Nevill said:
Fangshi, do the Reds and the Silvers worship the same Goddess, but in a different way? I mean, they are, too, a part of the Spider Cult, right? What do they know about her? What powers does she have, what goals she has, what makes her tick, what can make her angry - that info would we quite precious right now.
Well if you want the full story right now you would have to pick A or D. In B and C you are too busy to listen to a history lesson. But you ask them for the basics and this is what they tell you:
Yes they are all part of the same Cult, you gather that they do worship the same goddess but they chose different aspects of her to emulate. Casgair admits that he does not know the sacred scriptures very well. He leads the warriors, he is not a priest. His wife was but she died with all the other priests a day or so ago when the Blues first attacked. What little he knows paints her as a vengeful and bloody handed goddess, a goddess of warriors. Neith has a completely different interpretation, she speaks of the goddess as a manipulator, a spinner of webs and a hoarder of knowledge. The two of them both agree however that the Blues practice a laughable and degraded form of their religions.
The Blues worship the goddess as a literal spider and sought to make themselves more like her. They had a tendency to ingest spider venom and the like, usually the results were somewhere between hilarious and tragic. Honestly until two days ago the Blues were considered a bit of a joke. Then the attack came and wiped out almost all of the Reds and Silver, suddenly the Blues were no longer a joke.
From the story they tell you it is clear that neither of them have ever actually contacted their goddess. They tell you that she is powerful, deadly, and great but nothing actually helpful. They are certain that whatever power Miosguinn is in contact with can not be her as she would never attack her faithful followers...
When you ask what could make her mad they argue over the interpretations of their holy works and on the proper way to prepare sacrifices but it is clear that you will learn nothing helpful from them.
The impression you come away with is that these two are somewhat out of their depth here. They are used to playing politics and leading their Orders on raids and the like, they were not prepared for the war Miosguinn brought to their doorstep.
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