Re: Re: Orlanthi Prostitution

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 01:17:09 +0200 (EET)


On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 SimonBray_at_... wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> If I remember correctly Greg has stated that their are 'No' sexual
> diseases in Glorantha.

This sounds familiar to me too. If there vere such in the Tula, then I would suspect a wich of Malia was involved.

> I must ask the question, why does everybody want there to be
> prostitutes on every Sartarites village street corners? This takes me
> back to my early D&D days, when I wasn't getting any, nor was I
> likely to, so we lived in a sordid testosterone enhanced world.

 :) But I agree. Prostitution just doesn't fit the Heortling society. They don't carry the sexual angst and frustration (and the misguided male-oriented worldviews) of so many Terran societies.

> What about realtionships, Orlanthi marriage customs. Hell if you
> read the Sacred Time calender, you will note that there is an option
> for a lot of bed hopping activity.
>
> Simon

I'll certainly leave the prostitutes for the fringes of Yelmic societies, and of course, the west.

        -Adept

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