It would be nice if we had everything published all at once for the Heortlings and for all of Glorantha, but we all know that's not possible and the reasons why.
Yes, TR had to expanded into two books, and we won't have the complete picture or the true balance until we've read both. TR gives us daily life, clans, religion, fighting, and the two great deities that account for 85% and more of Orlanthi worship. That's a hefty first serving.
Now I haven't seen the printed final TR (tomorrow, I'm hoping) and I'm speaking strictly as an individual, but lets put this into perspective.
The Orlanthi 'all' is still very much in operation. TR builds on the descriptions and key words of HW:RIG and G:IHW. Female warrior keys are provided there. This is a society built on freedom and on the fact that no one can make you do anything! The opening chapter, (and the TR sample on the Issaries website) expresses the attitudes shared about the roles of men and women by Heortlings themselves.
"With courage, a man can do whatever a woman does; with heart and training, a woman can be the equal of any man...."
Now for a woman to join Vinga is like joining Orlanth Adventurous. Vinga is a Thunder Brother, and anyone who has undergone Vinga initiation can join *any* Orlanth subcult. For "men only" read "men and initiated Vingans only."
There are also gateways into Ernalda for men. The descriptions of Nanda expressed on various Gloranthan lists over the last twelve months are ain't necessarily Issaries view *or* the final version.
Perhaps there would have been room for Vinga in TR if Issaries had dropped that damned index. :)
John
[Ducking and swerving to avoid incoming index flames]
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