mingle a little Mor tonight

[catamite]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: Sure!
Action: The wonderful world of Mor, nearby way-stations, and ships!
When: The first week or so of arrival

[this is it-- Atroma's surprise vacation stay for you all! it's time to explore, speculate, relax, and totally behave yourselves. right?

how are you all dealing with the ever-so-educational volcano? have you played around with the visual toggle on those collars yet? aren't they cool? aren't these peasant clothes rad? if you haven't had a decent meal since Abeo, maybe you could afford some of that authentic farm-raised meat they have here. historical!

I bet you're all excited and completely thrilled to be here! who wouldn't be? ...so, make some discoveries, make some friends, and have fun!]

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[mortalcoil]

[Coil doesn't save himself. in fact, he has further thoughts on the subject... which may doom them to staring at earrings carved on icons for much more time than could be considered reasonable.

he shakes his head! and he points to the first set of earrings and holds up two fingers-- clearly the number of earrings on that figure. then points at the second set and holds up three fingers-- again, the number of earrings depicted in that particular image.

then, he repeats the routine... though, this time he gestures to the number of figures themselves in the two images. three and six.

there's apparently something about the numbers that he finds significant.]

i honestly have no idea what's happening

[noctiphile]

Two, three, three six...

[It's puzzling and the only conclusion he can come up with is frustratingly common. Is there something else he's missing. Some previous fact? He flips through the rest of his notes and finds hints, but nothing significant. Nothing to draw a link. Frowning, he shakes his head.]

I'm afraid I'm lost as to the significance. All I can surmise is that they're common factors, but that's far too simple.

THAT'S OKAY I have an idea!

[mortalcoil]

[he nods, though. and he motions for his journal again, because he has another sketch to draw out.

he's not an artist, but he still has some skill in scrawling out diagrams and figures.

first, he draws out simplified versions of both images, and he pares the iconography down enough so that only the similarities remain. the first image is a sketch of three identical figures, and he only adds in certain accessories--those earrings included. the second image is a set of six figures, with only the accessories that are shared with the first set of figures drawn in. the matching accessories are all in sets of either two or three, and all match up in a way with corresponding figures in the other image--which is easy to see when compared side-by-side like this.

and then, he sketches little brackets dividing the six figures into three pairs, and draws a line from each of those pairs to one of the three figures in the first image.

'SAME,' he writes in big letters beside the diagram. he's proposing that these are different depictions of the same holy figures. they're sometimes depicted as three beings, and sometimes depicted as a trio of pairs, but are the same nonetheless.]

[noctiphile]

[Mattias' eyes widen, catching the similarities before the word is written. He quickly takes note, snapping the journal closed when he's finished and looking at the figures themselves.]

Three turn to six. [The question of why hangs in the air where he previously stood. He's moving forward now, taking the steps to the altar two at a time, brushing past whoever tries to stop him. They watch him incredulously as he motions to Coil to join him, shooing away another cleric with annoyance. Let him study the figures in peace. Motioning to Coil one last time, he turns back to his subjects, mumbling to himself about consubstantial pairs and hypostases, one god or three, etc. It's all speculation, all valid explanations that he's searching for evidence to explain.]

[mortalcoil]

[Coil, after some small antisocial hesitation, finally gathers himself and follows after the man. a temporary combination of talents seems like a smart idea, especially when he sees how bold he is in getting where he wants, compared to Coil's much more subtle tactics. following Mattias, he's able to get right up close to the altar.

and, like the other gods worshiped here, they seem to be pretty standard star-based icons. some based on animal forms, and some much more human, with some identifying feature setting them apart from the others. and this god's trichotomy seems to be its (or their) trademark.]