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	The Nameless God of the Shadows and the Empyrean Light Gods embody this principle. They're described about as well as they can be in "Brink of the Abyss." Asheron's light bolt spell - that's a small bit of what it's like to be near a Light God. Evaen's vision in portalspace is a little taste of what the Nameless is. I've often described the thing the Shadows serve as "a virus with the power of god," and as "that moment you bolt up from a nightmare, but aren't fully awake yet."</div>		The Nameless God of the Shadows and the Empyrean Light Gods embody this principle. They're described about as well as they can be in "Brink of the Abyss." Asheron's light bolt spell - that's a small bit of what it's like to be near a Light God. Evaen's vision in portalspace is a little taste of what the Nameless is. I've often described the thing the Shadows serve as "a virus with the power of god," and as "that moment you bolt up from a nightmare, but aren't fully awake yet."</div>

	The following is the portion from [[The Brink of the Abyss]] mentioned by Chris L'Etoile:		The following is the portion from [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/The Brink of the Abyss\|The Brink of the Abyss]] mentioned by Chris L'Etoile:
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	"We're flies stinging a mare. Go through the damned portal." So saying, he shoved me from behind, and I toppled into the light. The luminous tunnel whirled open before me, and I slid through unimaginable space.		"We're flies stinging a mare. Go through the damned portal." So saying, he shoved me from behind, and I toppled into the light. The luminous tunnel whirled open before me, and I slid through unimaginable space.

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	[[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Shadows\|AC:DM CD Lore/Bestiary/Derethian Bestiary: Shadows]], [[Dark Majesty]]:		[[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Shadows\|AC:DM CD Lore/Bestiary/Derethian Bestiary: Shadows]], [[Dark Majesty]]:
	<blockquote>Three thousand years ago, an Empyrean named Ilservian Palacost gave himself over in service to an ancient, '''nameless''' power of darkness and madness. He became known as ~~Bael’Zharon~~, the “Slayer of Hope” in the language of ~~Asheron’s~~ people. ~~Ilservian’s~~ followers were changed into Shadows.</blockquote>		<blockquote>Three thousand years ago, an Empyrean named Ilservian Palacost gave himself over in service to an ancient, '''nameless''' power of darkness and madness. He became known as Bael'Zharon, the “Slayer of Hope” in the language of Asheron's people. Ilservian's followers were changed into Shadows.</blockquote>

	[[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]], [[A Perfect Paradox]]:		[[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]], [[A Perfect Paradox]]:

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	'''Nameless''' is one of the designations given to the powerful Shadow force.<ref name=AmorphousLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Amorphous Lump)]]</ref><ref name=FleshyLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Fleshy Lump)]]</ref><ref name=Facilitation>2001/02 [[Lonely in the World]] - [[Facilitation]]</ref><ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Shadows\|Bestiary: Shadows]]</ref><ref name=HistOfAubVolV>2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)\|The History of Auberean Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]]</ref> It has been described as an ancient power of darkness and madness<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow/> and a force of chaos.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow/>		'''Nameless''' is one of the designations given to the powerful Shadow force.<ref name=AmorphousLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Amorphous Lump)]]</ref><ref name=FleshyLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Fleshy Lump)]]</ref><ref name=Facilitation>2001/02 [[Lonely in the World]] - [[Facilitation]]</ref><ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Shadows\|Bestiary: Shadows]]</ref><ref name=HistOfAubVolV>2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)\|The History of Auberean Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]]</ref> It has been described as an ancient power of darkness and madness<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow/> and a force of chaos.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow/> It is also known as the Great Master,<ref name=ShadowsNote>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[Shadow's Note]]</ref> unseen Master,<ref name=RytheransLetter>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[Rytheran's Letter]]</ref> or simply Master. The various forms of the title of master are used in two ways; by Shadows in reference to their god,<ref name=ShadowsNote/> or by others when speaking of the relationship between [[Bael'Zharon]] and the Nameless, the Servant and the Master.<ref name=RytheransLetter/>

