Michael Cule wrote:
>
> writes
> >I apologise for discussing this on the rules digest but it was here...
> >
> >michael cule <mike-_at_...> wrote:
> >> Yes, in that sense it is doubtful if Harrek is a Hero. His power is
> >> great but it is not shared.
> >
> >
> >I would disagree with this. Harrek has a rather large warband who
> >follow his "wyrd" and his path. While they do not share his magical
> >powers (he is an hsunchen and thus can't share it) they do things his
> >way and venerate him as their leader, on this plane and the higher
> >planes.
> >
> >This IMO is what makes a hero.
>
> Yes, yes, possibly. Note that Harrek is one of the exceptions to the
> 'must live on the Hero-Plane' bit I included in the description of the
> archetypical Hero. But that's possibly because he's so early in his
> career.
>
> The typical Hero spreads his cult through the world and then moves onto
> the God-Plane when he can no longer live in the everyday world.
>
> Other exceptions are Cragspider and Sir Ethilrist who have both survived
> on the mortal plane for centuries by keeping their cults small and
> limited and difficult to get into.
>
> And yet a final exception is Androgeus: I can't see him having any
> followers! Who would want to worship her?
> --
> Michael Cule
Andro seems to be some sort of embodiment of disorder adn wierdness. Perhaps he/she has some sort of powerfeed into 'the way things are' and exists because, well, you NEED something like him/her around.
To be silly but blunt: If there wasn't an Androgeus, they'd have to invent one!
Jeff
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