In my quest to perceive the nature of godhood, the void, and eldritchian beings, in addition to the main and extended Cthulhu Mythos texts, I and many others have also relied on pop culture and art as their Call, for research purposes, and to achieve magical means of interacting with the pantheon. As my eldritch “strain” is more mental based, and I myself have an interest in discovering what makes
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Sundered- The Beginning
The game Sundered opens with the main character, Eshe, stumbling through a desert sandstorm. As she approaches a strange crystal structure, the ground releases tendrils that wrap around her and suck her in. The beginning of the game acquaints you with basic movements, then after that you drop into a section of underground, a main home base of sorts, known as Zaekthaesz (Sanctuary). A set of red candles glow in
Sundered and the Eschaton Prayer
“We shall deliver you from slumber. Bless us with a new form, and cleanse us all. Aelleah” — Eschaton Prayer This is the Eschaton prayer. If we assume the Eschaton function like a polytheistic religion, albeit a cult, we can likely safely assume they have other prayers as well. This particular prayer has some in-game significance: What the Eschaton priests were doing already was releasing their gods (from other dimensions most
Ar Tonelico and Magical Applications
The Ar Tonelico series of video games (Playstation, created by Akira Tsuchiya) features several languages which can be used in game as both communication devices, as magic, or both. I won’t be focusing much on the overall plot of the game, simply because I don’t have access to the games, but essentially they are roleplaying games where Vanguards protect singers in battle. There are several languages created for the game,
Sundered and The Eschaton Cultists
The Eschaton cultists are one of the two groups you can follow in the footsteps of in Sundered. The other group are the Valkyrie, essentially a military state, whom I will cover in another post. Moderate lore spoilers, nothing too big, no “trade secrets” released. Sacrifice: A big element of their religion. The Eschaton are very eager to sacrifice and this is noted in several of their religious texts and quotes
Sundered and Human Expendability
Something about eldritches that has always intrigued me is that some of them are interested in humans. Since eldritches are partially a psychological embodiment of cosmicism (humans are ants in the cosmic scheme and ultimately very unimportant), based on their feelings and actions towards humans, it is interesting to see The Shining Trapezohedron take such an interest in the Eschaton (specifically Bah’gor) and express such vitriol for the Valkyrie. I
Sundered and Eldritch Power
One of the interesting things about Sundered is its exploration of eldritch powers and corruption. It is a defining theme of the game. I am going to skip over the plot (which I quite enjoyed) and more literary elements in favor of just discussing the aspects involving eldritch energy. In the game, The Shining Trapezohedron is Eshe’s weapon. This is likely achieved through some kind of energetic and physical bond.