Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-27460754-20160402002043/@comment-29838325-20161006043534

Fluid-decanter wrote: We don't strictly know that the Lustlord existed at all, or that the shards are related to him. As far as we know for sure, that's just mythology. It might be true or not.

As for the Chosen and Shining Swords... Tal didn't come equipped with a Shining Sword, so it can't be entirely about the swords. But the basic idea that Chosen are sort of like shardbearers seems plausible. but you could argue due to the multiple references and the mythos behind all the gods and the fact that pretty much any god that has been mentioned has been represented in some fashion so far, would lead to a rational conclusion that the Lustlord at one point did exist. Lust lord had several goddess's as explained by one of the succubi during Yarra's path, it is also mentioned that the Church of Ivala to make things simpler roled several goddesses into one pre-existing.

This also explains why one incubus lord is so into the religous lore because he probably understands that truths were written into the stories and he could quite possibly could be the most powerful because he'll have the most understanding of the shards and where they came from and how to use them.

as far as the shining swords go, not all incubus kings have armor with shards either and Tal seems to be the exception as all other Chosen have had shining swords. Tal could of merely been sent to test and monitor simon.

also funny little side note Tal Mentions he killed alot of rats, and guess where you find a shining blade without a chosen, could be a coincidence could be another example of why he wasn't the brightest bulb in the book.