>However, out of the examples discussed I'm not sure about Lightning Boy
>being a Praxian spirit.
He explicitly is one in Nomad Gods, Tales #14 p45 and Pavis & Big Rubble p59.
>He's a subcult of Orlanth Adventurous, providing
>the Lightning Spear (The spell Lightning in RQ3, I'd say it's a
>stand-alone feat in HW).
He's supposedly one of the four magic weapons. Given that all the other weapons are Shield of Arran, Sandals of Darkness and the Scarf of Mist; Lightning Boy starts to look out of place.
I'll go along with Jeff and say that what the Orlanthi actually know is Lightning Spear.
>The Praxian spirit of storms and lightning is
>Thunder Bird, AFAIK.
They have several.
--Peter Metcalfe
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