How did the Quori use the warforged (Quorforged) and did they make other constructs ?

[RealAlHazred]

Originally posted by charlemegne:

Might have the quorforge been empty husks in which the quori entered, might it be like the Kalashtar (the quori but letting the Kalashtar make most of his/her decisions, or could it be like the Trill from Star Trek ? ( The symbiont and trill's personalities blend to make a new one ?) 

 

[RealAlHazred]

Originally posted by EnderXenocide0:

Keith commented on this in a thread over at ENWorld.

The Quorforged were never intelligent. The current, sentient Warforged are something wholly different from the ancient designs used by the Quori of the previous age. The Quori wanted to escape destruction at the turning of the age, and so they built Quorforged bodies and Docents in which they would store their spirits. These docents would be loaded into the Quorforged, and, presumably, the Quori would be able to control the Quorforged (which begs the question... could a Docent like Shira attempt to control a PC Warforged that attached the Docent?). In doing this, they would no longer be Quori and would be something different--something that would be consumed and reborn come Quor Tarai.

The Kalashtar, on the other hand, are not controlled by the Quori in any manner. The Quori don't let the Kalashtar make decisions, they simply have no say in the matter. There are only 66 rebel quori in existence, but there are many more Kalashtar. The soul of each Kalashtar touches the spirit of one of the rebel Quori, gaining insight from this bond. They may share memories and the Quori's personality may affect the Kalashtar's instinct, but the Quori has no say in what the Kalashtar thinks or does. The rebel Quori no longer have a physical presence. Instead, they exist within the collective subconscious of their Kalashtar descendants. It could be said that the rebel Quori act as the "nature" part of "nature vs. nurture" in a Kalashtar's life. Now, The Inspired, on the other hand, are vessels that have willingly allowed their bodies to be possessed by Quori spirits that directly control the host body.


Originally posted by Hellcow:

What EX0 said!

 

[RealAlHazred]

Originally posted by EnderXenocide0:

Now I really am kind of curious about how Docents interact with the original Quorforged. In the thread over at ENWorld, it is said: "The Quorcraft warforged is a disposable pair of arms and legs for this indestructible soul." This indicates, to me, that the Quori-as-Docent has control over the Quorcraft body. Is this accurate? And if so, how different are the current Warforged with regards to this means of control?

 

[RealAlHazred]

Originally posted by Hellcow:

Now I really am kind of curious about how Docents interact with the original Quorforged. In the thread over at ENWorld, it is said: "The Quorcraft warforged is a disposable pair of arms and legs for this indestructible soul." This indicates, to me, that the Quori-as-Docent has control over the Quorcraft body. Is this accurate?

Yes. I see it as the same relationship the modern quori have with the Inspired. The body is capable of autonomous action on its own (though IIRC the Quorforged aren't sentient), but when the docent is plugged in, it's fully in control.

And if so, how different are the current Warforged with regards to this means of control?

By what's been said and shown in the novels, the Quori docent doesn't displace the warforged personality. However, there's no proof hat it COULDN'T - which means, at the end of the day, it's up to the DM.