Elcenia/WMG

The Barashin gods are (benevolent) Eldritch Abominations
This is why they don't usually let people see their true forms.


 * I don't think I'd call the gods benevolent. They don't actively hurt people, but they don't do a lot to help either. For example, there is no good reason give why the gods didn't save the person Rhysel failed to save at the beginning. It's possible that they were better off in the afterlife, but that doesn't explain why they lived that long. It's possible that at some point it becomes worth while to leave to the afterlife, but it's unlikely to coincide with the accident. Even if it did, it's heavily implied that people believed in a causal link between the death and the accident, implying that this happens often. If this was written by a religious person, I could understand them not thinking of it that way, but it was written by a transhumanist.

The Barashin gods didn't want to help Shrens because...
They knew that they will be cured in some other way, but also because they *wanted* those shrens to come to Barashin, seeing dragons/shrens as a mostly benefical influence in the world.


 * Another theory: They didn't want to help because they can speak Draconic, and they know what "shren" means. If it really is the reason dragons don't like shrens, and gods know the language too, then they'd feel the same way.

Alicorn is setting Elcenia up for a magical equivalent of The Singularity.
It seems like all the pieces are in place for an exponential explosion of life standard, life expectancy, and magical capability of every kind:
 * Thanks to Rhysel, kamai talent is no longer scarce, just the skill to use it.
 * There is only one Keo, but it looks like Mind Kamai can be used to transfer skills, so a kama can "teach" whatever skills are needed (plus the skill to transfer skills) to two others, who can each "teach" it to two others, etc..
 * Thanks to Kaylo, . In other words, a more efficient allocation of wizardry magic can come about.
 * It would approach a maximum. Only a certain portion of people will have a chance to pass on their CC, rather than dying suddenly. If, for example, half of them pass it on, this will result in double CC. Also, with any luck, "as long as people are mortal" won't be very long at all.
 * Speaking of mortality, it is possible to create an arbitrary amount of lifespan while causing no harm. (The way to do it is  Though, a possible harm is that it might leave the vampires addicted, but that's what Mind Kamai is for...
 * Another possibility:

The only obstacles to accelerating, exponential growth in capability of every sort seem to be social (Forbidden Kamai is forbidden) and religious in nature. Barashin gods might object to the immortal competition. Also, all of these things can lead to an utter disaster if mishandled or abused. (Arguably, they already have, in Ryganaav.) So, Singularity ahoy!