Edit History: The Beast, the Mother of Monsters, and the Deepforge

When	Who	Kind	Summary
4d ago	Salme, The Sword-Saint	prolegomenon	Beginning this for the problem that threatens the Beast. I am not sure if we actually understand what threatens Samudra or Almachadta any better, but the shape of the problem here seems more obscure, at least to me.
4d ago	Salme	marginalia	I do think it's interesting that the Beast seems to be alive in a way that I do not think Almachadta or Samudra were. Wolf might be able to lend more insight into this, or Zaya.
4d ago	Salme	marginalia	Further discussion of "Teratourgeion" can be found on the Linkpearl under [`Ancient Names`](https://strangepaths.aludel.xyz/bbs/the-forum/41). Once Caion has answered my questions about the terminology fully, I'll add it to our [Running Glossary](https://strangepaths.aludel.xyz/library/a-running-glossary-of-terms-encountered-whilst-walking-the-strange-paths) here. In short, it seems to mean a multivalent term encompassing both "miracle-works" and "monster factory."
4d ago	Salme	marginalia	I do think this is correct. I also suspect that something about the mechanism of the moons serves to ... contain her?
4d ago	Salme, The Sword-Saint	entries	added: post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "The solution seems to be a tripartite weave of gnosis. Almachadta needs burni)
4d ago	Salme	marginalia	She, of course, being the Scorpion Queen.
4d ago	Salme, The Sword-Saint	entries	added: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (chuckles a bit. "'Ever-watchful, she yearns for her own.' I do not know why she), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in In Search of Direction (laughs and basks in the warmth and the brightness of it, the warmth, for maybe a), post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "I stand corrected. Perhaps I do, in fact, have a surname."), post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "The Mother of Monsters....I wonder...is the woman in the bottle...she?"), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in In Search of Direction (snorts. "At any rate Glory---or is it the Glory, proper-noun?---then gave me you) · added note: "Luĉja has mentioned that he fought a fiend with Zaya and it ", added note: "--- We battled in the Rite, and I used the Alethic rite 'Lib", added note: "--- There was some further discussion, and then the rest of "
4d ago	Salme, The Sword-Saint	entries	added: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · added note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya" · deleted: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · deleted note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya"
4d ago	Salme, The Sword-Saint	entries	added: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · added note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya" · deleted: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · deleted note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya"
4d ago	Salme, The Sword-Saint	entries	added: post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Hmm," she says, carefully, and then, "you can say no. You can also tell me yo), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (lets herself relax, lets herself listen, and say the very first thing that comes), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (nods then. "Forgive me. I'm going to tell you something and it might be a bit le), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (takes another breath, this one shaky. "I'm called the Sword-Saint on my plane. I), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (listens, again. It seems like she's rather good at that. And, yeah, she'll take ), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Oh, stars. She knows, doesn't she. Of course she knows.") · added note: "When we were trading questions and answers in a game, Saranz", added note: "--- And then, in response (please feel free to correct/expan"
4d ago	Salme, The Sword-Saint	entries	added: post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Hmm," she says, carefully, and then, "you can say no. You can also tell me yo), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (lets herself relax, lets herself listen, and say the very first thing that comes), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (nods then. "Forgive me. I'm going to tell you something and it might be a bit le), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (takes another breath, this one shaky. "I'm called the Sword-Saint on my plane. I), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (listens, again. It seems like she's rather good at that. And, yeah, she'll take ), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Oh, stars. She knows, doesn't she. Of course she knows.") · added note: "When we were trading questions and answers in a game, Saranz", added note: "--- And then, in response (please feel free to correct/expan"

4d ago

Salme, The Sword-Saint

prolegomenon

Beginning this for the problem that threatens the Beast. I am not sure if we actually understand what threatens Samudra or Almachadta any better, but the shape of the problem here seems more obscure, at least to me.

4d ago

Salme

marginalia

I do think it's interesting that the Beast seems to be *alive* in a way that I do not think Almachadta or Samudra were. Wolf might be able to lend more insight into this, or Zaya.

4d ago

Salme

marginalia

Further discussion of "Teratourgeion" can be found on the Linkpearl under [`Ancient Names`](https://strangepaths.aludel.xyz/bbs/the-forum/41). Once Caion has answered my questions about the terminology fully, I'll add it to our [*Running Glossary*](https://strangepaths.aludel.xyz/library/a-running-glossary-of-terms-encountered-whilst-walking-the-strange-paths) here. In short, it seems to mean a multivalent term encompassing both "miracle-works" and "monster factory."

4d ago

Salme

marginalia

I *do* think this is correct. I also suspect that something about the mechanism of the moons serves to ... contain her?

4d ago

Salme, The Sword-Saint

entries

added: post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "The solution seems to be a tripartite weave of gnosis. Almachadta needs burni)

4d ago

Salme

marginalia

She, of course, being the Scorpion Queen.

4d ago

Salme, The Sword-Saint

entries

added: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (chuckles a bit. "'Ever-watchful, she yearns for her own.' I do not know why she), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in In Search of Direction (laughs and basks in the warmth and the brightness of it, the warmth, for maybe a), post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "I stand corrected. Perhaps I do, in fact, have a surname."), post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "The Mother of Monsters....I wonder...is the woman in the bottle...she?"), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in In Search of Direction (snorts. "At any rate Glory---or is it the Glory, proper-noun?---then gave me you) · added note: "Luĉja has mentioned that he fought a fiend with Zaya and it ", added note: "--- We battled in the Rite, and I used the Alethic rite 'Lib", added note: "--- There was some further discussion, and then the rest of "

4d ago

Salme, The Sword-Saint

entries

added: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · added note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya" · deleted: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · deleted note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya"

4d ago

Salme, The Sword-Saint

entries

added: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · added note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya" · deleted: post by Luĉja, The Clockwork Knight in In Search of Direction (: "Yes and yes." They stop their pacing and turn to face Salme. "I hope Friend) · deleted note: "Luĉja mentioned this to me about a fiend they slew with Zaya"

4d ago

Salme, The Sword-Saint

entries

added: post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Hmm," she says, carefully, and then, "you can say no. You can also tell me yo), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (lets herself relax, lets herself listen, and say the very first thing that comes), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (nods then. "Forgive me. I'm going to tell you something and it might be a bit le), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (takes another breath, this one shaky. "I'm called the Sword-Saint on my plane. I), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (listens, again. It seems like she's rather good at that. And, yeah, she'll take ), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Oh, stars. She knows, doesn't she. Of course she knows.") · added note: "When we were trading questions and answers in a game, Saranz", added note: "--- And then, in response (please feel free to correct/expan"

4d ago

Salme, The Sword-Saint

entries

added: post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Hmm," she says, carefully, and then, "you can say no. You can also tell me yo), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (lets herself relax, lets herself listen, and say the very first thing that comes), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (nods then. "Forgive me. I'm going to tell you something and it might be a bit le), post by Salme, The Sword-Saint in The High Walls of Rifton, II (takes another breath, this one shaky. "I'm called the Sword-Saint on my plane. I), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (listens, again. It seems like she's rather good at that. And, yeah, she'll take ), post by Saranzaya, the Dreamer in The High Walls of Rifton, II (: "Oh, stars. She knows, doesn't she. Of course she knows.") · added note: "When we were trading questions and answers in a game, Saranz", added note: "--- And then, in response (please feel free to correct/expan"