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#1 jalapeno_dude Mar 22, 2012 2:29:21	Using the same name twice like this seems uncharacteristic for Eberron. Can anyone come up with some twisted explanation where they both turn out to be the same thing?
#2 Hellcow Mar 23, 2012 11:40:17	Using the same name twice like this seems uncharacteristic for Eberron. Can anyone come up with some twisted explanation where they both turn out to be the same thing? Technically speaking the Devourer (deity) has been around considerably longer than the Devourer of Dreams, who only appeared with the turning of the Age of Dal Quor and is thus post-Age of Giants. It's also tricky since the Devourer (deity) is by and large a nature deity while the Devourer of Dreams is a nightmare schemer. HOWEVER, in the spirit of the exercise as "But how COULD you do it", I'll offer one idea: Within the Dark Six, the Devourer embodies nature's wrath: storms, earthquakes, the maelstrom that devours the ship. Most vassals make sacrifices to him out of fear, hoping he will pass them by. The quori typically feed off of a particular emotion; du'ulora draw strength from rage, while tsucora feed on fear. It could be that the Devourer of Dreams gains strength from the particular fear of the destructive force of nature - that in sowing nightmares of wildfires and shipwrecks he becomes more powerful, and in causing these things he of course sows more nightmares. Thus, the Devourer of Dreams intentionally aligns himself with the pre-existing archteype of the Dark Six to gain psychic strength from people's fears.
#3 Ogiwan Mar 24, 2012 19:22:04	Keith, have I ever mentioned how you're my hero? No?