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Can we even define Morzan unruly and disobedient for his behaviour under the Order, when he became the most loyal servant ever as soon as he changed boss? Maybe the problem wasn't him huh

archangelsunited

Tis amazingly easy to succeed when the bar is on the floor and there are no rules.

glbtrx

No rules... under Galbatorix? Uhm

archangelsunited

“Don’t kill civilians” mayhap

glbtrx

My dude, I have to strongly disagree. Galbatorix might have had more rules than the Order itself. He isn't a chaotic evil, he's organised in his plans and wants control over EVERYTHING. Control means rules in the most raw way. It means discipline and obedience. All things that somehow the order requested, and Morzan refused to submit himself to, until Galbatorix arrived.

archangelsunited

Morn snorted. “They say the Varden have formed a pact with the Urgals and are massing an army to attack us. Supposedly, it’s only through the grace of our king that we’ve been protected for so long—as if Galbatorix would care if we burned to the ground.… Go listen to them. I have enough on my hands without explaining their lies.”

-Eragon (Dragon Tales)

Galbatorix has decided to come teach him a lesson in humility. It’s the first time the king has left Urû’baen in over ten years.

- Eragon (Trail of Oil)

“But his authority is challenged by the Varden, with whom people sympathize. There’s also Surda, which has defied him since it seceded from the Empire. Galbatorix is strong within the Empire, but his arm is weak outside of it. As for people seeing through his deceptions, they’ll believe whatever he wants them to. It’s happened before.” Murtagh fell silent and gazed moodily into the distance.

-Eragon (A Warrior and a Healer)

“Unless Galbatorix forsakes his lair in Urû’baen, the greatest danger you’re likely to encounter during the Varden’s campaign will come from fellow magicians.”

-Eldest (Why do you fight?)

“We believe the task preoccupied him for the main part of the next forty years, during which time he paid little attention to the affairs of Alagaësia—which is why the people of Surda were able to secede from the Empire. When he finished, Galbatorix emerged from seclusion and began to reassert his control over the Empire and the lands beyond. For some reason, after two and a half years of additional slaughter and sorrow, he withdrew to Urû’baen again, and there he has dwelt ever since, not so solitary as before, but obviously focused upon some project known only to him.

-Brisingr (Souls of Stone)

It occurred to Eragon, as it had several times before, that whoever had given the soldiers their wards must have been a skilled and powerful magician. Was it Murtagh? he wondered. If so, why aren’t he and Thorn here to defend Belatona? Doesn’t Galbatorix care to keep control of his cities?

-Inheritance (Into the Breach)

“So it was you!” Eragon exclaimed. “All my life I’ve heard it said that Galbatorix once lost half his men in the Spine, but no one could tell me how or why.” “More than half his men, Firesword.” Garzhvog rolled his shoulders

-Inheritance (Mooneater)

Respectfully- The whole reason Eragon got so far was because Galbatorix kept refusing to get off his ass and rule. He lost a whole town.

glbtrx

Yay! Thanks for the long reblog, these are always fun to read :]

We're starting strong with the complaints of a farmer that not once has been involved in actual politics nor war. Is Morn right talking shit about the Empire? Sure, absolutely, be should hate it. Is his whining a trustful source on which we should judge Galbatorix' thoughts? Eh, less so.

Woah! Big thing is next, i.e. Christopher Paolini' contradictions! In a recent post of mine, as well as many others, I posted a screenshot of CP implying Galbatorix did indeed leave Uru'baen, and, if you actually inform yourself a bit more, it's clear he has done that several times! Nice to learn new things.

I'm not even sure what you mean by quoting this (as well as the next few things...) since it's just stating that Galbatorix has a strong hold on his empire, manipulating his servants in the way he prefers, and that— the Surda is against him? Yes, that is such news.

Again, cute to see no correlation at all with the main argument. The quote states that if Galbatorix decided to destroy them, he easily could, but since he probably won't, they should only worry about normal sorcerers. Good for them, I guess?

We're returning to the fact that Galbatorix isolated while searching for the Name of the Names. And there's a hint about his slaughters? Does this mean that you think cruelty = no rules? Because we can see that even Durza, a chaotic evil, requires strict obedience from his Urgals in the very first pages of Eragon.

This is just. Eragon's pov? Alright, I guess. He's wondering why Murtagh is there instead of somewhere else, and connects through his hate for the Empire that it's because of Galbatorix' negligence. Of course I cannot remember if it was later explained why Murtagh was there, but this single quote doesn't prove much of anything.

