[quote=@Antarctic Termite]
Might as well pop it here while I'm logged on. See you guys in November. :dreamy

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[sup]Art: Nikolay Razuev.[/sup]
[center][colour=steelblue][h2]Mamang[/h2][/colour]
[url=youtube.com/watch?v=FYz2s-45Qis]The Whale[/url]
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[center][colour=steelblue][b]Aspect[/b][/colour][/center]

It is a whale.

[center][colour=steelblue][b]Spirit[/b][/colour][/center]

Mamang wanders the oceans in darkness and silence, hunting, dreaming. The thoughts that cross its simple mind are few and without words. The instinct that guides its elder heart is sovereign and pure. It is a whale.

[center][colour=steelblue][b]Life[/b][/colour][/center]

Is Mamang a god? No. Mamang commands no divine principle and wears no sacred crown. It is a whale.

Will Mamang die? Yes. In time Mamang will die. It is a whale.

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Perhaps Mamang will be reborn. 

Perhaps Mamang is not one particular whale, but a Whale, whose name endures long after any one Mamang's bones lie buried in the deep silt. 

Perhaps a whale swims as it pleases through the ocean of time itself, and is not bound, like man, by such things as years. 

Perhaps Mamang is simply long-lived. 

After all- It is a whale.
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Can Mamang be slain? Yes. Be it by demon, by man or by god, Mamang can be slain. Its fate is guarded by nothing more than the strength of its body. Its death is lured by nothing less than meat fit for one thousand men. It is a whale. 

Can Mamang be recruited? No. Mamang does not speak. To bargain with Mamang is a fool's errand and an insult to the dignity of both parties. It is a whale.

Can Mamang be blessed? Yes, Mamang can be blessed. It is a being of grace, ancient and innocent. It is a whale.

Can Mamang be cursed? Yes, Mamang can be cursed. It is a wild beast, fierce and without mercy. It is a whale.

From where did Mamang come? From the sea did Mamang come. It is a whale.

Unto where will Mamang go? To the sea will Mamang go. It is a whale.

Aye, it is a whale, now and for ever more.

[center][colour=steelblue][b]Addenda[/b][/colour][/center]

Mamang will continue swimming with no particular aim until it is killed. As it is not a god, it will neither gain nor spend any units of Vigour. Instead, its presence will influence the lives of nearby mortals simply by virtue of being a 150-tonne rorqual. 

Only mass and bestial willpower stand between Mamang and the divine forces at work around it. Any enchantment that falls upon the whale by will or by accident will be both wielded and suffered to its greatest extent. As time passes, it may become something like a canvas reflecting the falling inkdrops of the celestial arts, or a sponge steeped in the grime of heavenly negligence.

Age may eventually kill Mamang, or it may not. 

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Welp. You convinced me! But I have a question.

Is Mamang a whale?