It's not a surprise, I admit, just the source of dismay. That's terribly idealistic of me, though, and I try not to fall into that trap if I can help it.
[He pauses at the latter part of that statement, debating how to answer it.]
That's probably the most specific statement of the Powers' intentions that I've ever run into, here. Beyond the obvious that they feed on chaos and horror, which ties in neatly to that. This is the first I've heard about greater rituals, though...
And agreed. Terrible things tend to leave their energy, and that in turn attracts *more* terrible things. It's an infestation that's very hard to get rid of once it's started, given how it perpetuates itself. I've seen hauntings and other phenomena that follow exactly that path, so it's no surprise to see it working on a greater scale in a place like this.
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[He pauses at the latter part of that statement, debating how to answer it.]
That's probably the most specific statement of the Powers' intentions that I've ever run into, here. Beyond the obvious that they feed on chaos and horror, which ties in neatly to that. This is the first I've heard about greater rituals, though...
And agreed. Terrible things tend to leave their energy, and that in turn attracts *more* terrible things. It's an infestation that's very hard to get rid of once it's started, given how it perpetuates itself. I've seen hauntings and other phenomena that follow exactly that path, so it's no surprise to see it working on a greater scale in a place like this.