Inscripción de Kwaan | |
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Tipo | Mensaje |
Autor | Kwaan |
Idioma | Terris (dialecto antiguo) |
Creado en | Scadrial clásico |
Mundo de origen | Scadrial |
Universo | Cosmere |
La inscripción de Kwaan es un mensaje escrito en acero por Kwaan, advirtiendo sobre la corrupción de Ruina de las profecías de Terris y denunciando a Alendi.
Una vez que el lord Legislador acabó con Kwaan, mantuvo la inscripción como un recordatorio de su antigua vida,[1] y finalmente fue alojado en el convento de Seran. Tras el colapso, Sazed lo descubrió cuando visitó el convento junto a Marsh, y lo calcó frotando para estudiarlo más tarde.[2] Desafortunadamente Ruina lo modificó, engañando a Vin para que renunciase al poder del Pozo de la Ascensión y poder regresar de nuevo al mundo.[3] Tras la liberación de Ruina, Sazed volvió al convento para leer la versión sin modificar.[4]
Texto completo
Sazed encontró el texto completo de la inscripción de Kwaan en el convento de Seran. La inscripción completa y sin corregir es revelada en los epígrafes del Pozo de la Ascensión . Amplía a la derecha para mostrar el texto completo de la inscripción de Kwaan: |
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Ruin's Corruption
Ruin altered specific portions of Sazed's copies of Kwaan's inscription in order to misdirect Vin into releasing him from his prison.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "I am afraid, however, that all I have known - that my story - will be forgotten. I am afraid for the world that is to come. Afraid that my plans will fail. Afraid of a doom worse than the Deepness." [5] |
Corrupted Text | "I am afraid, however, that all I have known - that my story - will be forgotten. I am afraid for the world that is to come. Afraid that Alendi will fail. Afraid of a doom brought by the Deepness." [6] |
Here Ruin obscures the revelation that Kwaan is concerned about a threat greater than the Deepness--Ruin himself.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "Alendi's height struck me the first time I saw him. Here was a man who towered over others, a man who - despite his youth and clothing - demanded respect." [7] |
Corrupted Text | "Alendi's height struck me the first time I saw him. Here was a man who was small of stature, but who seemed to tower over others, a man who demanded respect." [6] |
Here Kwaan describes Alendi's physical appearance as it pertains to the prophecies of the Hero of Ages. Ruin's changes allow for the misinterpretation that Kwaan was mistaken and Vin is the prophesied hero.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "When I finally had the realization - finally connected all of the signs of the Anticipation to Alendi - I was so excited." [8] |
Corrupted Text | "When I finally had the realization - finally connected all of the signs of the Anticipation to him - I was so excited." [6] |
Ruin replaces "Alendi" with a gender neutral pronoun (translated here to "him") in order to encourage the idea that the prophesied hero isn't necessarily male.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "There was a place for me, in the lore of the Anticipation—I thought myself the Announcer, the prophet foretold to discover the Hero of Ages." [9] |
Corrupted Text | "There was a place for me, in the lore of the Anticipation—I thought myself the Holy First Witness, the prophet foretold to discover the Hero of Ages." [10] |
Here, Ruin replaces the title Kwaan earned among the Worldbringers with the title that the Church of the Survivor chose for Sazed himself, to encourage Sazed to believe the prophecies, and to think himself and Vin part of them.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "Alendi was never the Hero of Ages. At best, I have amplified his virtues, creating a Hero where there was none. At worst, I fear that all we believe may have been corrupted." [11] |
Corrupted Text | "Alendi was never the Hero of Ages. At best, I have amplified his virtues, creating a Hero where there was none. At worst, I fear that I have corrupted all we believe." [10] |
Here, Ruin erases a reference to Kwaan's realization that the prophecies have been edited, rewording the phrase to suggest that Kwaan blames himself entirely for Alendi's rise to power.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "Rashek is to try and lead Alendi in the wrong direction, to discourage him or otherwise foil his quest. Alendi won't know that he has been deceived, that we've all been deceived, and he won't listen to me." [12] |
Corrupted Text | "Rashek is to try and lead Alendi in the wrong direction, to discourage him or otherwise foil his quest. Alendi won't know that he has been deceived." [13] |
Here Ruin directly removes a portion of the text to hide the realization of some greater deception that is occurring.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "If Rashek fails to lead Alendi astray, then I have instructed the lad to kill Alendi." [14] |
Corrupted Text | "If Rashek fails to lead Alendi astray, then I have instructed the lad to kill my former friend." [13] |
This change leads Sazed and Tindwyl to be confused about Kwaan's insistence that Alendi cannot be trusted. Sazed assumes that it emphasizes the greatness of the threat posed by the Deepness.
Version | Text |
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Original Text | "Alendi must not reach the Well of Ascension, for he must not be allowed to release the thing that is imprisoned there." [15] |
Corrupted Text | "Alendi must not reach the Well of Ascension. He must not take the power for himself." [13] |
With this change, Ruin both hides Kwaan's limited knowledge of his existence and tricks Sazed and Vin into believing that the power at the Well of Ascension must be released.
Notes
- ↑ Hero of Ages Q&A - Time Waster's Guide
— Arcanum - 2008-10-15# - ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 12#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 58#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) epílogo#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 7 Epígrafe#
- ↑ a b c El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 30#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 10 Epígrafe#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 13 Epígrafe#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 34 Epígrafe#
- ↑ a b El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 57#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 36 Epígrafe#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 55 Epígrafe#
- ↑ a b c El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 41#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 56 Epígrafe#
- ↑ El Pozo de la Ascensión (libro) capítulo 59 Epígrafe#