Well, a wizard is a complex term in Gloranthaspeak. I'd say that most serious Wizards have something like 75-90% of their time spent doing stuff relating to their Wizardry. They presumably get some pretty awesome powers for that, but no social life (socialising with Essence Plane entities and other wizards discounted).
> It still seemed strange to me, since it also means that every character
> basically goes on HeroQuests, which makes them seem.... too mundane to
> me. Of course, I later found out that Orlanthi go on HeroQuests every
> holy day, during sacred time, every time they learn a feat, the two
> initiations they go through, becoming an adult, etc. So really,
> HeroQuests are banal and everyday for Orlanthi.
Well they go through mystical experiences during initiation (everyone, once), when they improve to devotion (few people, once), when they learn new feats (devotees only?, as much as they can probably). These are not full-blown quests, presumably, they are mythical paths that are fairly well trodden - although, as people have mentioned - presumably Mistakes Will Happen From Time To Time, but not for your PC unless you want them to have happened or it is a major part of the story of your game.
I don't really see that initiation makes heroquesting banal - personally I think it might make it more relevant to people. At least Heortlings can personally appreciate in some what their heroes are up to... Dara Happans are probably told to shut up and get back to work - if they are not crucified for disharmonious behaviour... ;)
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John Machin
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- Athanasius Kircher, 'The Great Art of Knowledge'.
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