I'm not sure that Orlanth fathered any sons on mortal women. His children were born before Time, when "mortal" wasn't a really useful classification. Could you perform a heroquest to get Orlanth to father a child? Probably, although it doesn't seem to be all that common (maybe it's just dangerous -- the only god-fathering I can think of off hand is Cragspider's experiments with Great Trolls). The trick may be that with too little "divine essence" you get a relatively ordinary child; as you increase the closeness of the contact with the god you increase the chance of getting a demigod or hero but also increase the risks to the mother.
I think all the "Thunder Sisters" are the Weaver Women -- Orlanth's sons are Strom, his daughters probably take after their mothers (so most of the Storm Tribe daughters are Earth beings, his child with Kygor Litor is Darkness, etc.)
Peter Larsen
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