> > Gods that do not appear in the Orlanthi myths are not part of the
> > Compromise.
> Given the struggle for superiority in the heavens/airs, I would
> expect a plethora of mythical encounters between solar planetary
> and star deities and storm deities.
We seem to be getting our lines crossed.
IMO for the Orlanthi to recognize a foreign deity as part of the Compromise, they must recognize him or her in the Ritual of the Net. Thus Jagrekriand is there, Venebain is there and Yelm is there (although he initially wasn't). Subservient Gods to the recognized Gods can easily be rationalized as being part of the Ritual of the Net even though the Orlanthi will find them almost impossible to recognize.
Yes, the Orlanthi did fight the Loonies during the Flood (Book of Heortling Mythology p73) and yes, they would have recognized the Loonies as having worshipped a planetary deity. But that planet did not exist at the time of the Ritual of the Net and the deity would not have been present at the Ritual of the Net. An Orlanthi Scholar interested in such things would have rationalized her absence as being devoured by Chaos as had happened to Vadrus and several other deities.
> > I would prefer a source rather than a statement [for Nadar being
> > explicitly described as a Nathic Avenger].
> I would prefer to be able to give it without redoing the research
> that I lost during the last three computer crashes of mine.
In which case, less emphatic statements are preferable. Saying that you recall Nadar being described as a Nathic Avenger is a lot better than just stating that he is without giving supporting evidence.
In any case, the closest I can find is the Entekosiad (p91) which has Carmanos described as an incarnation of Natha. This is however something Valare Addi wrote and has far less credibility as a historical fact than a contemporary Carmanian document would.
--Peter Metcalfe
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