OKAY SO, here are Kyna’s theories, and the mindset she’ll be working from:
Essentially, Kyna’s assumption here is that there’s more truth to these stories than fiction, and that while they may have been embellished over the centuries or millennia, that these folk heroes really did have supernatural powers and were chosen by something.
Since she’s come around to the god theory, that’s what she’ll be shifting her focus to. The god-touched notion feels like an extension of the idea of divinely chosen heroes that are pretty ubiquitous in myth, and she’s looking for proof that those stories are real in this world. She assumes (or desperately hopes) that not every single god from every single culture actually exists here, so what she’s trying to do is narrow down what gods might be real, or where the origin of them might be.
For example, most cultures have gods of death, or goddesses of fertility. Her theory is that here, maybe humanity had some kind of interaction with, say, a divine force or some sort of power that caused death that then developed into multiple deities depending on the culture. She’s assuming that the Displaced have been chosen by a force like this in the same way Odysseus was chosen by Athena or whatever.
But! Kyna does have a lot of familiarity with the history of witchcraft, so if anything points her in that direction, she’ll seize on it pretty immediately. Medieval history and belief is less her jam, and that will be something she’ll probably have to tag team with someone. However, because a lot of this is still pretty broad, and because she talked about this a bit with Sam, she thinks her best bet is focusing on getting a look at some of those manuscripts and primary sources first, and then working from there.
So, for specific questions:
1. Are there any public records of where those pieces/artifacts might have ended up? I’m thinking about the way some big auction houses will announce the price that something sold for and who bought it, especially if it's someone well known. There are times that buyers don’t stay anonymous, or there are some private collectors that become well-known for their collections. Would she be able to find mentions of anyone like that, or any big sales that might point her in the right direction, especially collectors with a specific interest in the time periods the gate ruins are from?
2. Kyna will find the idea of pagan/cult sites really interesting, too. Are there any that still exist today beyond the gate ruins, specifically ones that might have been incorporated into the modern megacities or that are still in use, specifically in cities like New Amsterdam or New Oslo? New Beijing has some reclaimed landmarks too, but do any of those have any historical religious significance specifically?
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Essentially, Kyna’s assumption here is that there’s more truth to these stories than fiction, and that while they may have been embellished over the centuries or millennia, that these folk heroes really did have supernatural powers and were chosen by something.
Since she’s come around to the god theory, that’s what she’ll be shifting her focus to. The god-touched notion feels like an extension of the idea of divinely chosen heroes that are pretty ubiquitous in myth, and she’s looking for proof that those stories are real in this world. She assumes (or desperately hopes) that not every single god from every single culture actually exists here, so what she’s trying to do is narrow down what gods might be real, or where the origin of them might be.
For example, most cultures have gods of death, or goddesses of fertility. Her theory is that here, maybe humanity had some kind of interaction with, say, a divine force or some sort of power that caused death that then developed into multiple deities depending on the culture. She’s assuming that the Displaced have been chosen by a force like this in the same way Odysseus was chosen by Athena or whatever.
But! Kyna does have a lot of familiarity with the history of witchcraft, so if anything points her in that direction, she’ll seize on it pretty immediately. Medieval history and belief is less her jam, and that will be something she’ll probably have to tag team with someone. However, because a lot of this is still pretty broad, and because she talked about this a bit with Sam, she thinks her best bet is focusing on getting a look at some of those manuscripts and primary sources first, and then working from there.
So, for specific questions:
1. Are there any public records of where those pieces/artifacts might have ended up? I’m thinking about the way some big auction houses will announce the price that something sold for and who bought it, especially if it's someone well known. There are times that buyers don’t stay anonymous, or there are some private collectors that become well-known for their collections. Would she be able to find mentions of anyone like that, or any big sales that might point her in the right direction, especially collectors with a specific interest in the time periods the gate ruins are from?
2. Kyna will find the idea of pagan/cult sites really interesting, too. Are there any that still exist today beyond the gate ruins, specifically ones that might have been incorporated into the modern megacities or that are still in use, specifically in cities like New Amsterdam or New Oslo? New Beijing has some reclaimed landmarks too, but do any of those have any historical religious significance specifically?