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Even the Gods must bow to Fate.

Whether it is called Destiny, Kismet, Karma, Judgment or the Way of Heaven, nothing in the universe can escape it. Fate is the loom that weaves all elements of Creation into a unified whole. Even chaos has a place in its pattern, and it often seems to some that destruction—Armageddon, Ragnarök, Apocalypse, the End of the Kali Yuga—is its ultimate end point.

Or is it? Legends from around the World tell that Creation does not end, it only changes. The End of All leads to the birth of the new, even if Gods such as Baldur are the only ones who live to see the new World. The Age of the Titans gave way to the Age of the Gods, which gave way to the Age of Man. Is this current era, with the release of the Titans, the beginning of yet another Age—the Age of Heroes—or it the last days of the old Age, leading to an epic doom for Gods, men and heroes alike? Only the servants of Fate—the Moirae, the Norns the Morrigan and others—might know. Might know, for they do not answer when asked these questions. They do not smile, but neither do they frown. Perhaps the truth is to be determined not by their weaving, but by the deeds of heroes.

The Loom of Fate

The most common metaphor for Fate is that of a loom from which the pattern of history—including mortals’ lives—is woven. The Greek Moirae, the three Fates, were called the “apportioners,” for they spun, measured and cut the threads that make up mortal lives. But this brings us no closer to understanding just what Fate is and how and why it operates as it does.

Fate influences all, from Gods to mortals to even Titans. Understanding its manipulations is vital to predicting its ordained results. Where does one begin? With the measure of all things: Man. While the Gods do not fully understand Fate, they know that it is somehow tied to mortals. Before they began interfering in the lives of these beings of clay, the Gods were relatively free of Fate’s invisible hand, but now, their very essences are entwined with mortal expectations. Their forms rely on mortal beliefs to keep them coherent and free from merger with their Titan parents. What is this amazing power that mortals have, of which they are entirely unaware?

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【White Wolf Forums, 2007/01/16】