The Writings of an Illiterate Man Vol. 2

Barbarika and his Three Arrows Barbarika is in possession of 3 arrows given to him by the gods. These three arrows allow him to mark the targets he wants to kill, mark the targets he doesn't want to harm, and finally, the third arrow kills all marked targets and returns to him. This weapon reminds me a lot of Yondu's arrow from Guardians of the Galaxy. Varja: Indra's Lightning Bolt The Varja is a weapon Indra used to slay the dragon Vritra to free the rivers of the world from captivity. Lightning bolts are just cool. Narayanastra This was a weapon of Vishnu capable of destroying an entire army by launching a volley of arrows at all those who opposed the wielder. Ashwathama used this weapon against an army. Krishna then appeared to the opposing army telling them to lay down their arms and surrender to the weapon. The soldiers oblige and are spared. Additionally, the weapon could only be used once in a war. If used a second time, it would fire upon the wielder...

Gods/Devas As I mentioned in a previous blog, one of my favorite games of all time is Smite. This game features gods from a few different pantheons, including gods from the Hindu Pantheon. The game gives a basic background on the gods tailored to the game itself. I am interested in seeing how well the designers interpretations of the gods match up with how they are classically portrayed. I think I would likely focus on significant battles they fought when retelling stories. Weapons of the Gods/Astra I have always been interested in weaponry. I greatly enjoy military history, and while this isn't quite history, I think it will still interest me. I have little to no knowledge on any of the weapons of the gods. I think I will likely focus on the roles these weapons played in significant battles, or how they came into being. Epic Battles Again, I really enjoy military history, so I think reading about these battles will be pretty exciting. I know nothing of the battles in the ep...