Father Inire Theory

Jeff Wilson · 05 Dec 2010, 05:38 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:38:07 -0600
Subject: (urth) Father Inire Theory
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On 12/4/2010 10:07 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
>
>
>> Jeff Wilson: Maxellindis' uncle was under constant observation by Eata for four or
>> five years on their boat before *he* died, also during the time when
>> Inire was actively serving Autarch Severian.
>
> We could thus disqualify Maxellindis' uncle from consideration as a version of Inire.
> Or it could be a push toward option 2: The multiple versions of Inire are independently
> operating copies of a larger god-like being. I've been leaning toward #2 for a while.

That would suggest that Severian and Dux Caesidius and Ouen are 
shape-shifting godlets, as they resemble each other in just as many 
respects. Agia and Agilus are even more alike, surely they are as well? 
  The Path of Air woman, Catherine, and the woman stolen from the 
necropolis are likewise suspiciously similar. The village sorcerers are 
practically all alike other than their names, and then there are the ape 
men at the mine who don't even have names to set them apart. Are they 
all carbon copy gods as well?

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
Computational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M Texarkana
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