Possible Relevant Data, Information and More

[theembodiment]

Here are some documents that I believe may be relevant to what is going to happen. I have only began to read in-depth on Aediastikos, so most of this information comes from general or Paranoia-based information packets.

It should be added that the first paper I post seems to have had many different authors and has been rewritten many times.
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Distinguishing Characteristics Between the Brother Muses - Minimum Requirement Level: 3 - Information Packet 17 - Updated ca. 1944

Drimus Foneis - No records exist detailing if the eldest Dark Muse has ever even taken human form. He makes appearances only in his truest form.

Anrpolepsia - His only distinguishing characteristic seems to be that he has no distinguishing characteristic. He takes the form of a plain-looking gentleman. Light brown eyes, short brown hair, normal-sized nose, mouth, and ears, and of average height and weight.

Aediastikos - Constantly changes depending on what deformity he is interested in giving himself. On rare occasions, he takes the form of a normal-looking person. No consistent appearance.

Apelpismenos - Slightly short, slightly stout gentleman notable for the severe tiredness that can be seen in his eyes, as if his duty in existence is physically draining to him. He hair is greasy and black. His eyes are a faded silver.

Parafonia - This brother has wild gray hair. His eyes are cat-like and yellow. His face is severely scarred. He is tall and lanky.

Barbarismos - A large gentleman, with long red hair to cover his head and a beard almost as impressive. His eyes are beady and a bright green.

Paranoia - The most notable feature of our Father are his completely black eyes. His hair is short, swept back, and black. His skin is very pale.

Maraino - Not only is he the only brother who is completely bald, he is also the only brother to wear glasses. His skin is sallow and sweaty. His eyes are as lifeless and dull as a shark's. It is also worth noting that he often carries a cane.

Ulistikos - Muscle-bound, tan, and handsome, Ulistikos is considered the most attractive of the Dark Muses. His eyes are a dark blue, and his hair is long and blonde.

[theembodiment]

Obligations to Established Guilds, Unions, Etc. in the Community - Minimum Requirement Level: 9 - Information Packet 25 - Updated 1922

Paranoia is to establish contact with the Powers of Fear and the Powers of Insanity whenever any decision with a major effect on the sentient population of this universe is to be made. Minor decisions relating to Insanity may be relayed to Pauchi Kamui, Official Representative of this Era's Power of Insanity, while minor decisions to relating to Fear may be relayed to Ireul, Office Representative of this Era's Power of Fear.

Paranoia is bound to attend meetings of both unions every three-hundred years. There he must vote on a number of issues relating to his duties and the very fate of life in this universe. If he is absent from a meeting, he will be temporarily forced into the Domain of Mahakala and kept under watch.

Paranoia is to consult with his brothers and sisters on any matter that happens to overlap into their own duties.

If Paranoia abandons his duties for any reason whatsoever, he will no longer have the ability to govern things that happen relating to his realm.

Only in the most dire of situations can Paranoia directly interfere with sentient life. He may choose a number of mortal representations, however.

The Unions will dissolve in ninety years, though there will hopefully be proper replacements.

[theembodiment]

Portion of Conversation Transcribed by the Observer - Minimum Requirement Level: 5 - Information Packet 23 - Updated () - Translated, Edited, and Updated

Barbarismos: Well, that makes sense.

Parafonia: Aye.

Apelpismenos: Does that make the position open?

Drimus Foneis: That's a tough question to answer. You could certainly make an attempt, but I'm doubtful you would succeed.

Paranoia: Completely irresponsible.

Maraino: It's not as if he was needed.

Paranoia: This is going to be an utter pain to try and patch up, though.

Maraino: Not necessarily. If-

Paranoia: Well we certainly can't just let anyone fill it.

Drimus Foneis: Yes, but how do we even know anyone will attempt to?

Paranoia: This is how it always is.

Maraino: We could let them, perhaps? I don't see how this affects us.

Apelpismenos: Everything is connected, especially in this community. The ramifications may seem non-existent, but they're definitely there.

Maraino: I don't see this as being important enough to focus our attention on. There are matters I must deal with in Europe first, and I know Paranoia has enough to worry about in the West. Many of those who follow Barbarismos are dying.

Barbarismos: It's not completely bleak. This happens with all of us eventually.

Aediastikos: Riding upon a boat of dead man's nails. Keratine...

Maraino: What?

Paranoia: Here we go.

Aediastikos: I was thinking aloud. Apologies.

Paranoia: Ragnarök is a ways off.

Aediastikos: Hmm...

Parafonia: I hear those big old birds say different.

