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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Pedro says:</FONT> <BR>2) I guess I was under the
wrong impression. What you say makes sense. None of the monstrosities seem to
have been humans in the past. The Megatherians seem to be the 17 creatures
behind the Ascians and who are refered to in the book "lives of the
seventeen megatherians". That would explain <BR>very well the existance of other
creatures like that, including "The Mother". <BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I say:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cilicia was an agent for Scylla the Megatherian. She was a
traitor against her father. When her personality was deified on the Whorl,
she gave it the name Scylla and accepted lordship of the sea in honor
of her mistress. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>