And it struck me that his quest from the lowest point to the highest in his world (as he conceived it to be) was very like a HeroQuest.
And I wondered if we could find a similar document for Glorantha. Only of course the journey would have been literally true. Who could have done the whole journey from the deepest pit of hell to the throne of Yelm? Arkat perhaps? Or one of the God-Learners? (Finding an unsuppressed document from either would be both interesting and dangerous to your health.)
Who would be the Virgil to guide our wanderer on his way? What would be their route?
Actor and Genius.
AKA Theophilus, Prince-Archbishop of the Far Isles
(Arms: Purpure, an open book proper, without clasps. On the dexter page the
Greek letter Alpha or. On the sinister page the letter Omega of the same.
Motto: nulla spes sit in resistendo.)
Ask me about the Far Isles Medieval Society: Better living through pan-medieval anachronisms.
End of Glorantha Digest V1 #328
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