Paranoia: Unreliable.

Maraino: Completely.

Drimus Foneis: You all can do with the position as you wish. I intend on remaining neutral on the matter.

Maraino: Aye.

Paranoia: Suit yourselves.

[theembodiment]

Ritual of Nightmares - Sleep Exercise - Minimum Requirement Level: 3 - Information Packet 17

Three times during your waking hours, imagine something complete surreal and horrifying happening to you for about five minutes. Conjure up the most strange, horrifying mental images you can. When you are not imagining these things, try to forget the images you have forced yourself to see. Do not allow them to linger in your mind until you do the imagination process again or until you go to sleep.

Try to establish a subconscious cue that will trigger a Pavlovian response in your brain. If there is something that often occurs in your dreams that you can easily replicate in your waking life, do so before you do the imagination process. If this incident occurs in your dreams and you have been practicing this often, it should open a door to the most dark and disturbing areas of your subconscious, allowing you to experience the most terrifying dreams possible.

To ensure that you don't wake from these nightmares too quickly, do not ever give up the imagination process before the five minutes are over. If you have the time, extend it to ten or fifteen minutes.

This ritual will strengthen Paranoia as you sleep, while also helping to relieve your nerves during most of the day.

[theembodiment]

Speaking With an Aspect of Paranoia in your Subconscious - Traditional Exercise - Minimum Requirement Level: 1 - Information Packet 10 (VOTED OUTDATED - PRIESTHOOD '87)

Even the most remedial followers of our Father know that an aspect of him exists within all our subconsciouses. This allows us to briefly speak with him despite his incarceration.

There are many outlets one can use to speak with Father Paranoia. You can use anything from a typewriter to a Ouija board to words on pieces of paper.

You must focus on your mind. Imagine it is not controlled by yourself but also by Father Paranoia. Imagine him talking to you. You have to focus and meditate very hard. You must believe you are speaking with the Father. Ask him questions, and let him guide you to the proper letters/words to answer you.

Sometimes his speaking is disjointed. You will be given a series of words rather than complete sentences. Put these words together in a way that rationally answers your questions. Using the latter outlet mentioned above, William S. Burroughs was able to be indirectly inspired by Paranoia, writing "Naked Lunch", a modern-day classic. Burroughs referred to the form he used as the "cut-up technique", and it has since become a favorite of younger followers of Paranoia. It should be noted, however, that Burroughs did not actually discover this technique.

Ultimately, no method of contacting Paranoia is superior so long as you follow the basic instructions.

A word of warning: everything that has happened can be edited and altered. Words control much more of this reality than we realize. Do not needlessly experiment with the cut-up technique for any reason whatsoever. The chances of you doing something dangerous or slim, but they are there.

[k]

Interesting,this is how we can help Paranoia?
Shall we do the rituals?

[theembodiment]

k said:

Interesting,this is how we can help Paranoia?
Shall we do the rituals?

This information just has potential to be useful in the future. All of the pages bore markings on it that seem to indicate importance.

Still, if you wish to attempt the rituals on your own, you can do so.

[barbarossa]

Thank you for reopening registration. I've been following this for the last two months. I know this is slightly off subject but, the Furies bring madness and are very important in many famous stories. So do the Furies have anything to do with the dark muses?

[theembodiment]

barbarossa said:

Thank you for reopening registration. I've been following this for the last two months. I know this is slightly off subject but, the Furries bring madness and are
very important in many famous stories. So do the Furries have anything to do with the dark muses?

You mean Furies, right?

Of course the Erinyes are connected to the Dark Muses. They play an important part in making sure that all of the "natural laws" are not broken. However, their fury has mostly been limited to Greek deities, muses, and other "supernatural" beings in recent years.

They are also what prevents the Muses from simply killing one another. Fratricide is guaranteed to incur the wrath of the Furies.

[barbarossa]

I'm so sorry. Yes, I did mean furies.

So they are now confined to Greek myth. I wonder is this is by their choice or if beings can be forced into certain aspects or have their powers limited.

I had been reading about furies in relation to the Roman myths and parenticide. I suppose parenticide is not really a concern now but it does raise other questions.

What do the current crop of gods and goddesses think of all these going ons? ifix mentioned the possibility of war and the gods. This will effect them one way or the other. This gives could give them motivation to step in. What stops them from capturing the video for them selves? Why would the gods and goddesses really wish for technology and science to progress any longer. The more independent humans feel the less they depend on the gods. As I remember it, gods and goddesses get some of there power from there worshipers or at least from the belief in them.

