06-12-2014, 09:05 PM
(06-12-2014, 02:44 PM)wfmyers1207 Wrote:(06-11-2014, 10:12 PM)Gaultheria Wrote:(06-09-2014, 09:06 PM)pale boy Wrote: The fact that they burned something with that amount of historical significances is a bit sucky.
Wesen seem to keep track of their history and genealogy more thoroughly than we do, so something that's ancient history to us could feel like recent family history to them. Also, since Woge is an adrenaline reaction, seeing a dead Wesen's face stuck in an expression of terror or anger or pain -- whatever it is, it's not peace -- has got to be deeply, instinctively disturbing. They can't just close the dead person's eyes to make it look like sleep; burning the body must seem like the only way to let the dead move beyond the torture that froze that expression in place.
Yes, this could be a very valid point. If wesen saw the preservation of a person in full woge as vile and sacrilegious, which they appear to do, then the destruction of the remains might be the only way to "wipe that slate clean". Who knows, perhaps some wesen believe that if a person is trapped in full woge at the moment of death, then their soul is trapped as well. Hmm.
And, plus, humans would figure out that something was very strange about that mummy on closer examination. Probably best to get rid of such evidence in a thorough way.
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