	== References ==		== References ==

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 The following is an excerpt from an interview with [[Turbine_Developers#Chris_.22Stormwaltz.22_L.27Etoile|Chris "Stormwaltz" L'Etoile]] conducted by Crossroads of Dereth:
-<blockquote>As for the gods, I have a somewhat different view on what it means to be a one. The prevailing belief that gods must appear in humanoid form, or that they must be even remotely comprehensible, strikes me as a particularly silly human conceit. Gods are by definition beyond human experience, so why do so many fantasy pantheons (D&D and EQ, for example) paint the gods as Olympian or Norse "humans writ large?" No, I believe that a god is a verb. A god is something that is not necessarily intelligent or conscious, but effects change in the universe merely by its presence. That is their nature; gods don't choose to make things happen, things happen because they exist. And don't bother trying to comprehend their means and motives; an amoeba has as much ability to comprehend humans.
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-The Nameless God of the Shadows and the Empyrean Light Gods embody this principle. They're described about as well as they can be in "Brink of the Abyss." Asheron's light bolt spell - that's a small bit of what it's like to be near a Light God. Evaen's vision in portalspace is a little taste of what the Nameless is. I've often described the thing the Shadows serve as "a virus with the power of god," and as "that moment you bolt up from a nightmare, but aren't fully awake yet."</blockquote>
+The Nameless God of the Shadows and the Empyrean Light Gods embody this principle. They're described about as well as they can be in "Brink of the Abyss." Asheron's light bolt spell - that's a small bit of what it's like to be near a Light God. Evaen's vision in portalspace is a little taste of what the Nameless is. I've often described the thing the Shadows serve as "a virus with the power of god," and as "that moment you bolt up from a nightmare, but aren't fully awake yet."</div>
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	'''Nameless''' is one of the designations given to the powerful Shadow force.<ref name=AmorphousLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Amorphous Lump)]]</ref><ref name=FleshyLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Fleshy Lump)]]</ref><ref name=Facilitation>2001/02 [[Lonely in the World]] - [[Facilitation]]</ref><ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Shadows\|Bestiary: Shadows]]</ref><ref name=HistOfAubVolV>2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)\|The History of Auberean Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]]</ref>		'''Nameless''' is one of the designations given to the powerful Shadow force.<ref name=AmorphousLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Amorphous Lump)]]</ref><ref name=FleshyLump>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[Shadow Note Translation (Fleshy Lump)]]</ref><ref name=Facilitation>2001/02 [[Lonely in the World]] - [[Facilitation]]</ref><ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow>2001/11 [[Dark Majesty]] - [[AC:DM_CD_Lore/Bestiary/Derethian_Bestiary#Shadows\|Bestiary: Shadows]]</ref><ref name=HistOfAubVolV>2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[The History of Auberean/Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)\|The History of Auberean Volume V: New Arrivals (-540 to 13)]]</ref> It has been described as an ancient power of darkness and madness<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow/> and a force of chaos.<ref name=AC:DMBestiaryShadow/>

	== References ==		== References ==
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			== Stormwaltz on the Gods ==

			The following is an excerpt from an interview with [[Turbine_Developers#Chris_.22Stormwaltz.22_L.27Etoile\|Chris "Stormwaltz" L'Etoile]] conducted by Crossroads of Dereth:

			<blockquote>As for the gods, I have a somewhat different view on what it means to be a one. The prevailing belief that gods must appear in humanoid form, or that they must be even remotely comprehensible, strikes me as a particularly silly human conceit. Gods are by definition beyond human experience, so why do so many fantasy pantheons (D&D and EQ, for example) paint the gods as Olympian or Norse "humans writ large?" No, I believe that a god is a verb. A god is something that is not necessarily intelligent or conscious, but effects change in the universe merely by its presence. That is their nature; gods don't choose to make things happen, things happen because they exist. And don't bother trying to comprehend their means and motives; an amoeba has as much ability to comprehend humans.
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			The Nameless God of the Shadows and the Empyrean Light Gods embody this principle. They're described about as well as they can be in "Brink of the Abyss." Asheron's light bolt spell - that's a small bit of what it's like to be near a Light God. Evaen's vision in portalspace is a little taste of what the Nameless is. I've often described the thing the Shadows serve as "a virus with the power of god," and as "that moment you bolt up from a nightmare, but aren't fully awake yet."</blockquote>

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