Also, have the dark muses ever had to stop humans from rising before? Is this how we got the burning of the library in Alexandria and/or the dark ages?

I suppose we are to continue to look for the seventh video. If it is not online it makes the most attempts to search for it like shots in the dark. The trail seems to have gone rather cold as of recent. Perhaps there is more for us to search for than videos. It just seems funny that with this virtual mountain of information there is so little to go on. There are just so many cold leads and dead ends. Is there some bit of wisdom you could give us to help us along...

I'm sorry for all the questions but it seems that due to all the drama and recent events that we members have stopped making any progress. All the aspects and persons we have dealt with seem to be rushing us to hurry up and wait. There seems to be urgency to get us members to move along to help but there are far to many possible paths for us to strike out on. Is there some bit of wisdom that you could help us with to get us on the right track or even to keep us motivated to move forward...

It's funny but I just realized that even with all the explanations we ( members) are still not clear on where we are moving forward to or why. We have been bombarded with so many perspectives that perhaps we have lost sight of what we are trying to do. Maybe someone can put together a list of fact and information that we know to be relevant and true.

For some reason all of this seems like a Terry Pratchett novel and that makes me wonder if we are not limiting our views of myth and story. I believe it was said that many worlds that we might think are fiction will be show to be true.

You say that words can undo things that have already been done but that would mean that words or belief in those words could in theory bring beings into existence much the same way we have brought forth aspects of paranoia. Who do we look to in this case?

Surely all imagined beings would then have a vested interest in the rise of humanity or the fall. From the belief of children in the boogie man to the belief of urban legends such as Dark Watchers by even some adults.

It just seems that some questions that might help us are going unanswered and for those that wish to help this is slightly confusing. I personally know a handful of members and they are reluctant to post in fear that they may accidentally ask the wrong question or unintentionally offend someone and get banned. This may be limiting the member pool as well as impeding progress. I mean no disrespect by any of this and I didn't mean for this to be a long ramble though, it looks like it has turned into one. Just typing out some thoughts.


Thank You for your time.

[theembodiment]

Quite a few Gods aren't even paying attention to what is going on with the Muses, and I think the Muses have, in some ways, acted likewise. Deities tend to underestimate the power of the Muses, while the Muses fail to realize that their lack of worship does, in some ways, reduce their power. I'm trying to take a more rational/practical approach to the rivalries that go on between the beings that guide and guard this world.

The advancement of technology does not necessarily mean the extinction of all Gods, though I will admit that the Force of Science has become very, very strong in recent years (actually, it's been exponentially gaining strength for hundreds of years). Still, humans are very superstitious beings. While many may be able to look at things from a scientific viewpoint, there are many still who have dark fears of the unexplainable within themselves.

I will not say much about the Library of Alexandria as the Muses were only loosely connected to it, and the last thing any of the siblings would have wanted is for that particularly beautiful collection of knowledge to be destroyed. There were accounts of frightening encounters in that library that humans have since forgotten.

I'm confident that we will find the last three videos.

The best thing to do at the current time is speculation, particularly about Aediastikos. A lot of stuff about Maraino was figured out by common sense, research, etc. We are moving in a certain direction now, though it has undeniably become slower. The hackings severely alienated the user base, so I can't really request any help that would require a large number of people. I think things will get better in time, and if not, many problems can still be fixed.

The direction I am trying to take this in is one where this world will not advance too fast or too slow. I believe that it is our responsibility to draw the power we require from humanity, and leave it at that. The only other top priority is making sure that the balance stays... well, balanced.

As for the whole fictional thing, it is believed that if the Hunger were to get involved with this "War", he'd try to cause chaos by linking the universes that exist within the Everything. I have trouble understanding this rumor (mentionings of it seem to go back for decades), as there's really no reason why the Hunger would want to cause such chaos. He devours, and he needs absolutely no help in doing so.

It is true that, when manipulated by the right people, the altering of words can have massive ramifications, but few have the talent, for lack of a better word, to pull something like that off. The words have to be altered just right for anything to actually happen. You can't just cut out words out of a magazine and arrange them in a way pleasing to you. Nothing's that easy.

Many of the Gods, Goddesses, and other beings were created because a large group of people simply believed in them enough. The more major something is, the more people it takes to become "real" and the harder they have to believe in it. There are a few things individuals can create/alter with their own minds, but they're small and can often be dismissed as coincidences.

I will not ban anyone unless they are being truly malicious. Any relevant questions are welcome.

[barbarossa]

theembodiment said:

Aediastikos: Riding upon a boat of dead man's nails. Keratine....

