Oh yes. Brithini are even worse, but then I consider them barely human since they are immortal as long as they rigidly adhere to caste.
>I'd say that was caste-breaking. However, it all depends on the way it
is interpreted.
Yes, and more and more I think there should be many, contradictory and argumentative interpretations. :-)
>Are the wizard caste the only ones who can cast magic? I'd say no. Are
they the only ones who can do funky things with magic? Yes. In
Glorantha, magic is pervasive and I can't see a whole swathe of a
>society meing unable ot use magic at all.
Oh agreed. In fact, I think that while mechanically, Liturgists and Adepts are basically the same, I think they are often perceived quite differently in terms of the caste system.
>The other way of looking at it is that in the Rokari system you are
born to your caste, so someone in the wizard caste who is rubbish at
magic cannot do anything else. Similarly, someone born to be a knight
>who cannot fight, hates the sight of blood and is allergic to horses
needs to be put in a position where he can do no harm. I'm sure there
are special posts created for exactly those kinds of people.
I think that is one way to handle it, absolutely.
>Move up the System or stay where you are best suited. The Loskalmi
seem to have a very mobile caste structure, but I'm sure there would be
glass ceilings inplace for all sorts of people. Imagine a Simon
>Cowell-type figure dashing the hopes of a prospective Wizard.
Hah! I think Greg has gone on record that Loskalm post-Ban actually *is* egalitarian, and not a corrupt sham. Basically, they got it right while isolated from the real world, but now the question is can they hold onto it in face of the reality of the Kingdom of War.
I do love the Cowell idea, though. :-)
>Ralios is the heir of a lot of conflicting systems, so it would depend
on which church you belonged to, which area you lived in and a whole
host of other thigs.
Oh yeah.
LC
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