With the prospect of getting my hands on ink and paper and books, my mind excitedly planned all of the things that it could do. I had a desire to add as much information as I could about all that I had learned about veterinary science - I was, amazingly, missing my textbooks, my reference material that had become something I always had within reach over the last few years, even as a practicing veterinarian. I'm sure I would miss information, but at least I would write what I could, and perhaps find more knowledge of this world, and adapt mine accordingly. It sounded like a promising plan to get me through the oncoming season, which was sounding more and more like an event I was grossly underestimating the severity of.
Jigano confirms that he has not engaged directly with the 'Big Three', but one of their herald. This piques my interest, though admittedly I am still a sceptic, and I would remain so until I had an experience directly with one (and even then, it would depend exactly on the interaction).
"Offerings?" I ask at the mention of the word, a little bit alarmed. The so-called gods of my homeworld were historically brutal in their demands for offerings, often resulting in sacrifice of human- and animal-kind alike. Either option troubled me greatly, and while he explained that the offerings were more based around objects, the prospect of any being demanding another for any kind of offering troubled me greatly. The entitlement might begin at simple objects, but what happened when such things no longer held appeal to the 'gods'? What happened when they had a crowd of devout followers who did not see them evolve, change and grow over time, and so too would their demands evolve, change and grow?
"They sound… complex." I summarise, my hesitancy on the subject clear. While I was keen to know more, I was also coloured by my own personal bias, my own experience, coming from a world where the very idea of gods drove people to commit heinous acts against each other.
I wasn't sure whether the 'real' gods from here or the 'gods' from Earth were going to be worse. At least, it sounded like I had a better chance of meeting a god from here.
"So, there's the Big Three, and they each have a herald, who do more of the direct interaction with the beings who populate their lands? And to improve your chances of a positive interaction with them, you make an offering?" I ask for confirmation, to see if I have missed anything significant - I was light on details still, despite Jigano doing an excellent job of explaining things to me. "Where does one go to make these offerings?"
Jigano confirms that he has not engaged directly with the 'Big Three', but one of their herald. This piques my interest, though admittedly I am still a sceptic, and I would remain so until I had an experience directly with one (and even then, it would depend exactly on the interaction).
"Offerings?" I ask at the mention of the word, a little bit alarmed. The so-called gods of my homeworld were historically brutal in their demands for offerings, often resulting in sacrifice of human- and animal-kind alike. Either option troubled me greatly, and while he explained that the offerings were more based around objects, the prospect of any being demanding another for any kind of offering troubled me greatly. The entitlement might begin at simple objects, but what happened when such things no longer held appeal to the 'gods'? What happened when they had a crowd of devout followers who did not see them evolve, change and grow over time, and so too would their demands evolve, change and grow?
"They sound… complex." I summarise, my hesitancy on the subject clear. While I was keen to know more, I was also coloured by my own personal bias, my own experience, coming from a world where the very idea of gods drove people to commit heinous acts against each other.
I wasn't sure whether the 'real' gods from here or the 'gods' from Earth were going to be worse. At least, it sounded like I had a better chance of meeting a god from here.
"So, there's the Big Three, and they each have a herald, who do more of the direct interaction with the beings who populate their lands? And to improve your chances of a positive interaction with them, you make an offering?" I ask for confirmation, to see if I have missed anything significant - I was light on details still, despite Jigano doing an excellent job of explaining things to me. "Where does one go to make these offerings?"
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