Lore talk:Many Paths

Multiverse

I’m not sure the “multiverse” that is mentioned by the Saraathu Tong and Sotha Sil is the same as what is mentioned by Azandar, Azra Nightwielder, and Ithelia. For the Tong, they are extraplanar merchants, and the “multiverse” here definitely seems to refer to the multiple planes they operate in. For instance, by operating in Fargrave, the Deadlands, and the Mundus, they operate in multiple planes and thus multiple universes. Nocturnal with the Crystal Tower would have given her power over all planes in the Aurbis since all planes have a Crystal Tower, and thus she threatened multiple universes. But the Tong and Sotha Sil don’t seem to refer to alternate realities. Meanwhile, Azandar, Azra, and Ithelia refer to alternate realities with infinite versions of themselves, infinite possibilities, infinite realities. So it seems to me where the Tong and Sotha Sil speak of the infinite planes and universes of the Aurbis, the others speak of the infinite Aurbis’. After all, Ithelia says mortals cannot walk the Many Paths, so the Tong certainly can’t be extra-Aurbic merchants. I think this difference should be mentioned. BananaKing5 (talk) 12:36, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

I have to agree. It would be best to note this some way. I initially added it mostly for completion sake as it would be better to sort out what exactly the multiverse they refer to is later. The Crystal Tower bit is a good catch, its hard to discern whether they just meant all realms or all realities too. Its also hard to tell what every instance of "universe" refers to given it changes depending on context. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 17:29, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Nature of the Many Paths

My understanding of Gold Road presents the Many Paths as a nexus between Aurbis’ instead of its own place, not unlike Yggdrasil in God of War for realms or the Bleed in DC Comics for universes. Do others see this as well or am I misunderstanding it? BananaKing5 (talk) 12:36, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

From what I gathered that is the vibe I got as well. I have to finish playing Gold Road though so I have yet to properly comment. The Rim of the Sky (talk) 17:29, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

The wording is pretty inconsistent. Ithelia's initial explanation and the way the term "path" is used at other points, including by Mora, like when you use Abolisher to sever the link to the reality Ithelia leaves for, makes it seem like the Paths are the connections between realities rather than the worlds themselves. At the same time as other points these same characters, Mora, Ithelia, Torvesard, Leramil, describe the Paths as the alternate fates or realities themselves. Torvesard tells you to remember the "doomed path" when his reality is suggested to end at that Ithelia's hands, Leramil claims the paths are the "halo of alternate fates" beyond your reality, and so on. When Beragon and Alea are banished they are in an alternate Fargrave rather than some between place, but are retrieved via opening a portal to the Many Paths via the Lamp of Clarity. Its a bit weird, not sure how to fully reconcile the quotes.--Gleaming Veil (talk) 18:36, 17 June 2024 (UTC)