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And of course there's always the chance that it's a false vision and we're really being manipulated by beings playing us for suckers. That actually happens a lot in this series.
It's kind of a returning motive, yes
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But I like your idea of "replacing" a god. I just assumed that we should take the place of Lucian on earth (a half-godly being, that is the head of the church and state ... maybe. It was never clear if Lucian actually reigned over Rivellon and if we take "Child of Chaos" as a source he never did), but actually replacing one of the gods could work.
