Re: Orlanth cares

From: Thom Baguley <t.s.baguley_at_...>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:49:06 +0000


> From: "Robert William Vesterman" <bob_at_...>
>Greg Stafford says:
>
>"Some people discussing this have confused political action with religious
>action. Orlanth only cares about who you woship, not who you attack."
>
>Surely he at least cares if you attack kin, right? Assuming so, how far does
>"kin" extend? I mean, I could see considering my fellow storm-worshipping
>Sartarite to be "kin", in a sense, at least compared to some invading Lunar,
>in which case wouldn't Orlanth care if you're a Lunar sympathizer?
>
>In a clan raid situation, I could see saying "that clan is not our (close)
>kin", justifying being able to attack them without kinstrife, but that clan
>IS kin when it comes to picking sides between them and the Lunars, isn't it?
>They're Heortlings too.

Kinstrife is its own punishment. It lets bad stuff happen to the clan. In particular it makes the clan vulnerable to chaos, IMO.

Thom

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