Talk:Great War/@comment-38621229-20190224192257/@comment-38621229-20190226232705

Yes, my idea is that he may have created the Maidens to assist him in finding the relics long, long before he actually found any of them. Once he got the lamp, however, finding the relics probably became relatively easy. But it may have been thousands of years before he found the first. In saying all of this, I'm not dismissing the possibility that he really did create the Maidens with the idea of them spreading good throughout Remnant; that, too, is an important part of his mission. But I suspect it was not the only reason.

It would be really nice if, somehow, it was possible to end the threat of Salem peacefully, through somehow bringing her to enlightenment. I can't imagine how that could be done, however. Also, Salem was told by the Gods that she would wander Remnant until she understood the importance of life and death BEFORE she threw herself into the pool of Grimm. After that, she changed and became an immortal being with "a desire for pure destruction". That alteration in her essence may mean that she is now constitutionally incapable of truly learning what she needs to learn.