Of gods and men

[Thalia]

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Like Thal, I have also considered Hades role in relation to the other gods of the underworld/death (Lethe, Atropos). Yet as she didn't divulge much of it, perhaps she was wanting to keep this to a RAFO...?

Oh. LOL. No. Partly I was feeling too lazy to write it out last night – the TAR stuff is a bit long winded. But also, I wondered the same thing!

5th Age Lethe was loyal to Hades, and was probably one of his tools during the wars. Aside from oblivion and forgetfulness, “lethe” also means concealment - so whatever work she did was clandestine enough to not have lasted in stories through the Ages. For anybody who doesn’t know, Lethe is a river in Hades; the one spirits are made to drink from before being reborn, as it erases all memory of their previous life. I interpret that as she’s a part of the way the 'underworld' runs, but by virtue of her nature rather than any active control or intention on her part. In this case her dreamwalking mastery and talent for manipulating dreams. It’s also likely she was able to do a Graendal-esque “mind-wipe” – which might be another reason her myth didn’t persist.

My feeling on Thalia/Lethe’s core personality – the one that exists from age to age – is that she’s inherently rather trusting, and also easily influenced. She’s a placid, concilatory kind of person - finds it easy to calm people down, leaves others feeling lighter after interactions. Difficult to dislike, unless you enjoy kicking puppies. But on the flip side she’s also pretty amoral. Her dream-self - which is always autonomous from her waking self - would have been a pretty potent weapon. She trusted whoever directed her; in this case Hades.

I imagine Lethe knew lots of people, whether they were on the same side as her or not. Her loyalty to Hades would have been known, but she wasn't a soldier as such (not her waking self anyway). No real attachments, no spouse or children.

And she probably would have had contact with other reborn dreamwalkers throughout the Ages (like Jon). She exists there between being reborn (the result of an experiment gone wrong during the AoL).

I'm impressed with the effort that's gone into all these backstories.

Especially Nick's &gt;_&lt;


Edited by Thalia, Aug 29 2013, 12:23 PM.