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The descent of gods into the underworld is a common image in myth and
fantasy. Has this ever occured canonically in the World of Darkness?
In this case, I'm thinking of "gods" as specifically Umbrood from the
Astral/High Umbra. How would you do such a thing in your game setting?
Come to think of it, this could be a kickass idea for a Wu Lung
campaign: Your Cabal has been selected to be the personal servants and
bodyguards of Kuan-Yin, Goddess of Mercy, during her visit with the
Jade Emperor...
How might the opposite be accomplished? Has there ever been a story
where Wraiths found themselves in the Middle or High Umbra, or even in
the Dreaming? Can they stay in those other realms, or will they start
to suffer the longer they stay away from the Low Umbra? Just as humans
become spirits if they tarry overlong, maybe Wraiths can actually
become Umbrood, perhaps becoming attached to a spirit court? Could
there be some sort of dimensional overlap between an Astral,
Chimerical, and Wraithly Heaven or Hell, allowing a "shortcut" between
the two?
Lastly, do we know what happens to the soul of a human if he dies in
the High Umbra (assuming that he would have become a Wraith if he'd
died on Earth); does it simply proceed to the Underworld as normal, or
does something more exotic occur?
Dex
The descent of gods into the underworld is a common image in myth and
fantasy. Has this ever occured canonically in the World of Darkness?
In this case, I'm thinking of "gods" as specifically Umbrood from the
Astral/High Umbra. How would you do such a thing in your game setting?
Come to think of it, this could be a kickass idea for a Wu Lung
campaign: Your Cabal has been selected to be the personal servants and
bodyguards of Kuan-Yin, Goddess of Mercy, during her visit with the
Jade Emperor...
How might the opposite be accomplished? Has there ever been a story
where Wraiths found themselves in the Middle or High Umbra, or even in
the Dreaming? Can they stay in those other realms, or will they start
to suffer the longer they stay away from the Low Umbra? Just as humans
become spirits if they tarry overlong, maybe Wraiths can actually
become Umbrood, perhaps becoming attached to a spirit court? Could
there be some sort of dimensional overlap between an Astral,
Chimerical, and Wraithly Heaven or Hell, allowing a "shortcut" between
the two?
Lastly, do we know what happens to the soul of a human if he dies in
the High Umbra (assuming that he would have become a Wraith if he'd
died on Earth); does it simply proceed to the Underworld as normal, or
does something more exotic occur?
Dex