Mianitian Isles Streaming Day Notes (5/4/2020)

Key Events:

* Jordan receiving a Map to the Tree of Life
* Declan “dies” (unclear over whether this is official, however, it was heavily implied that Declan was dead-dead. He currently has a grave on Tom’s island)
* Jordan found a Book at the Tree of life [add transcript later]
	+ It implied the main three gods were “fledgling” gods
	+ Implied the Jordan would be the first Ianitee, Karl would be the first Mianitee, and Tom would be the first Dianitee
	+ It read that if Jordan lit a “flare” an “ally” would appear to help them on their quest.
* When Jordan hit the flare Lord Hermod appeared
* Lord Hermod leads them to the ruins of Niflheim
* Lord Hermod apparently appeared through a time warp
* They were instructed to place 10 diamond blocks each representing the gods, which awoke “Fenrir”
* They had to find the 3 “cornerstones”, which included the cornerstone of sky, earth, and sea
* Upon finding them, they had to go back to the Tree of Life and place them in their respective shrines
* Mianite received the cornerstone of the sky, Ianite the cornerstone of the sea, and Dianite the cornerstone of the earth
* This apparently awoke the gods’ power

Quotes:

* Dec: “My family was murdered and now I only have my boat and my scrolls. I wish the gods would respond to my prayers, maybe I am too weak to be a priest. I miss my wife”
* Narrator: ”The adventurers take a moment to say goodbye to the priest”
* Tom: “Is he trying to test how durable we are? Because i will break!”
* Ianite: “My powers, they are coming to be real!”
* Young\_Dianite: Muahahahaa I feel my powers awakening
* Master\_Mianite: My powers are growing too. Thank you, whoever you are, I will visit you soon…
* Lord Hermod: ”You’ve linked this world to a higher realm”
* Tom: “What if I’m who leads Diantie astray”

Books:

* Fuck I gotta go back and actually find these shits

Interesting Points:

