[Dragaera] Paarfi's Whiteash of Adron

[Kenneth Gorelick]

What is a "whiteash"?

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On Aug 1, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Scott Schultz <scott at cjhunter.com> wrote:

> I just realized something.
> 
> Paarfi is covering up for Adron. It doesn't much matter whether it's because
> he's doing it purposely or whether he's allowing himself to be misled by
> people who wish to protect Adron's reputation.
> 
> The final minutes of Adron's life could not have gone down the way that
> Paarfi describes.
> 
> Here's why:
> 
> The scenario we get from Paarfi is that Adron attempts to subvert the Orb
> and attach it to himself, thus forcing the Cycle to Turn, or at least
> causing everyone to acknowledge publically that it had Turned.
> 
> Mario kills Tortaalik. This causes the Cycle to Turn in actuality.
> 
> A Orb attaches to Adron on its own, and Adron is simultaneously channeling
> raw amorphic force (pre-Empire Sorcery) to force it to attach to him. The
> result is a runaway feedback loop that ultimately detonates and consumes
> everything within a few miles of Dragaera City to be consumed and converted
> into amorphia.
> 
> The establishment of this supposed feedback loop requires that the Cycle
> Turns of its own volition. In fact, the Cycle did NOT Turn at all. The
> supposed feedback loop could not have been created in the first place.
> 
> You can of course, wave your hands and postulate that the Orb got confused
> or something, as a result of Adron's spell.
> 
> I believe, though, that an application of Occam's Razor can only lead to the
> conclusion that Aliera's version of the event is actually the closest we've
> ever come to hearing the true facts of the matter. Adron was a rebel who,
> first and foremost, was attempting to destroy the Cycle. 
> 
> Paarfi can make him out to be a gentleman who was attempting to act for the
> good of the Empire and failed. The truth is that he was a power-grabbing
> noble who as acting for the good of House Dragon and himself in attempting
> to take the Throne and keep it permanently. He might or might not have seen
> himself as some kind of freedom fighter who was acting to liberate his
> people from the yoke of the Gods or the Cycle. We don't have any objective
> testimony as to his state of mind and Aliera has likely said all she will
> ever say on the subject.
> 
> 
> 
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