> > >At any rate, it might be that these clans don't need special cults for women
> > >per se, since they don't place restrictions on the sex of the worshippers of
> > >the Husband-Deity.
> >
> >I don't quite understand. If the God is worshipped as a Husband, then it
> >follows that he is worshipped for his masculine prowess. Not requiring
> >his worshippers to be male seems to me counterproductive.
>
> That's the way it seemed to me initially when I framed the question. Vinga
> exists, in some senses anyway, as a way for women to work around this
> proble, and gain access to the specialist magics they may need to carry out
> non-stereotypical social roles. So, how do Flamal and Argan Argar
> worshipping clans allow their women to access the husband-deities, if they
> don't let them join the main cult directly. One answer might be that they
> do let them join, and just accept the fact that their husband deity magic
> won't be as good, which was what I was postulating here.
When looking at the Torkani, I've always presumed that Argan Argar does
permit female worshippers, even if he's mandatory (at the communal
worship level) for men. But then Argan Argar isn't so much of a warrior
deity (though he has a spear-wielding aspect, so he's not entirely
peaceable either) and I've made Torkani warrior-women Vingan, Humakti,
etc. just like in other clans. One could contact the martial magic that
Argan Argar does have via Vinga without it being unreasonable, IMO. And
if you want a specific cult to access his non-martial magic, I'd
recommend Xentha.
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Trotsky
Gamer and Skeptic
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