid is as it ever is, with the corrupt, the Soulless, and the
various enemies of the Light. Salvation - Be it redemption and change, or that of a clean, swift
end."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Denizens cannot change. Or at least, have
never been observed doing so."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Racially, anyway."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "Then the answer is obvious."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "I see."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "My credits are bound and they will have
enough burden having to learn entirely new skillsets. A pity. I had an argument with Veldrin that
New Celest would be more accepting than Magnagora. She is feeling particularly unenthused with
Magnagora's racial hypocrisy as well. She might have joined us, even, considering they've cast her
down from Harbinger for the crime of permitting me to contest for it. But I cannot go anywhere
without the one that followed me into exile, that comforted me when I had absolutely no one else,
that shows me such radiant affection."

Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "I have not suggested that you do so. I find a
lack of loyalty to be utterly reprehensible. I remember Veldrin, from my Lady's healing mound.
Perhaps she may seek to have her fractured mind mended, as I suggested. As for funds, the dagger of
reincarnation does not seem to be a terribly extravagantly priced artifact. You doubt your ability
to garner the resources to secure such?"

The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Nil, even the description of the dagger
mentions 'the race you ought to be' as the Fates explain to every human 'well, we may have gotten
your race wrong so you get one change free once you remember what you were.' Paradoxes enough to
give Hallifax fits."
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(The Wolf Pack): Akyaevin says, "Maybe Jadice was building a godrealm."
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(The Wolf Pack): Aeldra says, "I was thinking about her, but she hasn't released anything if so."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "I advise setting aside your fixation with
knowing the exact workings of the soul, and the nature of shards. You will, I think, be rather less
frustrated. Is it still beyond your means?"

