Difference between revisions of "Ones Above"

The Ones Above first began visiting First of the Sun less than ten years before the [[Patji expedition]].{{wob ref|13538}} The visits occurred regularly and seemed to quickly become an accepted part of the culture.{{book ref|sixth}} The specifics of the meetings between the Ones Above and the native population have not been revealed, but they did meet in person; an emissary worked directly with Vathi and others at her company.{{book ref|sixth}} Eelakin society on the [[homeisles]] underwent various changes that stemmed from the advances in technology. This included a new focus on education and industry, reduced interest in traditional names and professions, and an increased demand for Aviar, including new demand from the [[mainland]].{{book ref|sixth}} Dusk believedbelieves that only [[trapper]]s still learned the "old arts".{{book ref|sixth}} Dusk noted that companies such as Northern Interests Trading had been looking to establish outposts on the Pantheon "for years" and that the visits of the Ones Above were not to blame for their ambition.{{book ref|sixth}}

Although both Dusk and Vathi wereare distrustful of the Ones Above, they both useduse their technology, like all other Eelakin.{{book ref|sixth}} The Company's latest expeditions to the Pantheon would likely have been impossible without the advances that originated with the Ones Above. The Ones Above seemed benevolent, but Dusk and Vathi ultimately realized that there had been subterfuge on various occasions that resulted in the Eelakin rapidly gaining technology or making "discoveries" through planted devices or information. They theorized that the Ones Above were intentionally doling out the technology, quickly advancing Eelakin society in order to subvert the "laws" that were preventing them from taking the Aviar.{{book ref|sixth}}