I might be alone in not getting this reference at first but after some searching I found that it is probaly in reference to the Norse god Naglfar.

Naglfar was a ship made entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead. During Ragnarök, Naglfar will be freed from the land by a flood and sail to Vagrond, (also known as Vigrid, Vidgard or Vigrond), the battlefield, by Hymir along with an army of giants. The ship will lead the hordes of evil against the gods in the last war at the end of time, before a new world will arise from the sea.

The ship's name means "Wraith ferry," but Snorri in the Prose Edda provides a folk etymology of "Nail ferry," urging that no dead be buried with uncut fingernails, lest more material be added to it.


Also, most people probably know this but some one told be that they where lost so:

Ragnarök ("fate of the gods") is the battle at the end of the world. It will be waged between the Æsir, led by Odin, and the forces of chaos (Loki and his monstrous children, as well as, among others, the Jötnar). Not only will most of the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder.

Aediastikos did not seem to think that Ragnarök was that far off. Seems this might have thrown up red flags with the others. Though, it was said that he seemed neutral in most things. Ironically, Paranoia should have perhaps been a bit more paranoid.

[barbarossa]

theembodiment said:

Obligations to Established Guilds, Unions, Etc. in the Community - Minimum Requirement Level: 9 - Information Packet 25 - Updated 1922

Paranoia is to establish contact with the Powers of Fear and the Powers of Insanity whenever any decision with a major effect on the sentient population of this universe is to be made. Minor decisions relating to Insanity may be relayed to Pauchi Kamui, Official Representative of this Era's Power of Insanity, while minor decisions to relating to Fear may be relayed to Ireul, Office Representative of this Era's Power of Fear.

Paranoia is bound to attend meetings of both unions every three-hundred years. There he must vote on a number of issues relating to his duties and the very fate of life in this universe. If he is absent from a meeting, he will be temporarily forced into the Domain of Mahakala and kept under watch.

Paranoia is to consult with his brothers and sisters on any matter that happens to overlap into their own duties.

If Paranoia abandons his duties for any reason whatsoever, he will no longer have the ability to govern things that happen relating to his realm.

Only in the most dire of situations can Paranoia directly interfere with sentient life. He may choose a number of mortal representations, however.

The Unions will dissolve in ninety years, though there will hopefully be proper replacements.

Well, I must say I had been wondering why the year 2012 was important to Paranoia. The Unions ( What is their purpose?) are to dissolve then. I had supposed it had something to do with the Aztec end of the world as did a few other members. So was Paranoia causing a dire situation, using his mortal representation, so that he could directly interfere with out breaking the agreement?

[theembodiment]

Ragnarök is inevitable, but there are many mentionings throughout the documents I have of Aediastikos nonchalantly referencing doomsday scenarios as if they were relevant to a particular discussion. Only one prestigious follower of Paranoia seemed to think it meant anything, and even his theory is just vague.

The unions (or Powers) were created so that the existence of one being or belief would not nullify the existence of another. It also helps to prevent one creature from monopolizing an aspect of reality. All sorts of specialized work had to be put forward so that the entire belief system so much of this universe is based on would work. Beings that were once considered Gods are labeled as demons in some holy texts, while some gods have simply merged with others. There's all sorts of loopholes, rationalizations, alterations, etc. that go on to ensure that all of existence manages to stay stable.

Paranoia did some shady things before his imprisonment, some of which I don't remember to their full extent. Nevertheless, he never actually broke any rules or guidelines. He was cast away because of a few self-righteous liars.

I think you meant to say Mayans instead of Aztecs. All I have to say about that is, from what I've known and learned, coincidences are largely non-existent.

[barbarossa]

Thank you. I've been researching so much I guess I got a bit confused I could have swore that the aztecs calander ended on 2012 too.


Is there really anything for us members to do at this point? I may be missing something right in front of me but there does not seem to be enough infomation about Aediastikos to even speculate what could be going on beyond the obvious facts that have been given to us. Should the information you posted be looked at more carefully or should we sit back and wait for further developments?

[theembodiment]

barbarossa said:

Thank you. I've been researching so much I guess I got a bit confused I could have swore that the aztecs calander ended on 2012 too.


Is there really anything for us members to do at this point? I may be missing something right in front of me but there does not seem to be enough infomation about Aediastikos to even speculate what could be going on beyond the obvious facts that have been given to us. Should the information you posted be looked at more carefully or should we sit back and wait for further developments?

You can never look at information too closely.

I'm working on getting a ritual (which, hopefully, many of you will take place in) prepared for Asag.