Argan Argar is much much more than a "Darkness trading god". He is the Lord of the Surface World and a path by which one can speak with the Darkness. Non-trolls who want to obtain the protection of the Darkness in a troubled world offer sacrifice to Argan Argar, who always offers something in return. Trolls who want to interact with the Surface World but still remain under the protection of the Darkness offer sacrifice to Argan Argar as well. His worshipers, however, can do as they please.
Last time Greg and I chatted about it, we concluded that Etyries probably did not consider herself an Issaries worshiper, although Issaries cultists consider her to be a wayward daughter.
> > The Issaries cult was spread far beyond Orlanthi lands in the Second
> > Age. You will find Issaries worship even in cultures that do not
> > worship Orlanth - for example, there are Issaries cultists in Teshnos,
> > Fonrit, and beyond.
>
> I had hoped this was the case! There is reference to "Tradetalk" being
> widespread and while I can see this is conceivably a handy
> game-artefact it occurred to me that, being Glorantha, there was
> probably some mythical cause for its existence and dispersion.
Tradetalk is a magical and mundane language. Issaries cultists can naturally speak it using their Communication Rune, although it is also learnable. And it is easily understood and quickly learned even by foreigners and non-humans! Tradetalk is the most common second language in Glorantha, although it is nobody's native tongue.
Jeff
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