> 1) It might mean that Wind Lords are considerably less common than
> previously thought...
>
Thunder Rebels states half a dozen or less at any one time in Dragon Pass.
> 2) Isn't every Orlanthi Sacred Time ritual a Lightbringer Quest? That
> is to say that the Lightbringer Quest can occur in a number of
> shorter/lesser forms as well as the full "Bringing back a Hero from
> Hell" form performed by the likes of Harmast and Argrath. While the
> Prospective Windlord needs to fulfill the role of his God in his last
> and greatest action of GodTime, he needn't succeed in the full quest
> in all it's glory.
The implication is that the prospective Wind Lord must undergo the full quest himself, not take part in a portion of the lesser quest as performed in Sacred Time. Given that correcting harm done to an enemy is also a requirement, my guess is that these are often combined.
On a personal note, I got my copy in Static in Glasgow yesterday. Haven't had time to do more than skim it yet. I was running a game last night, and my Humakti stole the book and spent half an hour making 'hur hur' and 'oh yeah' noises, before re-working his character.
First impressions are good, although I suspect that Thunder Rebels remains the single 'must buy' product so far. Main complaint so far is I haven't worked out the rules for Vingans - they get to take Orlanth aspects and sub-cults, but what affinities do they get? Exactly the same as the males? Overall, Vinga is very nice, though. Nandan is a bit of a let down though - 'the Housekeeper'? Not got quite the same ring to it...
Keith, my Humakti player, also noticed that Hueymakt, war god of the ducks is mentioned - is this the first time in canon? I recall various fan publications, but not an official source. Always preferred Humquackt myself...
Cheers,
Graham
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