Interesting thought. Of course, this allows the traditional quenching of a blade in the body of a prisoner/slave/unsuspecting goat. Very nice touch.
> Now... does that make it full of Death (dead souls) or full of Life
> (those souls have been stopped from passing out of the 'living' -
> Middle - world, and thus have not been judged Dead by whatever power
> your specific theology says decides such things)?
Not so much full of Death, perhaps. Death is traditionally in Glorantha the *act* of separation. But 'the dead' I would buy -- the formerly living. If I had to buy into it, I'd say it was full of 'potential of separation' -- like a rock (or volkswagon) in a trebuchet. Its not so much that you are dead but now are 'not alive'
But that's all too much speculating for this humble clansman! I just know that until Gunnar the Smith sings his special metal magic songs (and kills the old worn out cow I brought for him as part payment), my sword seems to screw up my magic.
Hope this helps,
Jeff
Jeff
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