Eurmali Plausible? (was Re: Eurmali)

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_...>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:45:42 -0000

> The Colymar can't really stop her, as queen she chooses her
retainers.
> Those retainers are not some sort of government employees although
> indirectly the tribe pays to support them. I'm sure there are some
> people who criticise her for keeping a trickster but other than
> choosing a new king or queen there's nothing they can do about it.

I agree.

> There's also the fact that the trickster will be a member of the
> tribe with family. I suspect many tricksters are bonded as a
> favour to someone because the alternative is having the outlawed
> or beaten to death.

Here I disagree. As a rule, I think the trickster's kin disavows the trickster completely and in many cases would be first in the line for killing the trickster.

Jeff