(urth) Wall of Nessus

[John Watkins]

I always thought Abaia was calling the shots.  He's the one who's set up as
the "enemy" of the New Sun, right?

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Jeff Wilson <jwilson at io.com> wrote:

> On 6/14/2010 7:58 AM, James Wynn wrote:
>
>> On 6/13/2010 9:07 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
>>
>>> If the Ascians are the Abaia-inspired threat from the north, the
>>> pale warriors of Erebus would be the likely threat from the south,
>>> necessitating complete enclosure.
>>>
>>
>> "I asked who they are, Sieur. I know they're our enemies, that they live
>> to the
>> north in the hot countries, and that they're said to be enslaved by
>> Erebus. But
>> who are they?" CITADEL OF THE AUTARCH (CHAP XXV)
>>
>> Although the Ascians come from the North and Erebus is based in
>> Antarctica, they are actually the minions of Erebus.
>> Their name means "casting no shadow". They cast no shadow NOT because
>> they are from the Equator (which they are not, or at least not
>> entirely), but because they are from Erebus, whose name comes from the
>> Greek elemental Titan who was "The Darkness of the Underworld".
>>
>
> Abaia and Erebus are mentioned as if in league together on several
> occasions. Perhaps Abaia is the slightly humanlike of the two who marshals
> the more humanoid forces of the Ascians and undines to pursue Erebus'
> strategies.
>
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