Drought In The Underworld: A Comparative Analysis

The man fell to his knees in front of me and begged, “Your majesty, please, my village is starving. We’ve had little food since the drought started, but I’m sure you know about that, it’s just that because it is so dry, a fire started and charred most of the crops. We don’t have any food now, and it will take too long for the remaining plants and soil to break apart and be ready for crops agian. It’s time we just don’t have, your majesty, please help us. The children,” he shivered, “the children need food or they won’t make it.” I was sympathetic for this man. The drought had taken its toll on all of Melenos, and we had just had our first decent rain in years, but if their village had suffered a wildfire before the drought had broken, then …show more content…
You see, the gods divided the world long ago to decide who controls what, but back then, there were no problems in the underworld. That is where people went when they died. Recently, however, the underworld has needed more intervention from the gods to stay secure and functional. So we need someone to run the underworld. None of the other gods have time to handle the growing problems in the underworld, and my son says you have all the skills necessary. As you demonstrated with this man here, you can solve problems and direct many people or components to solve it. You also showed you are fair and kind, which is important if you are to judge the dead. And in the past, you have showed that you can push your fear away and you rely on logic to solve a problem, which is what will matter in the underworld. You will not have to know how to fight in the underworld, but you will need to know how to do all I have just mentioned. And, you are a prince, so you have been trained for this. As I mentioned, your combat training does not matter, but you have been raised to direct a kingdom. The underworld is just a kingdom. So will you do what none of the other gods have been able