Re: Secret History of the Beast Riders?

From: Andrew Larsen <aelarsen_at_...>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:13:18 -0500

Clan life is dependent on Waha, so it's hard to imagine any clan having no Waha worship at all. But I think some clans may have higher numbers of other cults than the usual massive preponderance of Waha cultists. Some cults probably have higher numbers of Storm Bull cultists, and I suspect that the number of Foundchild worshippers is higher than is often allowed for. Among Sable Riders, of course, the various Lunar cults are increasing in importance (especially among those tribes right around Pavis, where there would be less need for Waha's skills). And a few clans will see the increase in popularity of Orlanth or Yelmalio or Humakt.

Andrew E. Larsen

On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Glass wrote:

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> > The more I read the less that I believe that the Theists "death of all gods" during the Greater Darkness is quite as universal as the Theists make out. And even there we only have the stories of 2 great Theistic pantheons to go by. [http://moondesignpublications.com/library/religions/cult-waha.html]
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> Not going to get involved in that one. But there's an interesting side line in that text I never noticed.
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> Waha is "occasionally less popular than some religions among the peoples."
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> What are those religions and when were they so popular? How did they come to Prax and where are they now?
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> The text suggests EWF and the more recent Lunar incursion as defeats for the cult of Waha. (Presumably Pavis stayed in the city.) Are these the occasional eclipses of Waha worship?
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> I bring this up because there's a tendency to imagine Prax as a static culture that reacts to outside influences but remains unchanged since the Dawn.
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> Is the modern form of the Storm Bull cult one of these religions?
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