> Good point, though. I have vague memories of Celtic
> warriors being fined if they got overweight, but
> they're only vague, and of course Orlanthi aren't a
> direct analogue anyway. Sounds as if that Maran Gor
> priestess thinks it's attractive (er, at least, it's
> something she does by choice, not sure "attractive" is
> the word I want here?).
Most Orlanthi - even wealthy thanes - must perform significant amounts
of physical labor. Remember, they have no aristocratic disdain for
agricultural work. Heck, for the Heortlings, I think they romanticize
agricultural work - even their chiefs usually stoop to manual labor.
Jeff