Yes! Congratulations, you did read right this time, Galbatorix lost his army in the spine. If I'm not wrong, (I have such a bad memory when it comes to the book Murtagh, forgive me), it was the Draumar's fault? Or something like that. Anyone would have failed without the proper preparation.

Sooo, this was nice. Can you later explain me how you moved from Morzan being loyal, to the Empire having zero rules, to Galbatorix losing one of his towns in the war? It'd be really nice of you. But! You're correct: as it has been stated several times in the fandom, Galbatorix could have easily won if he actually fought instead of ruling from Uru'baen. Do you know why he didn't? Because CP wanted his hero to win.

That's all.

archangelsunited

Galbatorix is a fascinating character. I always appreciated the nuance that came from a fundamentally flawed person with extraordinary power and intellect put in a position of power. If you look at my post history, you will see I do not have a particular love for the riders originally.

The balance between someone who is unwilling to let a subject think without his say so and a ruler so lax he loses a town and half his army makes me want to rotate him in my head like a rotisserie chicken. We are only really given a view point through the third parties — and then slammed home at Inheritance.

Part of the understanding of that character came from picking up hints and bits of writing throughout the books, and it has, admittedly, gone through years of solidifying thoughts and observations that may be out of date. I tend to stick to the books when I build my thesises.

glbtrx

Honestly, I'm quite confused. At first you say you like the shades in Galbatorix' character, then you proceed to say the exact opposite. And in an inaccurate way: he does have rules, true, (which... you denied at first?) but he lets his servants act as they wish IF they remain loyal to him. He insulted Enduriel, his own Forsworn, because he was too obedient, and praised Morzan for never betraying him but being clever and ambitious.

You then state that we've got only pieces of Galbatorix' character through others' pov, which aren't reliable: true! ... And you proceed by saying you stick to those opinions, i.e. the books' descriptions. I mean, the only genuine part about Galbatorix we've got is Nasuada' torture, the final battle, and a few scenes from Murtagh. If you really meant you stuck to those, then you, as well as I — and others, luckily — would just disagree with your own opinions about his disorganisation and laziness. Every one of his mistakes was done under particular circumstances, which can be external forces such as the Draumar, his obsessions with power, or even his mental health. He is simply more than 'evil', 'lazy', 'neglectful' ot even 'chaotic'.

archangelsunited

The word we are looking for is “nuance”.

Rules — Control is not a surplus of rules. Galbatorix has extreme control, but he did not have rules. Morzan was allowed to do whatever he liked as long as it was under Galbatorix’s control. This was different from the riders.

For example :

Both Galbatorix and the Riders need you to find a missing person. Galbatorix tells you — do whatever you want as long as it gets done. Meanwhile, the Riders say, do it, but you aren’t allowed to kill anyone or imprison anyone. Galbatorix’s control says you aren’t allowed to fail, but the Rider’s control means that you are forced to go the diplomatic route, which may or may not be successful.

I do not see Galbatorix as “simply” anything. I do not require perfection or correctness to find a character interesting, nor to agree with them on certain matters. I consider Galbatorix a flawed ruler based on his use of force, his overreliance on magic and the existance of slavery within the empire. He is intellegent, that does not keep him from making mistakes. He has an intense drive, that does not mean he does not often focuses on the wrong things. Flaws make me love a character more, not less.

I am also equally irritating with Nasuada, the elves, and Oromis.

glbtrx

I believe you're still confusing his cruelty for freedom. The fact The Order didn't let their Riders kill people is because they had a reputation and morals to maintain. Are you telling me that Galbatorix wouldn't have gotten angry if his Forsworn began doing ACTUALLY Whatever they wanted as long as they remained loyal? Formora liked to dissect people's bodies without killing them. Huge waste of time on a mission. Morzan was bloodthirsty most of the time, which meant that any person — who could have resulted useful in the future to Galbatorix, for truly ANY reason — could have been killed if they annoyed him. They could have made him lose much more than a town. They could have destroyed communities left and right, without consequences, because they didn't do that to Uru'baen? Galbatorix is paranoid, he's constantly afraid his servants will leave him. He needed to make sure this wouldn't happen by binding them with oaths and, again, rules. Not to mention the Forsworn couldn't have been much above the law, otherwise everything would have fallen.

“He is intellegent, that does not keep him from making mistakes.” You say. I'd like to know where I denied that. I simply stated that there were obvious reasons for his mistakes, and I explained them. This quote makes as much sense as the whole paragraph, to be honest, since it's merely your opinion on him, which basically everyone agrees with.

And for your last sentence: glad to hear that, but very uninterested about it.

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