After reading FR and the questions you have been asked about it, I find that there is one question regarding the topic of the Theomach that I haven't been able to answer satisfactorily. I realize this may enter RAFO territory, in which case at least I'll know I was right in asking in the first place! <grin> Anyway, the Theomach's goal was to supplant the previous Guardian of the One Tree all along. Supposedly all he did - attaching himself to Berek, teaching him about Earthpower, and so on - was done so as to further his purpose, in order for Berek to reach the One Tree and for the Theomach to fulfill his personal quest. He didn't leave anything to chance, even going so far as to hide his appearance so that Linden would not recognize him when she saw him. Furthermore, we know that each Insequent has a particular interest which he or she focuses on, and that is reflected in their abilities - therefore, one could argue that the Theomach's mastery over time was a tool for him to reach the time and place where he should become the Guardian. He likely studied the Guardian's history as much as he could, too. So now the question that comes to mind is, why? To be more specific: why did he want to become THAT Guardian (going back to the past and so on) and not, say, simply replace Brinn in the "present" time? But more importantly, why did he want to become a Guardian in the first place? Depending on whether the Theomach's "present" is the same as Linden's or the same as Berek's, there could be additional motivations, but what was his primary reason for doing so? The knowledge he would achieve as a Guardian? Keeping the Tree out of Elohim hands? Ensuring that Berek got the Staff of Law (in which case one could argue that becoming the Guardian was a byproduct of this)? Or was there another goal? The reason why I ask is because the Guardian strikes me as a static creature - he doesn't involve himself in the affairs of the world, doesn't even leave the Isle, and for all his power, he never acts outside of protecting the One Tree (that we know of). Striving so hard and learning so much lore just to stand guard to the One Tree for thousands of years without additional, deeper reasons for doing so seems to me to be a rather strange goal for anyone (even the Haruchai's reason for challenging the Guardian was not just to become him, but to earn the honor of being the paragon of "Haruchai-hood", so to speak). I hope I managed to explain the question satisfactorily <grin>. |
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