Michael Seswatha Jordan Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 It's a little of both. The womb plague was actually just an STD that some cunuroi caught from banging an inchie or emwama. Esmi's line was resistant to it, which Kellhus can tell because awesomesauce. And since the Dunyain or at least Anasurimbor's have nonman blood, Esmi's resistant strain of uterus is a premo Dunyain baby factory.Or, she has a touch of Nonman blood, that's what I've always thought as to why she's able to bear his seed. Pure speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Drizztos Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 No pls. That reminds me too much of bad fanfic where every character is part dragon/god/whatever the fuck to make them special because the author otherwise can't write interesting characters for shit. She's special enough as is - not unique, mind you. I'm sure Kelhus could find a comparable female to mate with if he scoured the whole world but given the limited time he had (what with the war he had to prepare and all) she was the most... logical choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 maybe the black seminal fluids primed her hysteromantic powers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seswatha Jordan Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 No pls. That reminds me too much of bad fanfic where every character is part dragon/god/whatever the fuck to make them special because the author otherwise can't write interesting characters for shit. She's special enough as is - not unique, mind you. I'm sure Kelhus could find a comparable female to mate with if he scoured the whole world but given the limited time he had (what with the war he had to prepare and all) she was the most... logical choice.But Kellhus did indeed mate with many, many more females as we find out in AE. So something is special about Esme, in regards to bearing Kelhuss's children. Non of the others even brought the baby to term. IIRC, the all died or the babies were abominations. Something sets Esme apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Drizztos Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Yea but she could have just the right combination of genes without some kind of special snowflake ancestry. Sort of like albinism is rare in humans but they aren't necessarily descendants of aliens, hm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.H. Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Keep in mind, Esmenet isn't the only one who was able to give birth to viable half-Dunyains. Maithanet's mother obviously did it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigaputty Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Hey, new poster here.Does anyone else think its obvious that the "Aspect Emperor" that the white-luck warrior kills is Fanayal after he conquers Momemn? It seems like Kellhus was setting this up primarily to trick the Gods, there are frequent references to them not seeing the world the way humans do and might not be able to tell the difference between two tyrants ruling in Momemn so close together in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I had something else to quote that was pertinent to this conversation but I'll let someone else do that.Otherwise, I had to share because I found it fucking hilarious, especially in these wee hours after work. On a serious lark, Quinthane has done a series of minimalist comics detailing the series, which I encourage him in at every correspondence, jokingly, then seriously, entitled Doom County.In chronological order (not published order), though I hope he'll work to complete the whole saga as it stands:0. Cast1. The Dimness That Comes In Front2. Shimeh. How Far. Dang.3. Trapper Study 1014. Sranc Moot5. First Nonman Met6. FNM (Continued)7. Hey!!8. Moe Foe9. Out Of Steppe10. Cooked Rabbit11. OnStar12. Akkas World Breaking Song13. Pretty Bease14. Nay Youre CrazyHere's to hoping our illustrious narrator will fill in the gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.H. Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Hey, new poster here.Does anyone else think its obvious that the "Aspect Emperor" that the white-luck warrior kills is Fanayal after he conquers Momemn? It seems like Kellhus was setting this up primarily to trick the Gods, there are frequent references to them not seeing the world the way humans do and might not be able to tell the difference between two tyrants ruling in Momemn so close together in time.I don't know about obvious, but it is certainly a plausible explanation of why Kellhus is letting the Empire fall apart in his absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 nice. you don't have a stoma, do you? does the bird tell CuS to kill IC? forgot that detail through the years, i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seswatha Jordan Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yea but she could have just the right combination of genes without some kind of special snowflake ancestry. Sort of like albinism is rare in humans but they aren't necessarily descendants of aliens, hm?yea, but seeing how on Earwa there are aliens, dragons, Nonmen, scran, sorcerors, that little comparison means nothing, hmm?ETA: we have had theories saying the Dûnyain are part Nonmen, a Nonwoman used as a Axlotl tank and so on. We kow Nonman have mated with humans from the almanac. In my mind its reasonable. But, in the end, it doesn't truly matter what makes Esme give Kelhuss so many kids that aren't abominations. Nevertheless, she does though. And to H's point, Maithenet was the only one Moe had the wasn't a defect, he drowned the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Does anyone else think its obvious that the "Aspect Emperor" that the white-luck warrior kills is Fanayal after he conquers Momemn? It seems like Kellhus was setting this up primarily to trick the Gods, there are frequent references to them not seeing the world the way humans do and might not be able to tell the difference between two tyrants ruling in Momemn so close together in time.Interesting theory, I don't know if anyone has ever explicitly brought it up before. I am not sure Fanayal would set himself up as Aspect Emperor though. He isn't a Cishaurim (that we know of, and it would be weird if we didn't know that), and they are the holy men to the Fanim. It seems like his title would have to be something else. Good first post though, and welcome to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 nice. you don't have a stoma, do you?does the bird tell CuS to kill IC? forgot that detail through the years, i guess.Lol. Kellhus and the Nonman "Sup?" Yeap, Aurang harasses Cnaiur after giving him a bunch of booze and drugs because he wants him to help the skin-spies hunt Kellhus and Moenghus and Cnaiur seems to want to sit and figure out the Dunyain's riddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 <snip> Those are fucking great! I love the Mo-fo one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry. Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I had something else to quote that was pertinent to this conversation but I'll let someone else do that.Otherwise, I had to share because I found it fucking hilarious, especially in these wee hours after work. On a serious lark, Quinthane has done a series of minimalist comics detailing the series, which I encourage him in at every correspondence, jokingly, then seriously, entitled Doom County.In chronological order (not published order), though I hope he'll work to complete the whole saga as it stands:0. Cast1. The Dimness That Comes In Front2. Shimeh. How Far. Dang.3. Trapper Study 1014. Sranc Moot5. First Nonman Met6. FNM (Continued)7. Hey!!8. Moe Foe9. Out Of Steppe10. Cooked Rabbit11. OnStar12. Akkas World Breaking Song13. Pretty Bease14. Nay Youre CrazyHere's to hoping our illustrious narrator will fill in the gaps. Doom County? Now I'm having this weird mental image of Bill the Cat as Kellhus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Lol - Larry. Knowing Quinthane that's probably exactly the title he's riffing off of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Bryar Ashford Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 maybe the black seminal fluids primed her hysteromantic powers?I think this is VERY likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 you get a pass for being relatively new, but, really, you're not supposed to agree with the ludicrous things that i write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I totally agree with that, Solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morky_Pep Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Lol. Kellhus and the Nonman "Sup?" Yeap, Aurang harasses Cnaiur after giving him a bunch of booze and drugs because he wants him to help the skin-spies hunt Kellhus and Moenghus and Cnaiur seems to want to sit and figure out the Dunyain's riddle.Hey Madness,I've been trying to sign up to TSA for over a week now to take part in the group reread. Is there any way to accelerate the process of approving my account? My user name is morkypep. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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