> Hi!
>
> I am looking for heroquests for Orlanth's four magic
> weapons. I
> remember a write-up for a "sandals of darkness"
> heroquest (maybe in
> the Hero Wars Uz book?), but I'm drawing a blank as
> to whether there
> have been heroquests written up for the other three.
> Can anyone point
> me in the right direction?
Let me Google, because I can't think of any, either.
Scarf of Mist
Lightning Spear
Shield of Arran
I can find one for the Scarf:
http://www.soltakss.com/hquest07.html
I'm not sure what the mechanics are, not HQ I suspect.
Looks easy enough to adapt, though.
The Lightning Spear is possibly gained on the Hill of
Gold?
Alternatively, I find Simon Phipp again.
http://www.soltakss.com/hquest09.html
And here's something Google found on a Harry Potter
forum.
http://newclues.mugglenet.com/archive/viewtopic.php?t=413&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90&sid=aa280c9ec04ea6830e8594b0460a9f14
I'm not sure what they're quoting.
Shield Spell (Orlanth)
Orlanthi learn the Shield spell by performing the
"Arming of Orlanth" ritual from King of Sartar. Here,
the initiate pledges to uphold the world order. Heler,
or his representative, then proceeds to dress Orlanth
in ritual gear, saying things like "here is Turnspear
which is a Shield for you", "here is Humakt who will
slay your enemies", "here is your helmet, Spare Me"
and so on. When he reaches the item representing the
spell sacrificed for, in this case the mailcoat
"Turnspear", he will recite its properties further.
Finally, the initiate will pledge to use the spell to
uphold the Grand Order and to fight Chaos. This ritual
can also be used to learn Great Parry, Lightning and
Thunderbolt, as all these were borne by Orlanth in the
Arming of Orlanth.
Lightning Spear (Orlanth)
A spell such as Lightning Spear may be gained in one
of several ways, depending on where you come from. You
could use the Arming of Orlanth, as above. This is
used where the myth of Orlanth gaining the Lightning
Spear is not known, but it is known that he used it.
You could also use the Hill of Gold quest from
Orlanth's viewpoint. In an Elmali tribe, Orlanth would
meet Elmal, recognise his kinship and offer help and
friendship in return for the Lightning Spear. In a
Yelmalio area, Orlanth would meet Yelmalio and would
be challenged by him, in the struggle he would gain
the Lightning Spear.
Onward to the Shield, though in part that's answered
by the "Arming" above.
And I find Simon Phipp, yet again
http://www.soltakss.com/hquest10.html
There's also a cult write-up for Arran, though I'm not
sure if it helps at all
http://glorantha.temppeli.org/digest/gd6/1998.08/0816.html
No actual HQ heroquests, I'm afraid.
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