Lord Bertilak d’Hautdessert @GreneKnyght
1) Is Scyllua Darkhope still dead, or is she back?
2) Is Mystra purely “Mystra”, or does the mortal Midnight still exist within her/is her?
3) Is Tantras still a major center of Tormite faith?— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
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1. Scyllua Darkhope is dead and gone. She fell in 1374 DR and there has been no hint of her since (and both Zhentarim and some of Mystra’s Chosen have looked). 2)
2. The Mystra of now (1490s DR) retains some of the memories of all of her earlier selves, and the relatively young and inexperienced Midnight is “in there,” but wholly subsumed. Mystra could generate an avatar or…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
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3. The faith of Torm remains strong in Tantras, with a large and wealthy temple that sponsors missions all over Faerûn, many senior priests, and a substantial number of citizens who hold Torm dear before most other deities.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
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3. The faith of Torm remains strong in Tantras, with a large and wealthy temple that sponsors missions all over Faerûn, many senior priests, and a substantial number of citizens who hold Torm dear before most other deities.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
Is this how it works for all gods or simply Mystra/Mystryl?
Like if Fiona LuckyGirl through a strange series of misadventures finds herself the new owner of Gond’s mantle of godhood. Is Fiona now a god in her own right or is she just memories in a divine tidal wave called Gond? It depends entirely on the deity: how many mortals they've subsumed, and which particular mortal. Midnight was young and had studied Mystra's teachings under Sunlar, whereas a mortal with a longer, richer "life of their own" apart from the deity would be "stronger."#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020
So … the godly power actually includes a dose of said gods’ essence(s) & it’s up to the new god’s willpower to be whomever they were as opposed to becoming the continuation of the prev deity?
Neat. Must cause interesting … personality quirks … in case like Lliira/Waukeen, huh? Oh, yes. There are deities whose minds are at war with themselves (well, yes, Cyric, but I meant "not barking mad" deities), or that have been, at times.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020