I would be leery of pushing this too far -- I expect even "scary Humakti" realize that they cannot easily live alone (especially since a really pumped Humakti might have trouble getting food -- it's not like the providing daimones will particularly helpful). I expect that, while clanspeople understand the importance of Humakt and believe that his worshippers are holy when they kill, a Humakti who makes a habit of killing indiscriminantly is going to be on the sharp end of the clan (or tribal) warbands in fairly short order. Especially since, without a clan, the Humakti can only enter a tula as a guest, and breaking the laws of hospitality is very serious. Of course, a clever kill-krazy Humakti probably knows how to get an honorable challenge out of nearly anyone, bending the hospitality laws just far enough (you see this a lot in the sagas), but that's where the story comes in....
Peter Larsen
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