>Following on from my rules list Animism questions, here's a cultural
>one. Where do all the little Kolati come from? More specifically, how
>many Animists would be in a clan of, say, 600 (on average, I guess
>some clans would have none at all)?
Spirit-talkers aren't part of the Orlanthi clan AFAIK. Going by KoDP, they go around being strange and weird to whatever clan is in their area and can serve several clans. In the Orlanthi social universe, they are loners (but protected by their magics).
>So, it looks like Heortling Animists usually
>don't have a family Spirit Talker, because Spirit Talkers don't leave
>decendants (barring Sedrosans before they become Sedrosans...).
I don't think there's any such thing as lay Heortling animists in clan life. All clan members would be automatically theists. If one wants to be a spirit-talker, then the standard practice would be to run away from your kin (before initiation) and take up residence as a Spirit-talker's helper.
My impressions anyway...
--Peter Metcalfe
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