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'''The Sorrow''' is an ancient enemy of the [[Changing God]]. As a result, she's hunting not just her nemesis, but also his discarded bodies, including the [[Last Castoff]].
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'''The Sorrow''' is an ancient enemy of the [[Changing God]]. As a result, it is hunting not just her nemesis, but also their discarded bodies, including the [[Last Castoff]].
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==Background==
 
==Background==
 
Little is known about the Sorrow, except that it's old. *Really* old. And it doesn't pay much attention to established laws of space-time and is intimately tied to the Tides. It appears to have been some kind of guardian against Tidal abuse and evidence suggests it may have been solely responsible for the destruction of one of the prior worlds and the Dalad civilization, which excelled in technologies that manipulated the Tides. The Sorrow descended upon them and wiped them out, laying dormant for centuries, until [[The Changing God]]'s experimentation with consciousness transfer to save his daughter, [[Miika]], awoke it.
 
Little is known about the Sorrow, except that it's old. *Really* old. And it doesn't pay much attention to established laws of space-time and is intimately tied to the Tides. It appears to have been some kind of guardian against Tidal abuse and evidence suggests it may have been solely responsible for the destruction of one of the prior worlds and the Dalad civilization, which excelled in technologies that manipulated the Tides. The Sorrow descended upon them and wiped them out, laying dormant for centuries, until [[The Changing God]]'s experimentation with consciousness transfer to save his daughter, [[Miika]], awoke it.
   
 
It has been trying to destroy the Changing God ever since, consuming their castoffs in a seemingly never-ending game of cat and mouse.
 
It has been trying to destroy the Changing God ever since, consuming their castoffs in a seemingly never-ending game of cat and mouse.
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==Interactions==
 
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[[Category:Torment: Tides of Numenera characters]]
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The Sorrow used to be called The Angel of Entropy.<ref>As stated by George Ziets on the [http://tormentrpg.tumblr.com/post/99644451970/george-ziets-on-the-sorrow-and-the-endless-battle Torment: Tides of Numenera Tumblr].</ref>
 
* The Sorrow used to be called The Angel of Entropy.<ref>As stated by George Ziets on the [http://tormentrpg.tumblr.com/post/99644451970/george-ziets-on-the-sorrow-and-the-endless-battle Torment: Tides of Numenera Tumblr].</ref>
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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The Sorrow Painting lores.png
 
The Sorrow Painting lores.png
 
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== References ==
 
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[[Category:Torment: Tides of Numenera characters]]
 
[[Category:Torment: Tides of Numenera characters]]

Revision as of 15:13, 13 March 2017

The Sorrow
The Sorrow oh gods
General data
RoleTidal Predator
Gameplay
LocationThe Resonance
QuestsStop the Sorrow

The Sorrow is an ancient enemy of the Changing God. As a result, it is hunting not just her nemesis, but also their discarded bodies, including the Last Castoff.

Background

Little is known about the Sorrow, except that it's old. *Really* old. And it doesn't pay much attention to established laws of space-time and is intimately tied to the Tides. It appears to have been some kind of guardian against Tidal abuse and evidence suggests it may have been solely responsible for the destruction of one of the prior worlds and the Dalad civilization, which excelled in technologies that manipulated the Tides. The Sorrow descended upon them and wiped them out, laying dormant for centuries, until The Changing God's experimentation with consciousness transfer to save his daughter, Miika, awoke it.

It has been trying to destroy the Changing God ever since, consuming their castoffs in a seemingly never-ending game of cat and mouse.

Interactions

Torment Ability Icon 007
This character is involved in quests.

Stop the Sorrow
Evacuation
Right to Exist

Trivia

  • The Sorrow used to be called The Angel of Entropy.[1]

Gallery

References

  1. As stated by George Ziets on the Torment: Tides of Numenera Tumblr.