Does Rasputin have anything to do with [url=http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/history-and-mythology/grigory-rasputin/]Grigory Rasputin[/url]? I thought Rasputin might be be some sort of derivation of this guy. Some quotes: [i]Grigory Rasputin, a wondering peasant who eventually exerted a powerful influence over Nicholas II and Aleksandra, the last Tsar and Tsarina of Imperial Russia, is one of the most mysterious and dark individuals of Russian history.[/i] No doubt, the Warmind is equally mysterious and perhaps, dark. [i]Rasputin gained a reputation as a visionary, although some were scared of the boy and thought he was possessed by the devil. It was a time and place where all possible magic and healing powers were a way of life. Grigory himself thought that he was taken over by a higher force.[/i] Some Humans pre-collapse may have feared what Rasputin might become....perhaps the Warmind is not totally in control. [i]Rasputin was strongly against the First World War (1914 - 1918) and tried to convince the Tsar to make peace with Germany, but Nicholas held his ground and took Russia to war, which was a disaster for his country, with more than four million Russians loosing their lives.[/i] This is a long shot, but what if there is a relation here. If the Tsar is a metaphor for the Traveler, Rasputin, the Warmind, may have realized that a war with the Darkness (Germany) would only ruin his people. By extension Rasputin took the measure of nearly wiping out humanity to save a few that could live to fight another day... I know this theory is a long shot and my ideas are not completely coherent but it was just a thought and I think worth exploring more.