How far will Heortlings carry feuds

From: Zachary Kline <zkline_at_...>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 11:08:11 -0800

Hi ALl,
I was brainstorming adventure ideas recently, and stumbled on a combination of some bits from "High Pressure Front," and a dream I had recently which prompt this question. How far do feuding clans tend to take things? My basic notion was for the heroes to get involved when a cottar of their clan, nobody important, was apparently seized from his stead by a few weaponthanes during a raid. I imagined that he might be guilty of the crime of, say, speaking to a child from the feuding clan whilst out tending his sheep, something inconceivable to our modern sensibilities. How far do the Orlanthi views on children preclude this from being a possibility? Is it absurd that a feuding neighbor would take it that far? I'm still not sure what the ultimate explanation behind it might be, but figured something like that would at least be viewed as contrary to Orlanthi notions of honor, if nothing else. Thanks much,
Zack.