Re: Opposing runes and the circle of elements - Lodril

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_VFFagVszsHM_LvOQ1a6DnyJPMtOfh3VhesV8rw0qEfOHNjVEwLOErWZhsx35tMQR1T9J>
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:01:28 -0000

> I can't see any "of course" in there. It seems to me obvious that it should be t'other way about, if anything. If Barntar isn't an Earth god (albeit the only male one in the pantheon, IIRC) the system is a bit broken somewhere. I can already hear the sound of someone vigorously hammering a square peg into a round hole...

Barntar is not an Earth God. He is an Air God. Not all plow gods are Earth Gods!!!

Here's a bit out of the Sartar book:

Barntar and Farming
It is often mistakenly assumed that Barntar is associated with the Earth Rune. Plowing is actually associated with Air and Movement â€" the plow turns the Earth and exposes it to the Air. Barntar is the tie between Earth and Air. He does not ripen the crops; he merely creates the right conditions where it is possible that they can grow.

Jeff