Blind Io - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ clarify

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‎Origin: clarify

Umbire the Phantom: /* Origin */ actually how about this

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‎Origin: actually how about this

Umbire the Phantom: and a bit of TLC

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and a bit of TLC

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

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FCU pass

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Cherokee Jack: No major changes from 3.4.3

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No major changes from 3.4.3

ChasonBot at 14:30, 18 December 2015

2015-12-18T14:30:49Z

Paxed: {{religion}}

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Schneelocke at 21:00, 4 May 2010

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 Blind Io is a thunder god and chief of the gods in the setting of the ''Discworld'' series created by [[Terry Pratchett]]. He appears as a muscular old man with slightly long gray hair, with a piece of cloth tied around his face and covering the area of blank skin where eyes would normally be; he also has many floating eyes (not to be confused with the [[floating eye]]s of ''NetHack'') that watch the world for him. [[Raven]]s were once sacred birds of Blind Io, serving the role of his "eyes", but this is no longer the case due to an incident involving their tendency to peck out eyes.
-Though [[The Lady]] and Fate are technically more significant and most often the winners in games of celestial politics (which are played between the gods using groups of their believers and other "game pieces"), Blind Io remains the chief of the gods - though almost everyone believes in some form of luck and/or fate, Blind Io has the most direct worshipers due to being the thunder god for the entirety of the Discworld: he makes appearances all over the disc wearing false moustaches and other accessories, and switching between different thunder-hammers when necessary.
+Though [[The Lady]] and Fate are more powerful, and most often win the games of celestial politics played between the gods (which are done using groups of their believers and other "game pieces"), Blind Io remains the chief of the gods - though almost everyone believes in some form of luck and/or fate, Blind Io has the most direct worshipers due to being the thunder god for the entirety of the Discworld: he makes appearances all over the disc wearing false moustaches and other accessories, and switching between different thunder-hammers when necessary.
 Blind Io draws inspiration from various other gods, particularly [[Odin]] of Norse mythology and Zeus of Greek mythology. Blind Io's use of thunder-hammers mirrors that of Thor, who is Odin's son and wielder of the thundering [[Mjollnir]]; his blindness and eye motifs reflect Odin giving up the sight of one eye in return for endless wisdom and understanding; and finally, Odin also has the services of two ravens who are his agents in the mortal world, known as Hugin and Mumin or Thought and Memory, while Blind Io once had ravens as his sacred animal as explained above. Meanwhile, Zeus is a god said to have many epithets and aspects, more so than most of the gods of antiquity, and was known to seduce mortal women in various non-human forms and guises, such as a goose or a golden shower; Blind Io acts as the god of thunder for the entire Discworld using his various disguises, and is alleged to have seduced the ancestress of Lady Odile Flume in the form of a vase of daisies.

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 Blind Io is a thunder god and chief of the gods in the setting of the ''Discworld'' series created by [[Terry Pratchett]]. He appears as a muscular old man with slightly long gray hair, with a piece of cloth tied around his face and covering the area of blank skin where eyes would normally be; he also has many floating eyes (not to be confused with the [[floating eye]]s of ''NetHack'') that watch the world for him. [[Raven]]s were once sacred birds of Blind Io, serving the role of his "eyes", but this is no longer the case due to an incident involving their tendency to peck out eyes.
-Though [[The Lady]] and Fate are technically more significant and most often the winners in games of celestial politics (since almost everyone believes in some form of luck and/or fate), Blind Io remains the chief of the gods. Blind Io is the thunder god for the entirety of the Discworld: he makes appearances all over the disc wearing false moustaches and other accessories, and switching between different thunder-hammers when necessary.
+Though [[The Lady]] and Fate are technically more significant and most often the winners in games of celestial politics (which are played between the gods using groups of their believers and other "game pieces"), Blind Io remains the chief of the gods - though almost everyone believes in some form of luck and/or fate, Blind Io has the most direct worshipers due to being the thunder god for the entirety of the Discworld: he makes appearances all over the disc wearing false moustaches and other accessories, and switching between different thunder-hammers when necessary.
 Blind Io draws inspiration from various other gods, particularly [[Odin]] of Norse mythology and Zeus of Greek mythology. Blind Io's use of thunder-hammers mirrors that of Thor, who is Odin's son and wielder of the thundering [[Mjollnir]]; his blindness and eye motifs reflect Odin giving up the sight of one eye in return for endless wisdom and understanding; and finally, Odin also has the services of two ravens who are his agents in the mortal world, known as Hugin and Mumin or Thought and Memory, while Blind Io once had ravens as his sacred animal as explained above. Meanwhile, Zeus is a god said to have many epithets and aspects, more so than most of the gods of antiquity, and was known to seduce mortal women in various non-human forms and guises, such as a goose or a golden shower; Blind Io acts as the god of thunder for the entire Discworld using his various disguises, and is alleged to have seduced the ancestress of Lady Odile Flume in the form of a vase of daisies.

