(urth) Appearances of Inire

Jeff Wilson jwilson at io.com
Wed Jun 30 11:28:44 PDT 2010


> 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.

How is that relevant here? Do you prefer that people use "assemble"
instead of "create"?





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