On the Nature
of Grinneal
So who
is this Grinneal person, anyway? What is, or was, he? The
finest minds of Temuair, in spite of the impending maddening, have
pondered these questions over the ages. What have they concluded?
The most popular theory is that Grinneal was the
most powerful of the Earth-Sea gods of Kadath, who sat idly by for ages
and ages until he was consumed by the all-encompassing dark power of
Chadul. Thus Grinneal shifted from God of All to God of Nothing,
and is no longer able to incarnate in Temuair.
There
are those that think Grinneal was the God of All, the one and only
being in all existence. Grinneal sacrificed his being, though, to
become the God of Nothing, so that all that is or ever will be would be
free to live and grow.
Personally, I prefer this final theory.
Grinneal is the God of All. He is everything. Temuair is
merely part of Grinneal. We are all born from Grinneal, and when
we pass, our flesh returns to Grinneal. Our spirits once did too,
but the dubhaimid have taken to trapping and tormenting our spirits
after we pass. The "Decay of Grinneal" referenced in the
histories could be just that, the darkness festering in Grinneal,
rotting him like an infectious wound. Grinneal is not able to
reach us any longer through whatever means he once did due to our
diseased world. Thus from our point of view, he is now God of
Nothing, powerless to act in the cancerous boil of his being that is
Temuair.
Which
theory is right? Maybe all of them. Maybe none of
them. May be something completely different from anything
imagined before. As has been said,
beings of the scope and power of Grinneal are beyond our
understanding. Questions that cannot have answers are a
cornerstone of quality philosophy, though. heh
