Talk:Radiance/@comment-35616268-20180518223809

Comparing Wyrm’s rule to The Radiance is missing a few pro and cons so I’ll add some.

The Radiance: Under the Radiance, The whole map (hollownest and more) was under her influence. (It is unknown if the Mantis’s were ever affected by her, but some proved to be, though it is a crime which leads to exile.) She indesciminatly forces people under her control, granting unity by releasing your will. The Hive considered her rule as their Nature. (Hive Queen Vespa noted that it is folly to go against nature, makes sense for bees as they run by Hive mind anyway) Resisting this influence, if you were not strong enough, causes the infection until the creature dies and fully succumbs to her rule. Even the Beasts’s lair and the Weavers, which were considered very intelligent. Everyone weak enough is the Radiance’s subject.

Wyrm’s Rule: I do not think he was unwilling to share the Hollownest. Under his rule, all other factions still existed and thrived. In fact, As a ruler all he did was constantly improve their way of life. Even sinking low to seal the Radiance, with the moths and then vessels, he still wanted to create a free (under his guidance) Kingdom. This has been proven through a couple of factors. The White Lady was the queen, litterally sharing and joining their Kingdoms. The Beast, weavers, Mantis (they had an agreement), and even the mushroom kingdoms (who used Wyrm as a defence against the Radiance) were never allied with Wyrm’s rule until the infection gave them a reason to. The Kingdom itself allowed one to move up the ranks. The dream warrior Galien who wanted to be a knight despite being of low birth. (Probably other knights inspired him, Ogrim comes to mind). Wyrm left his people, unknown when it was. Either during the infections return, or once he ceased to have subjects.

Probably missed a few points but I got the ones I thought were big.