- Balastrossa: Bah-lah-STRO-sah (with the "Spanish R")
- Bathal: Bah-THAHL (with a hard TH almost like a T)
- Hesutu: HEH-soo-too
- Kurn: Kern
- Ujaeio: Ooj-EYE-oh
- Yru: EE-ru (with the "Spanish R")
P.S. If you say them differently, that's okay. I say a lot of Immortal names and other COGG words differently than they are officially pronounced, but I'm trying to get better at it.
Right, Bathal would see a human sacrifice as wasteful and generally irrelevant to his interests. He's not a death god or a blood god or a soul god. Though accepting surrenders and admissions of defeat in the name of Bathal could work similarly.Kurn sort of strikes me as the type who would rather gleefully accept a human sacrifice, but I'm curious if Bathal would see that as a waste of time, waste of a potential resource, etc?
Aside from the standard prayers and other simple acts of acknowledgment, hmmm ... I don't think he's as big into physical offerings as some other Immortals might be, but I'd say some good ideas would be tokens of victory or a cut of the spoils from successful combat efforts. Weapons from defeated foes could work as well, though he's a practical guy and would probably prefer seeing them put to some further purpose if one is available rather than abandoned or destroyed as part of the offering act. Not that Bathal has any personal need for any of these offerings; it's the act of offering and of giving something up to acknowledge him that's important. Other acts of dedication and acknowledgment could be invoking his name in combat, giving acknowledgment to him for guidance or inspiration in combat (even if indirect - not necessarily "thanks for lending a hand and helping me win" but more like "your example/teachings/inspiration gave me an edge in this victory.") Spreading his name and influence via verbal means or banners or tokens (I'll get those symbols to you soon(tm)!) is always appreciated, too. I imagine some might dedicate a particular weapon or other piece of gear to him, which would cause the wielder to have Bathal in mind when using it, which in turn means more frequent acknowledgment and (hopefully) respect from the user. Even just putting his mark on gear that others can see and recognize would help to spread the name and acknowledgment of Bathal and be appreciated.Building off of that, what are some offerings Bathal would find acceptable/pleasing?
P.S. The above ideas are by no means the only acceptable ones. I'm happy to hear what other people come up with for dedicatory offerings and acts to empower Bathal! I'd love to crowdsource some creativity for this type of thing.
Yeah, I think it's a general thing with the whole "speaking the name of the spooky Immortal risks inviting its attention" idea.So, my character often jokingly says, "Speak of demons and they appear," when she makes an appearance right after someone has been talking about her. But now I'm curious: is this an actual thing? Would little children be warned to not utter the name Kurn for fear this toothy daemon is going to materialize out of the shadows and eat them?
The only real constant in depictions is the wearing of masks, and they often have two faces (sometimes more, if the artist can make it look good) on the mask with differing expressions to symbolize the multiple guises and personalities of the Jester. Some depictions might omit the mask and have it be two (or more) actual faces. So if there's a depiction of a person with multiple faces, it's likely of, or at least inspired by, Ujaeio.How is the Fool normally depicted?
Sure, as long as the trick eventually ended and the mortal at some point realized they were dealing with the Fool. Immortals do need to be acknowledged as their true identity - or at least their commonly-recognized identity - in order to be empowered by said acknowledgment. So the Fool wouldn't have much motivation to trick people into thinking they were a different being for purposes of empowerment and sustenance, at least not long-term, because they wouldn't be getting the benefit of the supernatural immortal identity acknowledgment sustenance. Not to say that the Jester might not do something like that for other reasons, though. Who knows the limitations of what they're willing to do or why they do it? But such antics are likely at least a part of the reason Ujaeio has joined Team Harbinger - splitting up their identity and using false ones is part of their gig, but it also makes it a lot harder to get that dedicatory supernatural sustenance.Is it plausible that one might have fallen into worshipping The Fool by being tricked into thinking it was someone else?
They all get along fairly well, at least as well as three such odd entities can get along. They're likely viewed as kind of in their own little sub-class of the Harbinged Immortals - the mysterious difficult-to-discern trio - and there are probably some suspicions or rumors that they occasionally get up to their own things unbeknownst to anyone else. They would certainly make a potent teamup if their interests ever align on something specific. They probably get the blame for some of the more unexplainable turns and events in human history that don't seem to have any discernible logical cause. Ujaeio is certainly the most human-like in behavior and motivation, not that that's saying a lot when the other two are an eldritch spider-thing and a madness-inducing memory-eating wraith.And what's the relationship between the Immortal of Illusions, the Immortal of lies, and the Immortal of secrets?
All of them! But for purposes of trying to feel more connected to or representative of the Jester, yeah, your brightly-colored artsy look is pretty typical.What kinds of colors does the Fool like? (I imagine bright, artistic colors)
They've been around a very long time at the very least as a minor Immortal who was the patron of performers and thieves and the like, and they're generally the one credited for revealing the emotion-affecting words of power that we can see used by our Bards (and a few NPC mobs out there). The Jester has just never really been considered much of a big deal by most people.And how well-known is the Jester? (Newish, oldish, always been, there's rumors he exists?)
Masks for sure, like the typical two masks of drama, or the above-mentioned masks with multiple faces. I've gone back and forth on the cat thing, actually, though don't run with it quite yet because I'm considering reserving the cat for something else, though still related.And are there any animals, or specific symbols associated with the Fool? (I'd think cat, because the Cheshire Cat, and cats are definitely masters of illusion.)