Re: OrenDanae Rites

From: L C <lightcastle_at_YkjOmbR3Nlv2WT_aKeVLEamLQFicYlGT-uDrRa0BOyCakZlGqHBfzgwzyApKhNAo>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:05:50 -0400

I would expect some strong Orendana stuff in Sylila for some reason. I strongly doubt that "torque" was what was intended.

John Machin wrote:
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> 2009/3/13 Jeff Richard <richaje_at_fnH0q9z7qPKgUPyK1uISZn6tHRtX3fGt5i847p1OWf5RHkULTNXtulgeepyBhjQsEcuIhsmIGOhCYRk.yahoo.invalid <mailto:richaje%40gmail.com>>:
> > She gave birth to a beautiful daughter who she named Orendara. On
> her neck shone a bright torque.
>
> Oooh, torque = motion? Or is it just fancy spelling? The idea that
> "Orlanthi" leaders have to be agents of "motion" (possibly "political
> motion") seems an interesting one to me.
>
> I was fooling about with Sylilan Orendana-like stuff for a while, but
> sadly the player who was most involved in it had to withdraw from our
> game due to scheduling conflicts and I didn't really have the time to
> develop things further. I did get an expanded Earth leadership
> sub-pantheon going though... no funky names however. :(
>
> --
> John Machin
> "Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."
> - Athanasius Kircher, 'The Great Art of Knowledge'.
>
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