(urth) Appearances of Inire

[António Pedro Marques]

Jeff Wilson wrote (30-06-2010 16:04):
> On 6/30/2010 9:24 AM, James Wynn wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> Hierodules do not have the power and abilities of a Hierogrammate
>>>
>>> It's prtobably time to point out, if it's news to anyone, that -dule
>>> means 'slave'. The name 'hierodule' may look impressive but doesn't in
>>> fact mean its bearer is all that important.
>>
>> Another word meaning "slave" is "robot". Ossipago is obviously a robot,
>> but I suppose that the "race" created by the Hierogrammates were
>> originally all robots/androids. Personally, I presume they all are still.
>
> That makes a certain amount of sense - it avoids the problems of
> depending on unreliable fleshy creatures, which could appeal to angels
> as beings of the spirit, but Tzadkeil and especially Alpheta seem to be
> carnal beings as well.

There's that thing about only God being creator.