>Sure, I'd say that works for your household -- but all depends on just
>how much time/effort you have to devote to it. Farming is hard work.
>I'd say a stead would have one but it would be concerned with
>fire-prevention and the like. Not too sure how useful it would be in
>keeping out the Blackoaks.
>But a house in the village might not have one.
Daimones seem to be scaled entities that start off small and grow as they get reputation and worshippers. Maybe wyters are the same way -- it might be an ancestor worshipped by the clan/stead/whatever or a nature daimon adopted by the group. I suspect most houses (as well as steads) have "hearth daimones" which could grow to be wyters if their supporters grow numerous and strong enough. Obviously, a hovel with 4 adult cotters and their kids is pretty weak compared to the Cheif's stead (with many dozens of well-fed and faithful people) in terms of spiritual resources to "grow" the proto-wyter. So, when the Black Oaks come knocking, the cotter's hearth daimon wrings its "hands" and maybe gets off a weak curse (-1 Close Combat to one attacker; big deal) while the Chief's stead wyter can call all the warriors and rain hail on the attackers. In other words, no hearth, properly consecrated and maintained, is without a wyter, but not too many of them are strong enough to be noticed by anyone other than the inhabitants of that dwelling. Wyters would then be common, but noticible wyters rare.
Peter Larsen
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