The Courtesan (page 20)
Added 2021-05-11 11:10:45 +0000 UTCQuestions about Etty? 👀
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I loved this!! Dropped so casually! 😳😂
litlgreenleaf
2021-05-12 21:32:52 +0000 UTCWonderful, thank you!!!!! *grabby hands for any and all info on this universe and these characters* 😂
Ash S.
2021-05-12 00:09:27 +0000 UTCI can definitely do that!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-12 00:07:54 +0000 UTCSo, if I was picking up environmental context clues correctly, Etty’s tent is in an inf market, yeah? Is she there because she left her family, as in either she’s welcome there because she left or she’s there for some amount of protection because she left? Also why did she leave? (Which sounds like a dumb question because DUH WHY WOULDN’T SHE LEAVE but I know how hard it is to break through life-long teachings, whether from a cult, a religion, or a family, and then actually ESCAPING after realizing you want to leave is complicated as well.) Could we also possibly get a “character sheet” for her like we’ve gotten for Song, Mansa, and I thiiiink Song’s sister and brother-in-law? No pressure!!!!!
Ash S.
2021-05-12 00:07:09 +0000 UTCYes! Yes! And we shall see!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-12 00:02:33 +0000 UTCPoor sweet bean, thinking he has to prove his worth. 🥺
Ana
2021-05-11 21:58:22 +0000 UTCHe does! Mostly because he knows how highly they are thought of and thinks that if he can do that he’ll be worthy of mansa
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 18:26:53 +0000 UTCThis actually makes lots of sense then, re your comments about Song going to become a Celestial Scholar but succeeding “in a way”—don’t imagine he’d be super jazzed about totally joining a cult, and one that doesn’t like infs to boot!
Gabriel Wolfe
2021-05-11 18:11:21 +0000 UTCSo are Celestial Scholars like an *organized* religion based on the study of magic then? And if Etty is 'sort of' a Celestial Scholar, does that mean she still has all of the training of a CS and just isn't affiliated with the organization itself? If humans can't actually perform magic, what does Etty's act at parties consist of (and her service that she was selling when Song walked in)?
Glissando365
2021-05-11 18:04:43 +0000 UTCWait, I’m seeing other comments and think I missed something... does Song go and become a “scholar” when he takes off on Mansa? Why?
Jessie Marie (SuperGeek21)
2021-05-11 15:09:28 +0000 UTCI am a cruel creator 😅 Song definitely helped her when she got away from her family - perhaps the favor Song referred to...? They are highly regarded amongst humans, but not so highly by ex members. Like how clergy are pretty celebrated by MANY people, but those who have stepped away from the church feel very different. They have a lot of pull because Judges and other politicians tend to marry them, so they make a lot of laws from the shadows. They study infernal magic from books mostly but see their studies as a “purified” version of devil magic (even though they can’t perform it - like how people who study religious texts can’t just perform a miracle)
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 13:59:19 +0000 UTCHahaha ohhhh the innocence. “Any questions about Etty? 😇” as if you haven’t just tossed chum into the Mansong waters for us all to shark- frenzy over! ❤️ And that may be a brilliant turn of phrase as well - is that indicating that you’ll answer questions about Etty but will not be taking questions about Song and the Celestial Scholars at this time? I see above that they met on a job, did Song help her when she got out of the cult or did they just meet on the job? What did she do in the act (or is that something we’ll find out coming up? Re: the Celestial Scholars cult - so are they regarded as a cult throughout the entirety of human society, or regarded well by high society and known as a cult by people who escape them? Do they have a lot of influence in high society? And how do they study infernal magic? From books? From watching infernal performances? I have so many theories. I’m going to spend all morning pinboarding in my head instead of paying attention in my meetings. Well done you ❤️
Terri J
2021-05-11 13:31:41 +0000 UTCoh wow, Whiteley! the way we were going steadily with the whole celestial scholar job thing, and now it's A CULT?! you always knew how to drop a plot twist 👀❤️
sick_pineapple
2021-05-11 12:12:11 +0000 UTCSo when Song leaves and goes to become a celestial scholar, he leaves and joins a religion? So he's like a priest???? You canna do this to me, knowing their future I'm just like SONG WHAT DID YOU DOO
Neil K.
2021-05-11 12:02:04 +0000 UTC😮
rippingoffmyface
2021-05-11 11:58:44 +0000 UTCI’m not going to label her as anything so feel free to see her how you like!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 11:52:29 +0000 UTCOmg same. Is she aro (like me) or is she just not seeking??
Ande
2021-05-11 11:51:26 +0000 UTCPoliticians, performers, artists, the usual jobs that people tend to romanticize
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 11:34:05 +0000 UTCI guess that depends on how you view it, Etty had some bad experiences and left the religion as soon as she could. And yes she did meet Song on a job, they have an act together!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 11:32:45 +0000 UTCAre there celebrated jobs other than Celestial Scholars and Judges?
Hannah Barnes
2021-05-11 11:30:26 +0000 UTCWhat do you mean celestial scholars are a cult???? I thought it was like astronomy but more mystical??? Also, when did she and song meet? On a job?
Neil K.
2021-05-11 11:27:23 +0000 UTCAnd no she is very single, and she likes it that way!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 11:25:52 +0000 UTCWell this explains a lot.
Atelerix
2021-05-11 11:25:30 +0000 UTCI second that. 👆
Lowtown Liz
2021-05-11 11:15:17 +0000 UTCShe was raised in it, most members are 😬
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 11:14:27 +0000 UTCAlso do you drop plot bombshells and then just sit back and laugh as everyone scrambles and yells?? 😭😂
Ash S.
2021-05-11 11:14:08 +0000 UTCSimp away!
Whiteley Foster
2021-05-11 11:13:49 +0000 UTCYuh is she taken? May I simp? 😳
Ande
2021-05-11 11:13:26 +0000 UTCOKAY WELL I HAD MY QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER SHE MIGHT HELP SONG BECOME A CELESTIAL SCHOLAR BUT NOW IM- CULT???? (Please Protect Etty 😭😭😭😭😭)
Ash S.
2021-05-11 11:12:58 +0000 UTCSo.... she is not a celestial scholar willingly? She got forced into it? 🥺🥺
the.kitsuneko
2021-05-11 11:11:45 +0000 UTCI love her.
Tarek Giver of Cookies
2021-05-11 11:11:19 +0000 UTC
