[color=a187be][center][h1]Gammaton[/h1][/center][/color][hr]

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[color=a187be]"Only one corpse would be required to start the process, and it needn't be human either,"[/color] Gammaton explained, [color=a187be]"Solid waste will also suffice if you have any laying around."[/color]

Gammaton followed Iva into the library, sat down at the table, and began eating as a sign of trust and respect for his host, listening to the Illuminator's request. Thinking on it for a moment, Gammaton began, [color=a187be]"Well, it is easy enough to deter undesired behavior after the fact with a punishment, for example, you could smite whoever commits an unwanted sacrifice. But since I understand that you want your followers to seek you rather than reveal yourself to them in an obvious manner, I can see how this would be problematic. Also, since the first sacrifice would be little Lahzria, who you wish to keep alive, it won't do to punish after the deed has been done. Of course, there are ways to prevent Lahzria's sacrifice through divine intervention without revealing yourself too openly. You could give her pieces of knowledge that would otherwise be impossible for her to know personally, and have her say them. Those among the White Dawn who truly believe and understand your domain would know that she is your chosen prophetess, after which her words, inspired by you, will become law. Of course, that is only a method to convey the laws, not the laws themselves. I must stress though, that I am a maker of laws, not ideals. Laws can control behavior, but not intention. So long as people's actions are legal, they will continue to follow their lust, their greed, and their pride. You wish to create an intellectual meritocracy. The inherent flaw in any meritocracy is that desired behavior is promoted through reward, while undesired behavior is deterred through punishment, the issue being that some people lose perspective and only seek to maximize reward and minimize punishment, losing focus on the intended intellectual merit. Reward also tends to beget more reward, and punishment also tends to beget punishment, creating inherently unequal systems over time. How do we promote education without enshrining and giving undue authority to teachers? How is authority determined? You have presented me with quite the conundrum, as I should have expected from the god of knowledge. I am loathe to tarry for seven days due to the urgency of my mission, since I am traveling by foot, conserving my magical power for the Assembly itself. However, I could be convinced to stay and draft up these laws if you would, free of personal commitment, begin initiating contact with the others on my behalf."[/color]