Pineal Gland
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It is universally accepted, by all who accept it, that Eris communicates with her followers through their pineal glands. This would be entirely uncontroversial except that not all of Eris' followers /have/ pineal glands; in fact, some of her most famous devotees are nyloc, who have no organs whatsoever. There are five responses to this, all of which are heretical. There is first the theory that such Discordians regularly consume the pineal glands of other sentient beings, and recieve their powers thereby. This tends to be advanced by more paranoid Discordians who often wear rubber neck-protectors in defense. Second is the theory that Eris actually hides their pineal glands from them (and everyone else); in fact, they do have perfectly functional pineal glands, but Eris's power has disguised it from everyone. *Why* she would do this for some races but not others is usually left unexplained, met with rolled eyes or arguments that are intended to address the less relevant *how* she might do it. Third it the theory that they are actually faking it. Such entities are not, adherents claim, actually Discordians at all -- they merely have developed an advanced system of chicanery that seems to exactly duplicate Discordian powers for all intents and purposes to onlookers. But, there is hope to distinguish the fakes from the real things; the Discordian Corporation Zurch-Ix manufactures and distributes highly advanced arrays that allow discerning Xoticians to establish the difference between real Discordians and their manufactured imitators. Zurch-Ix, a well-known distributor of illumination, offers these arrays at-cost out of the goodness of their own hearts. (Coincidentally, they also manufacture heart-detectors.) The fourth theory, mentioned here mostly for completeness' sake, is that Eris communicates with her followers however She damn well pleases, and that the pineal gland is really more of a metaphor than anything else. This is a boring and sensible theory, and likely manufactured by servants of Greyface. Those espousing it are often excommunicated on the spot. The fifth theory is a secret. Those who inquire too deeply tend to be found face-down in harbors, blowing bubbles.
Organ:
Organ Type: Pineal Gland Plural: Pineal Glands Features: Delicate No specific help is available for this organ type. Development Information: The pineal gland organ type was created by Lost Souls; the source code was last updated Tue Mar 15 02:22:30 2016.