- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "simon_hibbs2"
<simon.hibbs_at_m...> wrote:
> --- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "russ_cole2003"
> <russ_cole_at_l...> wrote:
>
> > I think the discussion as gone somewhat off the track of what I
was
> > asking. I am really inerested in peoples views on the worship of
> > Zorak Zoran within Uz society.
> >
> > For example how much interaction is their between Amastan
> worshiping
> > Uz and those who choose another aspect of ZZ?
>
> I would expect an awful lot. After all they worship in the same
> temples, and apart from the subcult their general worship of Zorak
> Zoran will be shared.
>
> > ...I guess there could be
> > a fair amount of friction, but am assuming they would co-exist
> around
> > some of the larger temples?
>
> They'd co-exist in pretty much all the temples, perhaps with a few
> unusual exceptions such as special holy places of Amastan, but I'd
> expect these to be shrines or very small tamples only and perhaps
> only one or two of those. They're just different parts of the same
> religion.
>
> Having said all that, there will be constant struggles for power in
> most ZZ temples. It's a violent religion and some of their rites
are
> deadly. Especialy in the larger temples, factional antagonisms
based
> on all sorts of divisions will affect daily life. Sure the Amastan
> guys will have their own factional interests, but I think the
> religious differences will be just one of many possible resons for
> forming a faction. So in some temples the factional politics might
> split on subcult lines, in others it might split on family or
> personality differences and subcult membership might not be a big
> deal.
>
> Ultimately though they all worship Zorak Zoran, and will follow the
> most powerful war leader among them.
>
>
> Simon Hibbs
Thanks Simon - your suggestion makes sense to me. Any thoughts on
relative numbers within each sub-cult?
I would have put the Amastan sub-cult faily high up there 50% +
perhaps? I would imagine that some warbands such as Cragspider's
Legion of Death would be predominantly Amastan worshipers due to her
affinity with this area.
Worship of ZZ as Lord of Demons I would assume to be far smaller and
with only certain demons mastered in each temple or region?
Russell