Nikolai
Not all truths
Belong to the light
Belong to the light
Nikolai was surprised at the man's curiosity and all though he kept his guard up, he couldn't help but jump at the opportunity to discuss his current academic pursuit. "This one debates the potential connections between souls, memories, and self. In their books they basically debate if it's the soul or the memories that define 'self' and if alteration to either via magic, injury, or illness would thus change one's 'self'."
That was the basic summary at least. The Ascended had initially been drawn to the concept of souls after his Ascension. Did being more than human change his? What did that mean for him? These questions had driven him to seek out this scholar. But now the concept of memories, amnesia, partial memory, etc, and how that might change one's core 'self' intrigued him.
Did losing one's memory change who they were down to the soul? Could a major personality change, a change to the 'self', change one's soul? Questions like these were what now occupied the scholar's mind.
That was the basic summary at least. The Ascended had initially been drawn to the concept of souls after his Ascension. Did being more than human change his? What did that mean for him? These questions had driven him to seek out this scholar. But now the concept of memories, amnesia, partial memory, etc, and how that might change one's core 'self' intrigued him.
Did losing one's memory change who they were down to the soul? Could a major personality change, a change to the 'self', change one's soul? Questions like these were what now occupied the scholar's mind.
Some lie in wait
For you to step into the shadows
For you to step into the shadows
