#Fallen star/metal god/one winged angel lies of P theory

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Angel/Star LoP theory

Just a bit of fun we discussed on the official LoP discord lore channel. Thought I'd toss it out here and see what you all think.

I'm cooking the bare bones of a potentially interesting but almost completely evidenceless theory regarding the angel/star/metal God. (I'm just calling it the star.)

I'm making several assumptions that we just don't know the truth of but bear with me here?

Assumption 1: Crystalline ergo only comes from PD, which is caused by people being exposed to/inhaling kroud spores from contaminated ergo crystals (unless you're underground mining the stuff, then you're kicking it up everywhere like asbestos).

Assumption 2: Kroud is not native to the planet. While ergo energy arguably is, since it seems to be the raw material souls are made of there, Kroud is so unique I posit that it came from the star, that it was part of its body.

Assumption 3: The star was/is a living being that came to earth with a purpose in mind, not a random meteorite of foreign material that contained kroud.

Assumption 4: The star is not a god. Not divine or infernal in nature. Maybe (probably) eldritch by human understanding, but not godly by the more modern interpretations.

Okay, with those assumptions in mind here's my thoughts.

When the star first arrived it took on a human form (So Said Pistris II) but that form was truly enchanting. People saw it and called it an angel. In other words it took on an enticing form and lured people to it. The question is why. Assuming it's not godly, why would an alien being bother coming to earth to 'bestow immortality'? It probably isn't a paragon of kindness, considering so many died because of it (though the faint possibility remains that it just didn't know that would happen)

No, assuming it has more natural, base reasons to be doing this I looked at one thing in particular that it did.

It mimicked a human body.

Physical mimicry in nature is many and varied, but can be simplified down to two main factors.

Defensive mimicry is generally where prey species mimics the colours or shape of a much more dangerous animal to avoid being eaten.

Aggressive mimicry however is where a predatory species adopts the look, behaviour and/or calls of its prey to lure them in. Some animals use food to draw in prey. Humans actually use a lot of mimicry tactics when hunting, able to imitate calls (as one example) to manipulate animal behaviours.

What if the star was an aggressive mimic? If it subsists on ergo (assuming kroud was part of its body) and, going by what we know of P, immortals need a significant amount of ergo to be created…

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What if it came to an ergo rich planet to both feed and breed? If it reproduces by altering other organisms that would explain the immortals. Even if they weren’t truly immortal but just ridiculously long lived and resilient by human standards.

Maybe all but the first immortals, the ones made directly by the star aren’t complete. There was that loading screen saying Paracelsus/Giangio was looking for a way to fix his incomplete body. That could be the reason they want the star restored, only it can ‘finish’ their transformation. They probably need an absolutely monstrous amount of ergo to do so though.

Perhaps the Krat experiment wasn’t solely about making another ‘brother’, but also testing ergo gathering techniques and technology...

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