Gabriel (God of Destiny)- What is that noise?
Zaria (Goddess of Purity)- It’s music from Earth. I like it.
Uli (Goddess of Elven Warriors & Forests)- I prefer their older works. This is too loud and fast for my tastes. Are we supposed to be talking about music?
Cessia (Goddess of Luck)- I believe we are supposed to discuss what we do in Windemere. Specifically, our thoughts on followers, the afterlife, and such.
Gabriel- People die. It’s the nature of living that it ends for most creatures. Why bother dwelling on mortal life?
Zaria- Because we’d be nothing without mortals. Yes, we would still exist, but we would serve no purpose.
Eporwil (Goddess of Drinking)- Then we party!
Ram (God of War)- I for one enjoy the struggles of mortal kind. Not that I like to see them suffer, but they are amazing creatures. So weak and fragile, but they continue fighting for their short existence.
Gabriel- Which never amounts to much.
Cessia- For a god who was once mortal, you sure don’t like them. Do you despise your roots, Hell Lord?
Gabriel- I strove for power and took it. I do not despise my origin, but I will not stand here and call it enjoyable.
Gar (God of Knowledge)- It is your past that made you, so I would not be so quick to judge it. Many mortals do that until their deathbed. I’ve never understood why they gather so many regrets and cry about them at the end. Then again, I probably would have done the same before my ascension.
Zaria- Maybe having an afterlife is what gives them focus and purpose. After all, what happens when a god dies?
Cessia- That’s easy. We . . . I actually don’t know. It isn’t like I would have a deity’s palace to go to if I died. Going to my own seems repetitive.
Uli- The palaces of those that have passed have vanished with all followers inside. Ceased to exist if I had to guess.
Ram- Only the first god would know for sure and Solar has been asleep since the beginning. One would hope we return to him and rest until he rises to reshape the world again.
Gabriel- Not that old legend. Is it old? I never heard of it until now. Where did that come from?
Zaria- I don’t know. I didn’t know of that legend until Ram mentioned it. Now it feels like it’s always been with me.
Ram- It just came out. I had never heard it before, but in some way I have. It’s confusing.
Gar- The author.
Cessia- That’s not good.
Uli- I have a bad feeling.
Gabriel- That rat bastard.
Legends of Windemere 
Great conversation between characters, as usual, Charles – I love the bit at the end… I think that’s how a lot of characters, gods or no, feel about their authors at one time or another!
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Definitely some apprehension on their part.
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I do not remember the exact quote, or who said it and Google didn’t instantly inform me – LOL – but during a philosophy class I took there was a mention of the “greatest gift man could ask of the gods was to never be born.” Your post triggered that dim memory – if any one knows the origin of the quote please share – or feel free to say I’m making up false memories! LOL
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No luck finding the origin of the quote. Interesting sentiment though. Not sure I would agree because it sounds like death is the greatest gift. That’s rather pessimistic.
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My memory of the class was a philosophical examination of how fulfilling life is in the face of no death – the class did, as philosophy tends to do, examine what a life would like if you never died – how many years, aeons, etc., could you continue to find things to do and be excited about – how fast would the world around you need to change in order to keep engaged and curious about it?
I remember getting somewhat bored with the nth degree the discussion/argument went to in order to make a point – and what assumptions were made to illustrate it – but it was an enlightening course and might be intriguing to you as ‘research’ for your suicidal mission work –
Here’s the link, if you’re interested:
http://oyc.yale.edu/philosophy/phil-176
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Immortality is always a fun thing for people to consider in philosophy and fiction. Personally, I think it would be a curse. You’d eventually lose your humanity or go somewhere to avoid becoming close to someone. It really strikes me as something painful because even if there was enough to keep you engaged, you’d lose everyone you ever care about.
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Nearly the entire premise of The Highlander. 🙂
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