"Yes to both," Fingon nods. After a moment's thought, he rises to grab two skewers of fish; he offers one to Alana then takes a bit of the other.
"Every month, the Door opens and brings more newcomers to Hadriel. They, and we, provide energy for the beings that rule this place. You'll hear them referred to as 'gods,' at different points. I don't believe they are, myself, but they are powerful indeed.
"Each of the eight is empowered by the emotion they are named after: Fear, Sorrow, Hope, Delight, Rage, Love, Confusion, Tranquility. They are prone to manipulating the minds of the people here so that they can extract as much emotion as possible from us at once.
"Recently, we found out why they were doing this. A race called the Null has been hunting them, and has already succeeded in wiping out many of their kind. They invaded Hadriel in an attempt to murder one more: Hope, who possesses the power to resurrect the dead. Sorrow was killed in defense of Hope."
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"Every month, the Door opens and brings more newcomers to Hadriel. They, and we, provide energy for the beings that rule this place. You'll hear them referred to as 'gods,' at different points. I don't believe they are, myself, but they are powerful indeed.
"Each of the eight is empowered by the emotion they are named after: Fear, Sorrow, Hope, Delight, Rage, Love, Confusion, Tranquility. They are prone to manipulating the minds of the people here so that they can extract as much emotion as possible from us at once.
"Recently, we found out why they were doing this. A race called the Null has been hunting them, and has already succeeded in wiping out many of their kind. They invaded Hadriel in an attempt to murder one more: Hope, who possesses the power to resurrect the dead. Sorrow was killed in defense of Hope."