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Chapter 4 - Visions - "50 – The doom of Esrolia"
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50 – The doom of Esrolia
Chapter 4 - Visions - "50 – The doom of Esrolia"
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50 – The doom of Esrolia

by Kalin Kadiev on September 6, 2015
Chapter: Chapter 4 - Visions

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Discussion (18) ¬

  1. theprince
    September 6, 2015, 3:05 pm | # | Login to Reply

    Doom! Doom!

  2. John Guillem
    September 6, 2015, 5:36 pm | # | Login to Reply

    Would anyone care to hazard an interpretation of the way Wakboth is portrayed? Particularly the flame halo and mystic third eye. Echoes of Nysalor perhaps (but more fiery than lit up)? What does it indicate in the context of the Hero Wars?

    • Lightray
      September 6, 2015, 5:48 pm | # | Login to Reply

      That would seem to be Ralzakark in his unicorn-headed king aspect. As an Illuminate, he’d be portrayed with a third eye.

      • walterwarta
        September 7, 2015, 12:24 am | # | Login to Reply

        Not the other Ralzakark?

        • Bruce Turner
          September 7, 2015, 1:03 pm | # | Login to Reply

          We can never be *really* sure which Ralzakark it is.

          • Andreas Davour
            September 9, 2015, 10:27 am | #

            how many are there?

    • Jörg Baumgartner
      September 6, 2015, 6:28 pm | # | Login to Reply

      To sum up the discussion on the G+ group:
      The unicron head is clearly pointing to Ralzakark.

      Compare chapter 26 of this comic, the second step:
      http://www.princeofsartar.com/comic/26-the-seven-steps/

      The fiery halo and the third eye also remind of Arkat, whose Orlanthi description is depicted in the last panel of chapter 2 of this comic:
      http://www.princeofsartar.com/comic/2-the-uncles/

      • Lord High Munchkin
        September 6, 2015, 9:24 pm | # | Login to Reply

        Everytime I see that depiction of Arkat I instantly think “Mahakala”… although he is a devotedly compassionate protector.

      • Lightray
        September 6, 2015, 11:29 pm | # | Login to Reply

        That’s Arkat confronting young Orlanth in Hell on Argrath’s initiation? That seems odd; Wakboth would be a more likely hell-denizen, I’d think. Particularly since we know that the Sartarite Orlanthi regard Arkat as a liberator – something Argrath would be aware of since that’s the etymology of his own name.

        • Kalin Kadiev
          September 7, 2015, 7:22 am | # | Login to Reply

          We see Wakboth not three pages after that one. Arkat and his cult took the job of guarding the ways into the Other World, as well as the various paths between the myths, so maybe that’s why Argrath meets him – he is, after all, entering into the other side.

          • Jörg Baumgartner
            September 7, 2015, 12:47 pm | #

            Exactly that’s why I am astonished that Keva identified the Ralzakark image with Wakboth rather than Gbaji.

            Is she that familiar with Lunar iconography to know that Rufelza’s opponent was Wakboth in that plate? The demon in chapter 26 probably inherited its appearance (from the horns down to the curved sword – wait, in its left hand? a EWF reminder?) from the Carmanian bull shahs who were the major foe of Teelo Estara at that time.

      • evilmidnightlurker
        September 8, 2015, 12:18 pm | # | Login to Reply

        A unicron head would, I think, point to Unicron. Who is certainly a Chaos god. 😀 “A black night of chaos and uncreation comes!”

      • Charles Corrigan
        September 13, 2015, 7:06 am | # | Login to Reply

        Jörg, the priestesses at Ezel have access to a lot of knowledge of goddesses, even about Sedenya. Plus, there is recent evidence that at least some priestesses follow the path of illumination. So it is entirely possible that Kev the Visionary may know a lot more of the myths and even iconography of the Red Goddess that one might expect.

        Alternatively, it is possible that the story is sourced Samastina’s ‘memoires’ with all she knows after going through the Hero Wars…

      • John Guillem
        September 14, 2015, 8:05 am | # | Login to Reply

        Jörg – in the second step Wakboth is depicted with the illuminate’s third eye. Why is that? Is it because it’s a Lunar account, or are we to read there being a more direct connection between chaos and illumination than illumination finding chaos unobjectionable?

        • Jörg Baumgartner
          September 14, 2015, 6:21 pm | # | Login to Reply

          John, I speculated elsewhere that the death of Rashoran makes him and his teachings of illumination the sacrificial fourth parent of Wakboth. Spreading illumination was the prerequisite for the mass invasion of the Predark.

  3. walterwarta
    September 7, 2015, 12:25 am | # | Login to Reply

    That’s some pretty serious prediction considering that the gods are bound by Time

    • Shadowy
      September 9, 2015, 8:29 am | # | Login to Reply

      As it is well known, nobody can see the future in Glorantha due to the great compromise, therefore here, have this prophecy. #GloranthanRules

  4. PaleShakta
    September 7, 2015, 1:39 am | # | Login to Reply

    Ralzakark! I *like* the third eye. And, of course, the horse-smirk.

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