asgardgenesis | Video; Where's The Laughter in Slaughter?

[When the camera gets turned on, the first thing to note is that Ivar's face is streaked in blood that has only just started to dry in places. Someone's been out worshiping with the natives in a fashion very familiar to a Viking. If y'all hadn't gotten the impression Ivar was a bloodthirsty barbarian from a bygone era, the imagery is definitely reinforced with the dripping red streaks on his face. Also is that some around his lips as well? Has he been drinking the stuff too? Honestly, though, he seems quite pleased by what's been going on even if everyone else might be disturbed by the casual slaughter of the cows. His tone starts off very serious, since worship is important where he's from.]

About time this place started getting some proper worship going. I know most of you all are from soft places-- [The scorn in his tone is obvious.] --but blood sacrifices are always the best when giving due diligence to these gods where I am from. Blood demands blood, especially if you want them to be on your side in battle, or to favor you at all. It's really not all that different then slaughtering animals for food, just with more rituals and rites to it.

[Then he switches back to his usual tone that ranges somewhere between insanity and half-truths end tends to indulge in.]

It's a good thing we finally got the right sort of animals around here. Otherwise, I might have had to resort to sacrificing one of you. [He muses for a moment before laughing.] I'm joking of course! [Beat.] Human sacrifices only work if they're willing participants.

[OOC: This post is for a general discussion, so feel free to have threads amongst all the characters and thread-jacking rather then just talking with Ivar. Do let me know if you do want a specific thread with him! He has rather...strong opinions about this.]

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generally not, no.

i don't... deal with any livestock, really ever, but if the locals want to sacrifice, so be it. as long as there's enough to keep alive and continue whatever we need, then their little whims are temporarily satisfied.

there's only so much good in telling people to stop when it can be shown to them why the alternative to not killing a beast is better.

cant say im exactly familiar with it
home was more about the docks and everything rather than farms
but it was still there
idk im just too used to sacrifices being a bad thing ig?

the problem is sometimes people dont know how
i mean like you said
telling only does so much
so its more a wait and see kinda deal

"too used to sacrifices being a bad thing"

love i hate to break it to you

but they are a bad thing when it comes to blood sacrifices

being used to something or not

hey you never know
some people think sacrificing is necessary or good
i know a few types who did
and according to some people here
it should be a thing so idk really

yes well fair point

seeing all of this

i suppose my lot had little concern for anything so philosophical as sacrifices, as it had no income or bribery involved. oh well.

Video; Where's The Laughter in Slaughter?

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