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 ==Origin==
-Blind Io is a thunder god and chief of the gods in the setting of the ''Discworld'' series created by [[Terry Pratchett]]. He appears as a muscular old man with slightly long gray hair, with a piece of cloth tied around his face covering the area where eyes would normally be; he is also said to have many eyes floating all over the place, watching the world for him. [[Raven]]s were once sacred birds of Blind Io, serving the role of his "eyes", but this is no longer the case due to an incident involving their tendency to peck out eyes. Though [[The Lady]] and Fate are technically more significant and most often the winners in games of celestial politics (since almost everyone believes in some form of luck and/or fate), Blind Io remains the chief of the gods. Blind Io is the thunder god for the entirety of the Discworld: he makes appearances all over the disc wearing false moustaches and other accessories, and switching between different thunder-hammers when necessary.
+Blind Io is a thunder god and chief of the gods in the setting of the ''Discworld'' series created by [[Terry Pratchett]]. He appears as a muscular old man with slightly long gray hair, with a piece of cloth tied around his face and covering the area of blank skin where eyes would normally be; he also has many floating eyes (not to be confused with the [[floating eye]]s of ''NetHack'') that watch the world for him. [[Raven]]s were once sacred birds of Blind Io, serving the role of his "eyes", but this is no longer the case due to an incident involving their tendency to peck out eyes.
 Blind Io draws inspiration from various other gods, particularly [[Odin]] of Norse mythology and Zeus of Greek mythology. Blind Io's use of thunder-hammers mirrors that of Thor, who is Odin's son and wielder of the thundering [[Mjollnir]]; his blindness and eye motifs reflect Odin giving up the sight of one eye in return for endless wisdom and understanding; and finally, Odin also has the services of two ravens who are his agents in the mortal world, known as Hugin and Mumin or Thought and Memory, while Blind Io once had ravens as his sacred animal as explained above. Meanwhile, Zeus is a god said to have many epithets and aspects, more so than most of the gods of antiquity, and was known to seduce mortal women in various non-human forms and guises, such as a goose or a golden shower; Blind Io acts as the god of thunder for the entire Discworld using his various disguises, and is alleged to have seduced the ancestress of Lady Odile Flume in the form of a vase of daisies.

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 {{religion}}
-'''Blind Io''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[Tourist]] pantheon.
+==Origin==
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
 {{encyclopedia|
 On this particular day Blind Io, by dint of constant vigilance the chief of the gods, sat with his chin on his hand and looked at the gaming board on the red marble table in front of him.  Blind Io had got his name because, where his eye sockets should have been, there were nothing but two areas of blank skin.  His eyes, of which he had an impressively large number, led a semi-independent life of their own.  Several were currently hovering above the table.
 |[ The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett ]
 }}
+{{nethack-367}}
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 {{encyclopedia|
-On this particular day Blind Io, by dint of constant vigilance
+On this particular day Blind Io, by dint of constant vigilance the chief of the gods, sat with his chin on his hand and looked at the gaming board on the red marble table in front of him.  Blind Io had got his name because, where his eye sockets should have been, there were nothing but two areas of blank skin.  His eyes, of which he had an impressively large number, led a semi-independent life of their own.  Several were currently hovering above the table.
 |[ The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett ]
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	'''Blind Io''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[Tourist]] pantheon.		'''Blind Io''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[Tourist]] pantheon.

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	'''Blind Io''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[Tourist]] pantheon.		'''Blind Io''' is the [[lawful]] [[god]] of the [[Tourist]] pantheon.