Zhang Qi
08-21-2009, 07:03 PM
Note: the explanation mentioned in this article does not represent information officially acknowledged by the creators of the Suikoden series, Konami but is just a speculation based on logical deduction inferred by the author of this article.
The Sindar are a nomadic race of people who built cities in various locations in the Suikoden world. They have developed advanced technology such as irrigation systems, gunpowder, metal processing, robotics, advanced medicine, and advanced control over runes. This rapid progress was brought about by the power of the Rune of Change but the price demanded by this rune in exchange for its ability to grant people the foresight to develop new technologies is that the people have to constantly travel from place to place and abandon the cities they built. The Sindar do not keep traveling forever though, because they ultimately settle down in a place they call the 'Eternal City'.
The Sindar may actually be the present day Holy Kingdom of Harmonia which was originally the Kingdom of Aronia but was conquered by the Sindar's leader High Priest Hikusaak because he needed the Circle Rune of Aronia which has the power of order, to nullify the effects of the Rune of Change and prevent the people from retaining a compulsion to constantly be on the move. Evidence which may support this speculation is the fact that Hikusaak can create clones of himself and the fact that the Howling Voice Guild, an espionage and assassination squad under the control of the Harmonian government possesses gunpowder, sophisticated drugs and poison. Harmonia is also the nation of choice for many people who want to become highly educated because of its advanced technology and in depth knowledge of magic and the physical sciences which are far in advance of all other countries in the world just like the Sindar.
Perhaps the reason why the Harmonians have a caste system is to exclude people who are not of the Sindar from positions of wealth and power. However, because of the notorious reputation of the Sindar to abandon their municipalities, they chose willingly to adopt a new name for themselves to cast aside the stigma they once carried as bizarre nomads and be taken more seriously on the stage of world politics. Ultimately, the reason for Harmonia's invasion of other countries may be to regain control of the old cities they built now that they have stabilized their state.
But perhaps for Hikusaak, regaining old territories is not enough, the Circle Rune which grants the power of stability along with the Rune of Change which grants unprecedented progress has given Harmonia great power in that the Circle Rune grants the ability for control and organization while the Rune of Change grants the power to make innovations and combining the two together has made the nation even more powerful. With this knowledge, Hikusaak is convinced that acquiring the power of all the other True Runes and combining these powers together will make him so powerful that he could possibly achieve omnipotence. There are two hindrances to this goal however, the areas that were once under Sindar control are now governed by other nations and there is a limit to how many True Runes a person can possess. But perhaps news of the Magician Crowley's capability to hold 100 runes has reached Hikusaak and has given him hope that progress in runology will eventually enable him to hold all the true runes together and have all of the world's power in his own hands. For the meantime, he has to settle with making clones and storing runes other than his Circle Rune into the clones for temporary storage.
Ultimately, should Crowley succeed in his research for the creation of artificial runes whose powers surpass the True Runes themselves and should Hikusaak get hold of this information and copy the true rune's magic into lifeless containers such as crystals or scrolls that have no free will, then his power would be virtually unlimited because he would no longer be subject to the will of the sentient True Runes. He could ultimately conquer the world and rule it as God.
Source for the facts used to support the argument:
gensopedia.duefiumi.com
The Sindar are a nomadic race of people who built cities in various locations in the Suikoden world. They have developed advanced technology such as irrigation systems, gunpowder, metal processing, robotics, advanced medicine, and advanced control over runes. This rapid progress was brought about by the power of the Rune of Change but the price demanded by this rune in exchange for its ability to grant people the foresight to develop new technologies is that the people have to constantly travel from place to place and abandon the cities they built. The Sindar do not keep traveling forever though, because they ultimately settle down in a place they call the 'Eternal City'.
The Sindar may actually be the present day Holy Kingdom of Harmonia which was originally the Kingdom of Aronia but was conquered by the Sindar's leader High Priest Hikusaak because he needed the Circle Rune of Aronia which has the power of order, to nullify the effects of the Rune of Change and prevent the people from retaining a compulsion to constantly be on the move. Evidence which may support this speculation is the fact that Hikusaak can create clones of himself and the fact that the Howling Voice Guild, an espionage and assassination squad under the control of the Harmonian government possesses gunpowder, sophisticated drugs and poison. Harmonia is also the nation of choice for many people who want to become highly educated because of its advanced technology and in depth knowledge of magic and the physical sciences which are far in advance of all other countries in the world just like the Sindar.
Perhaps the reason why the Harmonians have a caste system is to exclude people who are not of the Sindar from positions of wealth and power. However, because of the notorious reputation of the Sindar to abandon their municipalities, they chose willingly to adopt a new name for themselves to cast aside the stigma they once carried as bizarre nomads and be taken more seriously on the stage of world politics. Ultimately, the reason for Harmonia's invasion of other countries may be to regain control of the old cities they built now that they have stabilized their state.
But perhaps for Hikusaak, regaining old territories is not enough, the Circle Rune which grants the power of stability along with the Rune of Change which grants unprecedented progress has given Harmonia great power in that the Circle Rune grants the ability for control and organization while the Rune of Change grants the power to make innovations and combining the two together has made the nation even more powerful. With this knowledge, Hikusaak is convinced that acquiring the power of all the other True Runes and combining these powers together will make him so powerful that he could possibly achieve omnipotence. There are two hindrances to this goal however, the areas that were once under Sindar control are now governed by other nations and there is a limit to how many True Runes a person can possess. But perhaps news of the Magician Crowley's capability to hold 100 runes has reached Hikusaak and has given him hope that progress in runology will eventually enable him to hold all the true runes together and have all of the world's power in his own hands. For the meantime, he has to settle with making clones and storing runes other than his Circle Rune into the clones for temporary storage.
Ultimately, should Crowley succeed in his research for the creation of artificial runes whose powers surpass the True Runes themselves and should Hikusaak get hold of this information and copy the true rune's magic into lifeless containers such as crystals or scrolls that have no free will, then his power would be virtually unlimited because he would no longer be subject to the will of the sentient True Runes. He could ultimately conquer the world and rule it as God.
Source for the facts used to support the argument:
gensopedia.duefiumi.com
