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Will Wight
Makiel, the Hound
The story of each universe is written in Fate.
Fate governs the natural lifespan of each Iteration. It isn't a detailed plan that determines every action of each person, but rather a force like gravity that pushes a world toward a healthy life ending in that Iteration's natural death.
Since humans tie the universe to the Way, people figure prominently in Fate. One individual life is unlikely to affect the destiny of an entire Iteration, but their actions might be a necessary step toward a world's continued existence. Or its end.
Makiel and the Hound Division of the Abidan supervise Fate. They tap into the Way to read the past and the future, and to deal with any deviations that may jeopardize one or more worlds.
Makiel is something of a leader among the seven Judges, though the Eledari Pact technically gives him no authority over his peers. This is a tradition continued from the original Makiel, who first realized the need for such a pact and organized its creation.
He is rigid and inflexible, utterly dedicated to the enforcement of the rules that protect existence. This mindset has led him to clash with Ozriel, who tends to value his own will over externally imposed guidelines. He has tried many times to recover the Scythe and Mantle of Ozriel in order to pass the title to a different, more worthy bearer, but the Reaper has eluded or defeated him at every turn.
The Last Reader
Didn't makiels plan inadvertently make them advance even faster
Will Wight
Makiel: doesn’t do anything “inadvertently.”
Sancus
Did Suriel know that Makiel's plan to 'fix' fate on Cradle (e.g. deal with Lindon/Eithan) was to wake the Bleeding Phoenix Early, potentially killing them? Was Makiel's plan actually to kill them, or was he being honest in terms of just trying to get them to advance off iteration faster?
Will Wight
Makiel was being honest, but he was also working on many levels at once. Either they die, or they get forced off Cradle, or they get pushed into a situation from which they can’t affect fate anymore. Win-win for him.
Questioner
Will, if it's not too much to ask, I think it would be cool to get something written from Makiel's point of view at some point.
Will Wight
Never! And by never, I mean this will definitely happen at some point.
Windrunner
Was wondering a bit about Dross and Northstrider, I've read the WoW and we were discussing it last night. I know you've said that Northstrider would think Dross was a failure because he doesn't have the depth of information as a Abidan presence, but I was also wondering if Dross is a bit more aware/independent than Northstrider would like/how the Abidan Presences are
Like Suriel's keeps giving distance units to various places, even when clear context would say not to do that, until she tells it to stop.
Will Wight
We’ll get more into the nature of Presences as the series progresses, but basically they’re each very individual. Suriel’s is very different from Makiel’s in both specialty and personality, etc.
Questioner
Does the Will verse have ice cream (or a close analogue)? And if so, what are the favorite flavors of the Abidan Judges?
Will Wight
Of course it has ice cream. I'm not a monster.
Suriel: peanut butter ice cream with real nuts.
Gadrael: mint ice cream. No chocolate chips.
Ozriel: strawberries and cream flavor.
Makiel: he doesn't eat ice cream, because there's no purpose to it.