* The setting is fully established as before Season 1
* The current 3 streamers are said to be the “first” followers of the gods
	+ Jordan for Ianite, Tom for Dianite, and Karl for Mianite
* The main 3 gods are said to be “fledgling gods”, which implies that, while they were born gods they were not born into the power they had in Season 1
	+ This is evidenced in how the streamers had to awaken their powers
* The 'Overseer' states that "This world is now syncing with Niflheim"
	+ This implies that the Ruins of Niflheim weren't there before (which would make sense for the episodes prior to these)
	+ Lord Hermod didn't appear until after this message when Jordan sent the flare, which means that he showed up after Niflheim did
		- Since Hermod is the one to lead them to Niflheim, this begs the questions of:
			* How did he know it was there?
				+ Did he come to this Realm knowing about it?
				+ Was the reason he was summoned to get the heroes to it?
			* Did the Time Warp he passed through spawn as a result of the syncing of Niflheim?
				+ Did he even use the same Time Warp?
* Lord Hermod mentioned how he came through a time warp
	+ This implies that the streamers may have done the same
		- Though with Karl, it could be a different case, as this is the first season he is present in
		- This also begs the question of why only Tom and Jordan came through, and not the rest of their group
			* (The bts reasons are obvious, though, as Tucker has no interested and Tom doesn’t want to invite Sonja back)
	+ He was summoned by the flare Jordan sent, which implies either:
		- He could see through time/space to seek out the warp
		- Someone who could sent him to this time
			* This has a lot of interesting connotations:
				+ Who sent him?
					- Ianite has been noted to be able to see between dimensions, so it could be possible she could have seen through time to send him
					- However, any of the gods present could have known to send him, at some point, because they are present at this time and know that Lord Hermod had to be summoned there.
					- It could also have been one of the gods’ parents
						* Which one? The father, who the gods must overtake? Provided Angrec isn’t the father, them? Who spread their power across the ruins of Niflheim?
							+ Would either of the parents have a presence in the world from whenever Lord Hermod came from?
				+ What time was he sent from?
					- Was he sent from even earlier than this?
						* That could explain why he knew where Niflheim was, although he could have received directions from a god
					- Was he sent from later?
						* It could explain why he knew about the cornerstones, and that the gods would need them
						* Would not explain why he referenced being a “High Priest” wherease Dec was a “Apprentice Priest”
							+ I don’t reference this much bc i need a fact check on it
				+ What about the time warp?
					- Was the time warp created by a god?
					- Did he just happen to find it?
					- Could it be related to the Minecraft Infinite idea of throwing books into a portal with a word on it to go somewhere new?
						* I just keep rethinking about my friend’s theory on dimension hopping using Minecraft Infinite logic
						* Like, it’d be such an easy cop out
						* Imagine putting a date, time, and location in a book, throwing it in a portal, and yeeting across
						* Maybe use an End Portal/Gateway Portal to travel time, since Nether Portals travel space?
					- What made the time warp???
* The books read during this day (other than Dec’s diary page) were made by “Angrec”
	+ Angrec is the parent of the gods. (I need to fact check if they are the father/mother/or simply nb. I’ve heard conflicting information)
		- The gender is important due to the gods needing to “take over their father”
		- The cornerstones appear to be from the power of Angrec, based on the quote ”Hidden in these hallowed walls, I've hidden my power into three things”
* The actions of the streamers could very well influence how the gods turn out in Season 1
	+ This is heavily implied to be true by the talk about “Young” Dianite
		- Lord Hermod talks of how he is the kindest of the three gods, whereas his actions in Season 1 reveal him to be of crueler sort, though lenient on his followers.
			* This raises the question, that Tom himself asked, whether or not Tom is the reason he turned out like that
		- This also begs the question on if the reason Ianite is initially weak and unheard of in Season 1 comes from the events in this series
* The fact that Dec dies questions continuity
	+ He is the priest in Season 1, but is also said (if I remember correctly) to be an apprentice in this series.
	+ If he dies, how does he appear in Season 1?
		- This either means he didn’t actually die or he revives at some point
			* If he didn’t actually die, why is it played as though he did?
				+ If he did die and was revived, it could be for drama purposes, or it could be for plot reasons. Perhaps it is a step into the ascension as a full-fledged priest? It is implied in Season 1 that Dec has some psuedo-god powers (mostly since he plays Mianite early on in the Season). This would be an alright set up for that.
				+ If he didn’t die, it could be used in a similar fashion of establishing that priests have psuedo-godlike abilities, namely a sort of immortality. It could also be played as Mianite saved him, giving reason for Dec to act primarily as “The Priest of Mianite” as seen in Season 1
			* On a similar note, if Priests DO have some sort of psuedo-godhood, it would explain how Lord Hermod survived wrecking his ship after crashing through a time warp when \*none of the rest of his crew did\*
				+ That was a MASSIVE ship, which would be impossible to run alone
					- Either his crew died and he survived (helping my theory)
					- Or he had some sort of power that assisted in him in running it alone, also helping my theory
					- (Or maybe he had other reasons, not helping my theory)
* The lore appears to be heavily inspired by Norse Mythology
	+ This is interesting because in Season 1 there was a mix of Greek and Christian inspiration into the making of the gods (Mianite from Greek Myth, Ianite from Greek/Roman Myth, and Dianite from Christian Myth (Satan/the Devil))
	+ Norse Myth referenced in the 5-4 Streams
		- The Tree of Life/ Yggdrasil
		- Niflheim “World of Fog” - Land of primordial darkness, cold, mist, and ice
			* Could be used as a parallel to the Nether
				+ The Nether was originally used as a reference to Hell (both in Minecraft lore and Mianite lore), but putting it against Niflheim could make it a reference to Muspelheim - The realm of fire
					- Alternatively, the Nether could be used as a reference to Helheim
		- Lord Hermod
			* Minor figure in Norse Myth, traveled to the Underworld (Helheim) on Odin’s horse to plead with Hel to return his brother Baldur to the world of the living. Did not succeed
		- **Need to Look check the spelling/correctness of Angrec’s name**
			* Their name does not appear to be related to Norse myth, but rather a flower that symbolises “Royalty”
				+ This annoys me and I want things to fit nicely into things
					- Just be Norse dammit
		- Fenrir
			* Fairly well-known, the wolf that would eventually kill Odin, only to be killed by one of his kids
				+ Considering Fenrir guarded the ruins of Niflheim, and thus the cornerstones, this could mean that he has some relation to the parents of the gods, and could assist in their downfall and later be killed
					- This would be an interesting parallel to Furia, who worked for Dianite only to be killed by Tom (his follower) and friends (do i know who officially killed Furia? No. Do I care? Yeah, a little)
* Despite being introduced in what most agree to be “pre-canon” (before the series officially dubbed itself a Mianite spin-off, involving actual story), Wot is referenced.
	+ In a book (check which one) the capital letters, in succession, spell “WOT IS THIS”
		- This could just be a reference to the line “Wot is this” itself, as that has been used as a joke before.
		- It could also be a reference to Wot, too, so who’s to say
* The significance of the cornerstones
	+ Do the specific cornerstones relate to the gods’ powers?
		- Did Dianite NEED to have the earth one for his Nether related powers and Domain?
		- Did Mianite NEED to have the sky one?
		- Did Ianite NEED to have the sea one?
		- The interesting dilemma of the sky vs sea cornerstones
			* Both relate heavily to the Overworld
				+ But, between them, wouldn’t it have made more sense for Ianite to have the sky one? Considering the End was originally referred to as the sky dimension?
				+ However, Mianite is very often related to the sky- because of his original inspiration from Zeus- so giving him sky also makes sense
				+ Sea is the odd player out- it doesn’t fit in any particular fashion with the gods
					- It would help explain why the Pirates followed Ianite, if she had domain or influence over the sea.
					- It could also be a reference to how the moon has influence over the sea. Why does this matter? Because Space could be related to Void. If he take the idea of that, we could apply that Ianite could have domain over the moon, and thus influence over the sea
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	+ The fact that the cornerstones are representative of Angrec splitting their power up for the gods to have
		- Begs the questions:
			* Did the gods have their own power already? Would that account for neutral powers? Like teleporting, reviving their followers (if you follow the theory that respawn mechanics are presented as the god reviving you), creating things, enchanting, etc
			* If they had received other cornerstones, could they have traded roles?
				+ A Dianite that oversees the End, Mianite the Nether, Ianite the Overworld?
				+ Or would it have changed how they oversee their own dimension?
					- If Dianite had the sea, would the Nether be more lava focused? Less land, more seas of lava, villages sprouting out from the lava sea, players being forced to traverse the lava, lava boats??
				+ Are the gods physically affected by what power they received?
				+ Did the gods already have powers related to what we know them as now? Did they already oversee their particular domains??

Goals for Next Monday

* Make Temples for each of their gods