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par·a·gon
ˈperəˌɡän/
noun
1. a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.
2. a person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.
That's a good place to start. Thanks.
acurrier wrote:
I do not recall the term 'Paragon' ever appearing in the old 3.0/3.5 campaign, but I suspect that it refers to very special people who are the epitome of their race (Leonydas was the ultimate val'Virdan). I'm guessing that there is rarely more than one of them in a generation...snip...Aside from the Prophesies, does anyone else remember seeing any 'paragon' references?
I also do *not* remember the term paragon being tossed around in the First Campaign. I think the prophesies are the first/primary source of this term. Though this plot arc is called "the War of the Paragons."
That questions the idea that there is usually only 1 per generation. Obviously there are at least Two of them "out there" this generation for the war to take place.
Leonydas. I think that he is a Paragon...and the best fit so far for the "ember bereft of fire" so I assume we will be seeing him at some point. It not clear to me if he is the paragon of the val'Virdan or the paragon of Nier. The difference might be important. Ken's idea of "Porto-gods" would lean toward Nier...not that he's necessarily on the right track. Just that he has an interesting idea. If instead paragons represent races or bloodlines that would be interesting too.
Would Elebac potentially be the paragon of the Dwarves? Is Magros the paragon of the Malfelens? I don't think either of those feel right.
One thing that confuses Tukufu is that the Destroyer is opposed/defeated by the "Ember bereft of fire," but Calemnon is worried about some guy named Merric. To my knowledge Merric has nothing to do with fire (though since I know virtually nothing maybe we'll learn more as we go) Are there more than 2 Paragons? Is it possible that the War among the Paragons is just them jockeying for position as the Destroyer forces the hands of the paragons who would prefer to be hidden? If true then the war among the Paragons is just a warm up for a future main event against the Destroyer...