lore

Nahida and Rukkhadevata are connected, but calling them the same person loses the story

The Irminsul relationship encourages shorthand, yet the emotional point depends on distinction. Nahida inherits a role and is shaped by a predecessor she cannot simply equal through imitation. Rukkhadevata's sacrifice changes memory, but it does not make Nahida's experiences retroactively identical. When explaining this to a new player, which comparison works best: predecessor and successor, branch and tree, reincarnation with limits, or two separate identities connected through Irminsul?