Belloq Log

[archeologue]

Who: Belloq and OPEN
What: Belloq around town. Three locations, three starters.
When: Today-ish
Where: Museum, Resort bar, Pugsy's
Notes & Warnings: None at the moment. Will edit if something comes up.

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[lindir]

[By the look on Lindir's face, he's having a difficult time understanding fully, but certainly trying. His tone in scholarly.]

The fate of Men after death is known only to Eru Ilúvatar himself, but it is said that it is Men, not Elves, who will be allowed to take part in the Second Music. It is not something my own kind often think about, but in that way Men may even surpass Elf-kind.

[archeologue]

It's an interesting trade off, certainly. Your kind have knowledge and immortality. Men have the promise of even greater things, but have to take it on faith while they suffer in life.

Are all mortals said to take part in the Second Music, or is it reserved for only the best of mortals?

[lindir]

It is reserved for Men, the second-born, only. It is not known to us what happens to Dwarves after their death, but they are not mentioned as part of the Second Music.

[A pause, then he turns to Belloq.]

And what of the beliefs of your kin?

[archeologue]

I was raised Catholic. I admit I'm not a very good Catholic, but I still believe in the religion of my family and the God of the Old and New Testament, and hope to one day look upon the face of God.

Our creator's name must not be spoken, so we call him only Lord or God. He has three essences or ousia..."beingness," it means. There is the Father Creator; his son, Jesus, the essence of god made mortal; and the spiritus sanctus the Holy Ghost.

Those who receive the holy sacraments will be redeemed upon their death and ascend to Heaven to dwell in paradise until the time of the Resurrection, when all who died will be raised again and Jesus Christ will judge the living and the dead.

[lindir]

[Lindir listens carefully, trying to understand. He had never heard anything like this before, and it was interesting.]

It is a strange thing. Our own creator we call Ilúvatar, which in the common speech, means "Father of All," and Aman - the Undying Lands - is where the Eldar live in an fair, green land, for a time until the Second Music.

You are of the world of Men, are you not?

[archeologue]

Where I come from, mankind is the only kind of people. There are legends of other creatures, human-like in countenance but more powerful. Elves and trolls, clizyati and kitsune, but they are just legends, nothing more.

So yes, you could call it the world of Men.

it helps that Tolkien was Catholic. XD

[lindir]

[It was hard for Lindir to think of Elves as a legend, really, but mortals tended to be silly creatures and have strange ideas.]

Then perhaps our worlds are not so different. I wish you and your kind well until this time of Resurrection... But tell me, what is the purpose of this judgement?

/laughs Indeed!

[archeologue]

The judgement separates the righteous from the unrighteous, and shows God's justice. The righteous will be eternally rewarded in both mind and body, and the damned will be eternally punished in both mind and body.

[lindir]

[Lindir is quiet a moment, giving this idea some thought.]

To me this is strange, but I find many things strange to me in this place.

[archeologue]

What is strange is also exciting. Many people are drawn to the exotic. That is how it is for the race of Man, I wouldn't know if elves feel the same yearning for novelty.

[lindir]

[Lindir gives a look that suggests that exciting, novelty, and exotic are not exactly words in his vocabulary.]

I cannot speak for all of my kind. There are those of us with more adventurous natures than others. I am not one of them.

[Which makes it a wonder that he is here really.]

[archeologue]

[Belloq laughs at the expression on Lindir's face.]

I take it you're not a warrior then.

[lindir]

I am the Steward of Imladris.

[So no.]

Though it is no less noble a duty. I always do my best to serve My Lord Elrond well.