Cleric Epic Riddles and Concept Art

Here are the answers to the two riddles for the Cleric Epic: Riddle No. 1: "I was struck with iron at birth, and again and again throughout life." "I have seen many battles and witnessed terrible strife." "Even when victorious, I'll emerge battered and thrashed." "For every time I'm wounded, another is saved from the pyre ash." Answer: "A Shield" Riddle No. 2: "What has outlived the Gods but has never been seen, And the more there is of it, the less there will be?" Answer: "Nothing" Below is the concept Art for the Epic:

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Nothing makes sense
# Sep 01 2004 at 5:46 AM Rating: Default
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I think the riddle shouldnt be read: 'Nothing has outlived the gods', but I read it as:

If the Gods die, Nothing will remain.

This follows nicely on the story for GoD, (tributemasters introduced because the gods are turning away from the races) where if we keep killing the gods eventually the world will end and nothing will remain, or maybe just chaos and order forever in opposition.

I do still think that the second sentence is weird, there cannot be more or less of nothing imho
RE: Nothing makes sense
# Sep 07 2004 at 7:13 PM Rating: Default
Actually, look at it from this point of view...

The less "something" you have, ie matter, ppl, energy, gods, etc...the more "nothing" you have.

makes sense, in a relative kind of way.

Kind of like the infinite void that is the Universe. Theoretically, it is continuously expanding, though the matter within the universe is remaining finite, thus, as the universe expands, there becomes a larger expanse of the void, and thus more "nothing"..

It's a brain-bending concept, and one that can drive ya crazy if ya think about it too long. (and you thought it was just a simple riddle! :P)

..I know, I know.. I'm an nerd. hehe

-Saereine, MT
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