The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Ilisa never once told me 'just stop being
kephera, then it'll be less frustrating.' I would feel disgustingly wrong if she gave up both her
homeland and the very nature of her existance for me. I cannot ask that of them. They were once
willing to reincarnate for Mysrai, because Mysrai disfavoured them for 90 months total over the
course of years for being illithoid, but Mysrai told them they shouldn't bother because they'd
always be illithoid within since they were born one and that They would always, always despise them.
Then their high priest tore out their physical heart after leading Ilisa on for so long and
sacrificed it on an altar, to be used as spare parts - something you'd expect from the Nihilists,
not Tonatiuh."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "*bitterly* Why should this be any different?"
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You need to specify something to say!
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Sunlight billows across the realm, revealing the full glory of the majestic sun's luminous presence
as he climbs higher into the sky.
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "She will be gaining a very precious thing - A
soul. You say that she has given up her homeland for you - What of it? You and I both know the value
of homelands. They are meaningless. Home is a place chosen, not set at birth. Nor are the Divines of
New Celest as capricious or cruel as the Thousandfold is capable of being. There will be not tearing
out of hearts without excellent motive. You will find New Celest is a peaceful place, by and large.
The Light will sear the impurities from you both, in time. A more painful, abrupt experience to
begin with, for your companion, but what is that, when measured against a lifetime of future
happiness together?"
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "*quietly* We wish to prove that peace is
possible, not merely for us, but for our descendants. Kephera and illithoid are... fertile together.
I know this because I have bred the denizens together. I wish to discover what happens if they are
raised... AWAY from psionic overminds, of both sorts. To be... normal. Kind. Gentle. That things
don't... have to be this way. I need to know for sure."
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Aeldra has left the area.
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Xedrik has left the area.
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The sun reaches the zenith of the firmament, pausing in his quest to allow the land to bask in his
shining golden rays.
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "I shall be blunt, for that is my way. This is
not a science experiment. Kephera have proven that they are capable of better when raised outside of
the stagnancy of the Hives, but illithoid will never possess a soul, by natural means. Your choice
is clear. Use the dagger of sacrifice, and live in the Light, or cling to your hypothesis alone, in
the dark. All else is immaterial."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "*quietly* Ilisa deserves the chance to prove
they can thrive outside of the Overmind just as much. There are so few that have ever escaped
Cthoglogg's dominion. If a soul is required, Veldrin has a few thousand to spare. Maybe Ilisa can
take some of them into their form."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "While remaining an illithoid?"
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Roaring tongues of flame rise out of the Eternal Flame, prismatic embers raining down upon the city
in every hue of the rainbow.
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Continuing the hunt for his dark mate, Father Sun presses forward in his journey, lowering himself
in the sky yet still casting even, full light upon the land.
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Yes. We would be unable to have a family
otherwise."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "So far as I am aware, the other mortal races are
quite fertile, and families have little difficult in being formed, no matter the parents. There is
adoption, as well."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "I shall make you aware that the only species
capable of interbreeding are elfen and fae - resulting in faelings - humans and anything else,
viscanti and anything else, and illithoid and... ah... maybe anything else, but only proven with
kephera. It seems to be a result of excorable energy, if the thesis that humans are shards of the
Son of Yudhe, bearing aspects of both Magnora and Dynara, is true, breaking down the barriers
between kinds."
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The glittering dome of light surrounding New Celest shimmers with power as the star high above
sparkles ever brighter.
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Such is why all of the Houses were largely of
singular species in the past, and why Delport's main attraction is a brothel."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Being a human settlement."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "Then i suggest your companion become a human, or
you look into adoption."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Your suggestion is noted and will be
considered."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "Or a kephera, I suppose."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "As for the notion of being bestowed a soul while
illithoid - That will not suffice, nor will it truly work. You are, I assume, quite familiar with
what happens when a Soulless encounters a soul."
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Shadows grow longer in anticipation for the return of their dark mistress as Father Sun's chase
brings him closer to the world's edge.
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Glowing lights rise from the Memorial Water Gardens, flowing over the city like lanterns floating
across the expanse of the sky.
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "They devour it, and if the soul is
particularly strong, they take on aspects of that soul, including the intelligence thereof, as
exhibited in Crazen, Kethuru, and Zenos' extreme changes in behaviour."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "And the personal attestation from a diary
from one of the Dominated of Crazen, who had a direct mind-link with the Soulless God, notes as
curiosity, since the source was a scientist before their subjugation."
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As the sun passes below the horizon's edge, Mother Night unveils her terrible, shadowy beauty,
spreading darkness across the land.
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "Indeed. Rather different than possessing a soul
of one's own. Hence, insufficient to circumvent the restrictions in place. If you truly wish to live
in the Light, your options are, as I have said, clear. Use the dagger, and have your companion
assume a race that possess a soul, is not viscanti, and is capable of beginning a family with you.
Acquire the ability to do as changelings do. Else you will not be capable of living together within
New Celest."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Similar to Veldrin and their deity."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "I've seen Sol Lumen, the Dawnblade. An
artifact of Light so powerful it melts undead that hold it, and Morgfyre created it."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Because Morgfyre devoured Hajamin, the Golden
Lord."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "I believe Zagreus owns it in his shop."
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "... apologies, I go off on tangents sometimes
when a topic brings something else to mind."
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Across the heavens, the stars and moon challenge night's dark reign, revealing familiar
constellations that tell the tales of myth and legend.
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(Celest): Celest says, "Please welcome Hefez who just stepped out of the Portal of Fate as a new
citizen!"
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "The Legion is an abomination, but He is not,
strictly speaking, the same as a Soulless. Nor is He a mortal shard. Yes. I had noticed."
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(Celest): Aeldra says, "Welcome home, Hefez."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "I have distilled the options for you. What path
will you pursue?"
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "I cannot make such decision alone. I would
recommend you present such logic to Ilisa if you see them awake and desire to see us 'redeemed'. We
have decided we will seek for three months yet before 'giving up' and looking at our only other
options of Hallifax and Gaudiguch. Considering Gaudiguch's main deity murdered Ilisa, I think that
would result in Hallifax. What an utterly boring civilization with no achievements at all to claim
for itself."
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The pulsing glow emitted from Light's Glory surges brilliantly, a shining beacon of hope that
reaches across the entirety of the Basin of Life.
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "You lack Fortitude, if you can wait but a
further paltry three months. If you wish for me to speak with your companion on this, they will need
to approach me, if they can be convinced to do so. I understand that I have something of a
reputation, both within and without New Celest, that may make that difficult to accomplish. Letters
are a viable alternative, if our waking times do not overlap."
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Midnight shadows coalesce around a new day, and Mother Night embraces the land in utter darkness.
It is now the 16th of Kiani, 597 years after the Coming of Estarra.
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "The Trials are soon and we wish to compete."
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Aural Tildarmin yells, "The City is looking for those willing to donate commodities! Be sure to ask
the Queen, Azula, for details!"
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The hollow voice of Sutekh reverberates in your mind, "Such is...extremely difficult without any
infrastructural support."
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Harmony echoes in your mind as you sing to Sutekh, "I should imagine so. You will need to consider
your priorities. Potential glory and power, or a redemption and the chance to live a life of hope
and contentment within the Light. That is, unless you can decide before the Trials begin."