fandomhigh | A Tale of Two Lions, Period 2 [Monday, 9/24]

The students were summoned to the Danger Shop today, where they would find themselves in an arid desert plaza, looming buildings surrounding them, the crowd kneeling, and a tableau before them. In which stood a younger version of their female instructor, alongside her brother.

The scene paused, and Ghanima came out of the shadows to stand alongside her younger-double, who was focused on the prophet in the plaza. "This was me, just shy of my majority birthday," she informed the students. "Daughter of the prophet, Muad'dib, firstborn of the sacred twins. Niece of the Holy One, the Blessed Saint Alia of the Knife. And a Princess Royal of the Known Universe."

"My family took power by co-opting the myths of the Fremen, the desert people of Dune, when my father was not much older than all of you. And at the same time, those myths came to define us, and it is easy to wonder where myth ends and destiny begins."

"Here on Earth, with such a smaller scale, it is sometimes easier to see where religion ends and power begins, so long as you are not blinded by it."

"So today we will watch a documentary about one of your largest Earth religions and their seat of power - the Vatican."

[[OOC: Start the clip at about 18:00, end it at 20:34, before the assassination attempt.]]

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Religiously!

Evan Sabahnur

Lex Luthor

Peter Wiggin

Ulrik of Denmark

Natalie Adams

Paddra Nsu-Yeul

Kenzi

Marasiah Fel

Karla

Chaz Villette

Shira

As you do!

Here's the video for those who want to watch it, or the wiki to read about it.

How do religion and power relate on your world? Can you see how you could use one to control the other?

"There are those inside the very church we're learning about today who are doing their best to use their power to sustain a war, in my world," Ulrik spoke up. "My father was even allied with them for a time. They are doing their best to manipulate people's fear of the unknown, and although they were successful at first in seeing many rivaling powers ally together against what they felt was a common cause, their League is beginning to crumble."

"It's different in my world," Karla said. "We have faith and belief in the Darkness, but our religion isn't as organized. The Priestesses do not speak for the Darkness and while they are equal in caste with Healers and Black Widows--" with Black Widows being the first among equals, of course "--it does not rely on inborn Craft the way the other castes do. They oversee many of our rituals, but they don't hold the same power and belief in my Realm as they did in this film."

To the TA or to the teachers.

Tyrion didn't know as much about this story as he would have liked to, so he was paying as much attention to the film as some of the students.

Ghanima was there, ready to answer any questions that the students would have about either the pantomime or the documentary.

Ulrik was here, watching the documentary with a sort of detached interest.

*thud*

"Sorry, we have not been given the rights to stream this film in your area." >_

Sorry about that! Does this version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svaxr4erV_Q) work for you?

A Tale of Two Lions, Period 2 [Monday, 9/24]

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