The Orlanthi are a rural folk, and all can hunt, hunters being part
of the same community but specialising in the hunt. Having said that
I view hunters as usually being a bit more rustic than their
clanmates. In my game the most remote stead was known as the hunter
clan. Having said that the remoteness and fact the land was in the
highlands a bit meant thats where the Orlanth rites were mainly
carried out, as the location aided the secrecy so saw a suprising
amount of through traffic.
I guess what i am saying is that, sure, you are going to get the
odd 'Grizzly Adams' loner Odaylan, but most of them are full
participants of Heortling society, if maybe a bit more scruffy and
taciturn as a stereotype.
In terms of myths, I think Odaylans had the skills that could help
folks survive the darkness without magic, when the gods were all dead
or gone away.
YGWV of course.
Regards
Rob
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> In the current campaign I'm narrating, there is an odaylan hunter in
> the group (it's an orlanthi clan saga near in the Lismelder tribe,
> losely based on the Greydog campaign).
> Things are going quite well, but there is something I'm having some
> difficulties with. I lack some references on how to portray an
> odaylan, their place in orlanthi society (or lack of it), and how
> others see them.
>
> I know they're somewhat outside of society, but not as much as a
> humakti. It's where to put the bar where I fail. Its difficult for
me
> to find ideas on how other people trate them, namely:
> - The prototypical orlanthi.
> - The prototypical ernalda worshipper, and difficulties finding a
> partner or a wife. Even whether odaylans usually marry.
> - How other hunters see them.
> - How a humakti would see them too, and how they react to each
other.
> The way I see it, odaylans are more acceptable of Death as part of
the
> cycle of life than the usual orlanthi, so maybe they don't shun a
> humakti as much as others do.
>
> Besides, I lack some real life or narrative references for them
> (literature or movies). I find those useful, at least at first.
>
> And well, I thought that you could help me a little with this issue.
> Either by explanation or myths :).
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Sergi
>