RE: Re: PEOPLE: Broyan and the Larnsti

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:52:33 +1300


At 05:30 PM 3/10/04 -0800, you wrote:

>Let's not get hung up on rulesy descriptions of Larnsti worshipping
>Hendreik (and Larnste) as a separate god or through a subcult of
>Orlanth.

I am not the one getting "hung up over rulesly descriptions". I am arguing against spatchcocking the cult of Larnste due to an excessive deferrence to a character sheet in OiD (which is freely ignored when it implies something you don't like as you do below).

> A couple of basic observations:

>(1) I think that the Larnsti form a heroband. They are also a cult,
>sub-cult, hero cult, whatever the right term is in HQ.

Read the glossary. The distinction is important and not something that can be fudged to the extent that you do.

>(2) Broyan is the leader of the heroband. Maybe all Larnsti are part
>of the heroband, maybe not. If you want another Larnsti band somewhere,
>let me know. Otherwise, I don't think it is important.

So why did you waste so much time and energy trying to argue against my original suggestion (namely that Broyan is in charge of _a_ Larnsti heroband) then?

>(4) Hendreik is the guardian, wyter, whatever of the Larnsti heroband
>at Whitewall.

Hendreik is far too powerful to be a guardian of a mere heroband.

> > No. The Andrini still worship Hendreik.
>
>But not correctly.

Yes, correctly.

> > Except that Broyan's only apparent Larnsti power is his heroic
> > escape. I would have thought that a Larnsti capable of transforming
> > himself in such a way would have greater powers than Broyan's
> > initiate level magic described in OiD.

>I would have thought that Kallyr's Starbow could do more than what is
>described in OiD. Maybe Broyan has more abilities that aren't described
>in OiD.

Maybe the Larnsti have many more abilities that aren't described in OiD?

> > Secondly there were Vingkotling Kings in Volsaxar before Broyan
> > and he owes his position in part to inheritance.

>Sure about this?

If you have evidence to the contrary then post them. If you want to know what my sources are then ask. But simply asking whether I'm sure isn't very productive.

--Peter Metcalfe

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