There is no doubt that the Dark Elf pantheon is not, strictly speaking, a true "pantheon".
Because except for Silvettum, none of the other gods have a clear superior-subordinate relationship or oath with the main god Rose, let alone any win-win cooperation. Instead, all of them want to kill him and replace him, and the main thing is a fierce confrontation.
Winner takes all.
So this so-called "god system" actually does not exist at all.
It is just a way for mortal scholars to forcibly group the gods, with Drow believers as the main group, together for the convenience of naming and classification.
However, as time went by, because too many mortals believed this, which in turn affected the gods, the gods of Faerûn began to regard the dark elf gods headed by Rose as a broad whole.
Of course, this false name of the god system is actually beneficial to Rose. It allows her to legitimately suppress Velen, Eilistraee, and Qiyawensari in the name of the main god, and at the same time prevent other gods from intervening within the dark god system.
fight.
After all, it is very taboo for a god to intervene in the competition and internal strife of another pantheon at will.
Doing so not only requires taking huge risks, but may also lead to collective condemnation or even hostility from other gods.
No pantheon would like to see outsiders interfering in its internal affairs.
Therefore, Rose acquiesced to the title of the Dark Elf pantheon and declared that she was the supreme god.
But now, as the conflicts have completely intensified and exploded, the truth of this so-called divine system has finally been completely exposed in front of everyone.
Around the huge Sava chessboard, Rose, Velen, Eilistraee, and Qiyawensari stood in a four-legged position and controlled the chess pieces in their hands to engage in fierce games and fights. In each round, there were countless
The chess pieces just disappeared out of thin air.
The disappearance of the chess piece means that the corresponding person in reality has also lost his precious life.
In just a few rounds, thousands or even tens of thousands of drow, who originally had a small population, evaporated out of thin air.
Their blood stained a large chessboard red, and they were truly defending their beliefs with their lives and even their souls.
But except for the kind-hearted Eilistraee, the other three drow gods from the evil camp were so stunned that they didn't even blink. Instead, they became bloodthirsty, excited, and full of naked feelings for each other because of this life-and-death bet.
Undisguised murderous intent.
From a mortal perspective, this scene is extremely ironic.
Because those dead dark elves are trying their best to fight and fight for a group of gods who don't love them at all, let alone cherish them.
Their devout faith is so cheap, and their lives are like disposable consumables that are constantly sent to the chessboard for exchange.
As for Viconia…
As the weakest demigod, she plays a very good role as a troublemaker, constantly exerting influence on other chess pieces on the chessboard to make them betray their original masters, thus making the situation more and more complicated and chaotic.
More and more out of anyone's control.
Only in this way can the power of Rose, the strongest person, be weakened to the greatest extent so that she cannot exert her original strength.
Through Viconia's eyes, Zuo Si looked at the scene on the chessboard with great interest, and after a while he sneered and commented: "It's really sad, isn't it?
This is why I have never believed in God or worshiped anything.
When you hand over your faith, it is equivalent to handing over your hope and confidence in the future. You do not feel that you can use your own strength to change the status quo and realize your dreams.
Because of this, mortals will blame everything on God.
When they succeed, they feel that they are blessed by gods; when they fail, they feel that they are not pious enough.
In this way, whether they succeed or fail, they have a reason to convince themselves.
To put it bluntly, this is just a trick of self-deception and self-paralysis, and it is also the most obvious characteristic of the largest number of pan-believers in the world.
Little do they know that this is not true faith at all. In the eyes of God, they are just the cheapest chess pieces.
Those who are true believers will not place everything on the gods, but will practice the teachings of the gods themselves, find problems and loopholes in them, and correct them."
The Prince of Darkness, Graya, nodded with deep understanding: "You are right, it is indeed very sad.
The will and spirit of most mortals are often very fragile, and they will instinctively obey or even worship those who are stronger than themselves.
Especially after witnessing a power far beyond one's imagination, one will immediately fall at the feet of gods and quasi-god powers.
