December 29, 2019 11:36 PM EST
Hi Paws again!, sorry for the delayed response.. but I think is better to replya well made comment than just a "thanks", and as I've been very bussy with lifethings I couldn't find a proper time to get to a good read to your comment andcomment back.
I would glad this discussion continue, doesn't matter If takes long delay timeson response, would be nice to have this topic alive.
About the first part: "Starting from the beginning, the Ashen Scar questline involves meeting up with Vastarie"...I miss the part about Namira: "Namiira's grip on these bent cats is weakened and they would remember their former selves",how is Namira involved with The Acolytes of the Hidden Moon?
About Vastarie, what a great primary source of information, As she is Lich that is really cool, also she said she usescomplex Illusion magic to to mask her self, her aspect might be scary ...
also as she said: "liches turn inward, manipulating their own soul to gain power and extend their life",
so the process of reaching Lichdom is complex and risky, requires a lifetime of study, a strong mind I guess and a fierce power of willso the "big prize" of reaching Lichdom might be "the limitless magical horizon" and the trick is divesting soul and mortal forms to remove the boundariesof be an integral being,
in other words thinking in a real life concept, it might have some of unfolding in to the "astral" and probably cheating the boundaries of the soul linked to the body through the phylacterie, or maybe is more than cheating and might be full disconnecting of such boundary, in any casethere are consequences that makes the body decay but by other hand the consiousness of the being can be extended probably unlimitedly
When Vastarie says "to become a Lich the necromancer must press their soul through an arcane vessel called phylacterie" to remove the boundaries between soul and body so then can be access to a "limitless magical horizon", it seems that implies the soul is a kind of fuel or energy and the spirit and consciusness might be a separate thing
I have another question respect Vastarie dialogue, she says as being a Lich make her powerful but that where she is also makes her vulnerable, as If she lose focus Arum-Khal could dominate her, why is she vulnerable at that location? and how is Arum-Khal related to dominate her If she lose focus?...
About dro-m'Athra and Khajiits, probably the souls of different races might have different "propierties", that's really interesting, or maybe is just Khajiits who knows
About : "At long last, we know the answer. The lich's phylacteries serve as gateways to another realm, a realm he's created himself", I think the part of "a realm he's created himself" might be just for Arum-Khal, I mean the phylacteries might help the process of getting access to a different reality, but then depends on the Lich what to do with such knowledge
About this: "That is why The Path of Transcendence tells us a lich need not fear for his phylacteries - the magical horizon available to a lich is so vast that there need not be a limit on the number of safeguards they can put in place. Wonderful stuff!"that have a lot of sense also about that destroying the phylacteries of a Lich will force it to search for another phylactery, meanwhile in the process the Lich do that is very vulnerable and can be destroyedBy the way respect the Necromancy: The Great Debate discussion, thanks for the reference I'm going to delve into it, take a good read and participateThanks a lot again for your post Paws, please take your time to comment back when you can