cathan wrote:
I have a priest currently and I have a question.
He believes in the virtue of balance, and while he thinks the laws of man arbitrary, he has a sense and regard for order, more along the lines of the 'natural order', like natural selection, survival of the fittest and just the laws that govern eco-systems in nature. There doesn't seem to be a sphere of balance belonging to anyone, but my initial instinct was Ain. Maybe I just associated the scale symbolic to his faith, as balance.
While he would regard Nashira second only to ain, there has been alot of misunderstanding, folks thinking I was seeking nature instead of Ain. While his duty is to nature, his devotion and fascination is with balance. I also considered Nashira as a choice, but to me, from reading the help file, the god seemed more about decay and growth, and the cycles of nature rather than what I was looking for, balance. Though I could be wrong, as I am only going off of help files. I RP'd with a few players and after discussing it and they disagreeing, it has caused me to question which would be more appropriate myself.
So I was wondering if I could get a census. I know my character's concepts may be slightly unconventional to the normal priest of Ain. Would it be more fitting to seek Nashira instead?
Very interesting.
To muddy the waters even further, I think you could go with several other imms, too. Dulrik is the God of Truth--the Truth beyond arbitrary person-made laws. Marfik's Chaos undoes those man-made rules. Zavijah is the God of Wisdom--seeking the Balance that is wisest of all. Achernar is Change--the ecosystem is in perpetual change. The add in Sadal (luck) and Mira (mystery) into the mix...well, you see what I mean.
But to answer your original question, with the split between the two camps in the Ain faith (they still do that, don't they?), I would suggest Nature. Nashira's spheres are general enough that I think the rp would work better there.