Their faith is so easy and cheap that it certainly cannot be cherished.
Because no matter what it is, once there are too many, it will never be worthy of the word precious.
What's more, these dark elves are not so much believing in Lolth as they are being forced to surrender their faith out of fear.
Because most of them have no access to other gods and teachings, they also have no choice.
In a traditional drow social environment, any individual who does not believe in Lolth will be quickly killed and sacrificed, and will not survive long at all."
Zuo Si smiled and added: "This is the brilliance of Rose.
The way she maintains her faith is actually very similar to the Raging Gods in a way.
It's just that the Furious Gods rely on mortals' direct fear of natural disasters, while she uses chaos as a weapon to indirectly create fear, and then forces mortals to fear themselves in order to survive.
Because fear and awe are themselves a type of faith.
Coupled with the fact that the closed environment made it impossible to contact other gods, her approach was equivalent to completely cutting off all other options for the dark elves.
In fact, this is no different from other methods of monopolizing resources through violent intimidation.
It’s just that Rose monopolizes the special resource of faith.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! With these sharp words, the eyes of the Prince of Darkness shone slightly as if he understood something.
In fact, as long as you observe carefully, you can find that Rose's belief in the drow society is not as strong as it seems to outsiders.
The most typical example is Drizzt's father Zaknavan.
The undisputed strongest warrior in Menzoberranzan in the past has shown his disgust and hatred for Lolth on more than one occasion. For this reason, he did not even instill any teachings about Lolth and the blood of the dark elves in Drizzt during his childhood.
, his cruel and cunning style of acting laid the foundation for him to later run away from home and go to the surface.
But what’s the result?
It was such a person whose soul still fell into Rose's hands after his death.
Because he does not know that there are other gods in this world, and he cannot call the names of gods other than Rose, he can only become a follower of Rose and go to her kingdom to undergo eternal torture.
"Then who do you think will win in the end of this game?" Dark Prince Graya narrowed his eyes and asked with interest.
"If they were allowed to continue fighting on the chessboard like this without my intervention, the person who would win in the end would definitely be Rose.
Because no one else can be her opponent.
But now I'm pretty sure this game will eventually come to an abrupt end at some point.
After all, at this rate of casualties, the population of the dark elves will inevitably decrease sharply if it continues.
Many cities will be reduced to ruins in the war.
This is obviously not the result that all the drow gods, including Lolth, want to see.
When they start to realize this, that's when the game ends."
Zuo Si made his assertion straightforwardly.
He obviously didn't think that since the god Io was the witness of this bet, it would definitely lead to a fight until the winner was determined in the end.
Especially Lolth, who launched the War of the Spider Queen, in order to absorb the power of all other drow gods and unify their faith to promote herself to a powerful god so that she could confront her ex-husband Corellon head-on.
Once the population base of the dark elves drops to a certain level and cannot support a powerful god, then all her plans will be meaningless.
Other residents of the Underdark, including duergar, may unite and find ways to kill the drow whenever they see an opportunity, push the overlord off his throne and replace him.
At that time, it will not be as simple as a civil war in the dark elf pantheon. The dwarf pantheon and the dwarf pantheon may also join in.
If Rose's mind had not been pinched by the door, she would not have watched the situation develop to this extent.
"I see!"
A flash of understanding flashed in the eyes of Dark Prince Graya.
But soon he continued to ask: "Where is Ghaunadaur, the ooze god? Will it also be involved at some point?"
"It's a bit hard to say. Because Ghaunadaur is very old, even longer than the existence of this crystal wall. And it is not completely controlled by Rose, and has strong randomness and autonomy. What can I say? I even suspect that it was originally a wild god or an elemental god."
Zuo Si was obviously hesitant when mentioning the god of ooze monsters.
Because all the books and materials that mention Ghaunadaur are very vague, like the ravings of a mental patient after an attack, the content is not understandable by normal people at all.
To be continued...