[color=a187be][center][h1]Gammaton[/h1][/center][/color][hr]
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Gammaton patiently allowed Ferron a moment to attend to his 'distractions', however Ferron's reply was sub-optimal.

[color=a187be]"Well, that was...brusque. Of course, agreement on anything at the Assembly doesn't have to be unanimous, though unanimity would be preferred. I realize it seems impossible to get us all to agree on anything, but the point is to find what common ground exists and to preserve it. Besides, attendance will cost you nothing but a spot of time, so I seriously hope you reconsider. I should also point out that the other god who has flat out refused me has been Lady Dirka. I am not sure if that is the sort of recklessness someone like you wishes to be associated with, but I digress. The only way I see to convince you, is to spell out my reasons for wanting such an Assembly. You, like many of our siblings, have creations. It seems in our nature to shape this world in our image, whether it be lands, creatures, objects, artifacts, structures, knowledge, mortals, or whatever else suits our fancy. Some of us are deeply invested in our creations, so much so, that should harm befall such creations, I am sure, some gods would create quite a row. I'm sure you have things that you want to protect, as do others. While it should be understood that not everything we create deserves protection, I believe that the most precious possessions should be guaranteed to be inviolable through pact of the Gods. Consider if a god's most prized possession were destroyed by another god.This could lead to a great feud. While it is only natural for us to quarrel, squabbling over domains and such, while our mortals fight on our behalf, but such quarrels should never extend to the point where it could result in the death of a god."[/color]

Here Gammaton paused, attempting to gauge whether this final statement surprised Ferron or not. [color=a187be]"Which brings me to my second point. I have come to the conclusion that we gods are not immortal. Sure, we can live for what seems an indefinite period of time, outlasting mortals and mountains, but that is not to say that we could not be destroyed or replaced. As the god of the Domain of Law, It is my nature to ask the question, 'Who rules?' And the unfortunate answer is that it is most certainly not us. Consider the following, you have a humanoid form. I have a somewhat humanoid form. Most of our siblings also have humanoid forms. Yet who among us is god of humans? Who among us created humans? It is not we who created humans in our image, but whoever created humans, created us in the same image. We are not even the creators of our own domains. Darkness existed before Oao, Light existed before Hyperion. Did our domains create us? Or were we, before our current lives as gods, lesser beings who climbed to divinity? If so, cannot we be usurped by these mortals as well? Which takes me back to my first point. We all have things we want to protect, and it may seem that I, who have created very little, have nothing I desire to protect. But that is not true. What I desire to protect is you, me, all of our siblings: from each other, from the mortals, and from what higher beings may exist. I wish to preserve the status quo, the illusion that we rule this world, until it becomes a reality. To do this, I would police and suppress the mortals from any attempts at achieving divinity, creating a barrier between them and us, so that our power over them remains absolute. And with our backs protected, we can strive against the veil, against the barrier that separates us from the supposed higher beings that have created us, so that we may know of them, for surely, they must know of us. And afterwards, well, if they are a threat to us, we must replace them for the sake of our own preservation."[/color]

Gammaton sighed, [color=a187be]"I apologize for the lengthy explanation, I would have rather preferred to reserve such a speech for the General Assembly, but with so many doubting my motives, I felt it necessary to share, at least with you, who are level-headed. Do you think me mad, to speculate at greater, unseen forces? No, but this is clarity. We cannot afford to squabble with each other over mortals and domains. We must open our eyes to the possibility that we are but playthings in the hands of greater powers."[/color]