MALKUTH

Jean-Loup Sabatier, (sabatier@SAINT-ETIENNE.ATE.SLB.COM) Bas Suverkropp, (bpsuver@WORLDACCESS.NL) Damien Hunt (damienhunt@MAIL.KLIS.COM)

Malkuth rebels against the Archons order. The methods she uses for this are, to say in the least, unpleasant. In my opinion, this bodes little good for the future. If she would succeed, she might become the new demiurge, having vanquished both Archons and Death Angels with the help of the newly awakened humans.

I do not believe Malkuth could become another Demiurge: Her goal is to destroy the Illusion and Awaken us all. Though, in my opinion, it doesn't make Her necessary "good", as we

may not like any more the life we'd find in Metropolis (even if it would be easier to Awaken in such an environment)...

And in my opinion, Archons would not be the true powers in an universe where everyone is Awaken : they are more primal, more "essentials" than the Gods (i.e. us or the Demiurge): Archons are not actually Divine powers, but mere emanations of Divine energies coming from the Demiurge Himself, and for the power that He tapped from us (divine beings) to create the Illusion... Archons, to me, are mere impersonations of basics principles of the Illusion (and of the Universe to a lesser extent).

Any universe with her as a boss will not be a pleasant one to live in.

And an universe led by individual revolt, and constant innovation may be not so unpleasant, in my opinion... )

I do not agree that Malkuth is evil. I think this is exactly as an unawakened would think. What is a 100.000 deaths? They all will be born again, death is a joke in the kult universe. And more, if this increases their chances of release it is a small price to pay.

As I see it the archons and death angels are the losers in the game (in the long run, but of course that will most likely never be covered in a campaign). Humanity is almost in the same situation as Lovecrafts old ones. Slumbering but destined to be awakened and bring their wrath on the poor losers. What does it matter if the forces of the illusion traps us for another 1000 years? That is no time at all to the immortal.

This I have to agree with, the only power out there that is helping us is Malkuth. She is my favorite Archon because of this, and because of the paradox that she represents. She is the only one that is trying to help humanity to awaken, but to awaken we have to endure situations that only a monster could put us through, insanity, monsters, murder, etc, etc. So to the unawakened she is our greatest monster, although she really isn't.

This paradox trait, which seems to run through out Kult, is one of the reasons I love the game so much. If they, whoever they might be, are helping you, its not a good thing, and if there seemingly trying to harm you in some way, its usually for the best.

But how can you tell that to someone who has just been kidnaped by some weird freaks and is about to be subjected to genetic experimentation against there will ?, you cant.

Stone walls do not a prison make,

Nor iron bars a cage;

Minds innocent and quiet take

That for an hermitage;

If I have freedom in my love,

And in my soul am free,

Angels alone that soar above

Enjoy such liberty.

- Richard Lovelace

( Lucasta, To Althea: From Prison, st. 4)