Mualijae “Darkness” and the dwarves of the Mwangi Expanse

[keftiu]

So, this thread centers on a spoiler for Cult of Cinders, volume 2 of Age of Ashes. Don’t read on if you don’t want that!

The new AP volume reveals that the great Darkness that the Mualijae (the wild elves) combated and defeated during the days after Earthfall is Dahak, the god of evil dragons. While this is already a big enough deal on its own, it cast something else in a new light for me; that the Mbe’ke and Taralu dwarves, the two groups local to the Expanse, worship dragons instead of the dwarven gods. It makes me wonder what the timeline looks like there, how the Quest for Sky lines up with these elven battles, and if somehow the ancient dwarves were either servants of Dahak or simply wowed by his power. Given that the Mbe’ke seem to mostly be isolationist craftspeople and the Taralu are friendly guides, it doesn’t see, like he has hold over them now, but it’s still worth chewing on.

[vagrant-poet]

keftiu wrote:

So, this thread centers on a spoiler for Cult of Cinders, volume 2 of Age of Ashes. Don’t read on if you don’t want that!

The new AP volume reveals that the great Darkness that the Mualijae (the wild elves) combated and defeated during the days after Earthfall is Dahak, the god of evil dragons. While this is already a big enough deal on its own, it cast something else in a new light for me; that the Mbe’ke and Taralu dwarves, the two groups local to the Expanse, worship dragons instead of the dwarven gods. It makes me wonder what the timeline looks like there, how the Quest for Sky lines up with these elven battles, and if somehow the ancient dwarves were either servants of Dahak or simply wowed by his power. Given that the Mbe’ke seem to mostly be isolationist craftspeople and the Taralu are friendly guides, it doesn’t see, like he has hold over them now, but it’s still worth chewing on.

Maybe they surfaced in the Expanse and allied with other dragon's fleeing Dahak's rampages and influence. Nothing to make you get over any mixed feelings you have on humanoids like the deific embodiment of all of your worst instincts. Dahak's presence would have riled up all dragons, but everything draconic wouldn't have been for or in agreement with Him.

Or maybe they didn't surface in the expanse at all, but migrated there after the quest for the sky was long over and became drawn to the old relics and representations of him, or have Apsu cults dedicated to seeing Dahak doesn't rise again.

[keftiu]

vagrant-poet wrote:

Or maybe they didn't surface in the expanse at all, but migrated there after the quest for the sky was long over and became drawn to the old relics and representations of him, or have Apsu cults dedicated to seeing Dahak doesn't rise again.

The rumored existence of a Mbe’ke Sky Citadel does poke holes in that part of the theory.

I do like the idea of Apsu-powered dwarven Champions, though.

[Espiritdecarp]

Sorry to necro the thread but I notice no one has mentioned the wyvarans- an artificial draconic race which during darkfall occupied cities in greater Osirion where they gathered azlanti/ancient artifacts. They were driven by early Osirion into the shattered peaks- the same area the taralu fled from.

I do wonder how it all fits together, I don't believe for one second that there is no connection!