> From: TTrotsky_at_...
> Not at all clear -- in fact, "violent and deadly tasks normally taken by
>men" is to me pretty clearly the opposite of your interpretation (many
>violent and deadly tasks have nothing to do with defence -- and at least the
>KoDP sense, auxiliaries are Ernalda women). Vinga
> herself may have mythically been a defender, but that doesn't mean her
>followers have to be, and her magic in Hero Wars certainly isn't
>defensive-only.>>
Yes. I think the defense idea comes from her prominance in many
Lesser/Greater Darkness myths. The few gods left were known as defenders
and providers (Vinga, Elmal and so on). Her earlier myths (IMO) would focus
more on adventuring, becoming a champion and so on.
Thom