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the challenge for wrath - view bramble's phases - view by phases

the official hierarchy available positions greed gluttony pride wrath lust darkness lust pride

back to phase menu Original Question: 1 - "Can Wrath be satisfied?" I would like to see this question answered in terms of your apparent standpoints, those being: Cougaress- Wrath ought to act without emotion, cold and calculating. Bramble- Wrath requires a tortured existence. Of course, if I have misinterpreted your standpoint, please correct me. 2- One might say that, in answering the pleas of the women who visit my temple, I deliver divine wrath on their behalf. Why do I not qualify for the position of Wrath (or do I)? Please keep your answers within a limit of 1000 words. Cougaress' Responses: Can wrath be satisfied? This query fills me with amusement and laughter, for the answer rings a resounding negative. Wrath will never be satisfied. It is a deep hunger of the soul that knows no relief. A longing and need so great that it consumes the soul entirely, driving it on to find release that does not exist. Wrath continues to strive for satisfaction, but it will never come. Regardless of how much torment and suffering is inflicted, the pleasure will wear away and desire more. True wrath is an obsession, maybe even considered an infatuation, which knows no peace. One cannot gain revenge or simply commit several acts to be considered wrath. It isn't a matter of exact rules for wrath to follow; there is no 'must do this'. In the case of wrath, there is no choice on whether to follow the 'requirements' or not. If there is true wrath, than that soul must feed their hunger or lose their sanity. It is a way of life, and if there is no attempt to accept it, then suffering is imminent. However, if it is embraced as the way of life, than it provides both pleasurable pain as well as painful pleasure. The pleasure is from the momentarily energy gained from the suffering of others, the pain from the torment of never being satisfied. Indeed, you may well qualify for Wrath, Nofre. However, like mentioned above, the constant hunger for wrath, as well as the pleasure and energy gained from the torment of others must be present. Simply dealing out wrath in the way you do is not entirely full wrath. It would be closer if it were for your own desire, instead of complying with the wishes of your worshippers. A comment from EDP: although perhaps stereotypical on the surface, it is pulled from history not opinion. Such is the nature of mortality.