Re: Ratuki from Nils Weinander on 2002-05-07 (HeroQuest RPG)

From: Nils Weinander <nils_w_at_...>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 13:19:48 -0700 (PDT)

>> Who would have taught them? The Tamanjaryans worshipped
>> Tomikaratra and turned to Ratuk when the island sunk. If
>> their original worship was theistic they may not have
>> known how to do animism. So Ratuk needs more sacirice to
>> be happy and give you magic? Well, he is a fierce and
>> rapacious god.
>
>I suppose it depends on how difficult you think it is to "invent" the
>correct method of worship.
>
>But didn't they have some pre-existing relationship to Ratuk _before_
>the sinking? Maybe that's where I'm getting confused.

Sort of. Their goddess Tomikaratra had a definite relationship as Ratuk was her mythical spouse.

I'm starting to vacillate back to a previous thought that the majority of the Tamanjaryans worshipped Tomikaratra, theist fashion, while some sepcialists (sea-borne warriors) worshipped Ratuk, animist-fashion. I don't think they knew shape-changing from the beginning.

After the island sinking, all remaining Tamanjaryans turned to Ratuk and became roving sea nomads. At some time then, while they were off in the little-charted northeastern waters, they learned how to shape-change and the "true" Ratuki formed.

Nils Weinander

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