I've always seen Harper as a mirror of myself. We're alike in almost every way, only we show it differently, if that makes any sense at all. She thinks in ways that I think, and because of that, she prides herself on logic, as I do.
Logic is something I find to be very important. I've had others argue that "too much logic" is dangerous, because it can lead others to do crazy things. I asked them for a reference, and they said something about some guy on a TV show killing someone because it was logical or something, which I found to be a dumb example because, well... it was a TV show, not real life.
Point is, I try and live as logically as I can, and I'd say I'm okay at it. I try not to let emotions get in the way of things and I prefer to rely on science and deductive reasoning instead of mythology and superstition to run my life; hence, why I'm not religious.
But in Mizahar, gods and goddess are readily accepted and we, the writers, know them to be real in the world of Mizahar. So for the sake of fantasy, I accept them to be real in Mizahar because they prove themselves to be existent and yeah.
Well, in that case, Harper believes in the gods, but she's never really paid much attention to them. For a while now, I've wanted that to change because I think the incorporation of a god (or goddess) would be really interesting for her character development. I've gone through the list of gods and I really love two of them when it comes to Harper: Gnora and Qalaya. Gnora, because her domains are logic and order, which just automatically attracts me to her, and Qalaya because of memory and writing. Qalaya "seeks to preserve history," which I find to be important, as does Harper.
I've also wanted a gnosis for Harper, because, again, it'd just make things more interesting. Sicne the gnosis for Qalaya isn't finished (No pressure, Dani!), I'd go with Gnora's because it sounds super cool.
I just can't figure out how to introduce Harper to Gnora. The Ano Cult sounds amazing but Harp's already signing up for the Knights, so she can't really join another group.
I dunno. Just some thoughts I felt I needed to write down somewhere. |