John Smith
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David Dalglish:
Hello mr. Dalglish, I was wondering on if you could paint a picture on what reforms Sense would have actually done if she became god-incarnate? How would her leadership differ from her brothers or even Selma?
David Dalglish
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(view spoiler)[The key thing to remember is that, no matter what Sinshei said or even told herself about altruistic notions, she is very much desiring power for herself. All her reformations she had planned distinctly benefitted herself, either upon becoming God-Incarnate, or who she was prior.
And then the second thing is that, should she have become God-Incarnate, all the prior gods would have *hated* her. They'd have been furious, and relentless, in assaulting her mind with arguments and deviations to her plans.
So in all reality, stuff would have changed, yes. Improvements, even! But they likely would have been focused in the capital, first. Equality among sexes for the worthy...but conquered areas? Well, they need to be humbled first with the Joining Laws, which would almost certainly stay the same. She would have left Thanet alone, though, true to her word in that regard.
So overall, definitely better than her brothers, but she'd have been haunted during her entire reign, constantly conflicted in her attempts to issue any meaningful reformations, and with a high likelihood that whoever followed after her centuries later to become the new God-Incarnate would have undone most if not all of the changes. (hide spoiler)]
And then the second thing is that, should she have become God-Incarnate, all the prior gods would have *hated* her. They'd have been furious, and relentless, in assaulting her mind with arguments and deviations to her plans.
So in all reality, stuff would have changed, yes. Improvements, even! But they likely would have been focused in the capital, first. Equality among sexes for the worthy...but conquered areas? Well, they need to be humbled first with the Joining Laws, which would almost certainly stay the same. She would have left Thanet alone, though, true to her word in that regard.
So overall, definitely better than her brothers, but she'd have been haunted during her entire reign, constantly conflicted in her attempts to issue any meaningful reformations, and with a high likelihood that whoever followed after her centuries later to become the new God-Incarnate would have undone most if not all of the changes. (hide spoiler)]
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