Power. The Red Goddess has defeated Orlanth, hence Orlanth is weaker than the Red Goddess. Heortlings don't worship losers, now do they?
IMG this argument works because heortlings worship mostly on the basis of "do ut des"; they trade sacrifice for magical powers. Belief doesn't enter into it much (though tradition does).
>Or is it more a case of mystic bribery, more or less - we can teach you
>feat/secret XXX or YYY if only you will do ZZZ? Or perhaps less mystic and
>more material bribery or threat?
That too.
-- - Mikael Raaterova [.sig omitted on legal advice]
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