> In Heortland and Esrolia there are "native" sorcerers who follow one of Arkat's companions and treat the Gods almost as Saints, they are Henotheists.
The Aeolians predate Arkat.
> There are probably more, but I can't remember them. Richard the Tigerheart was Malkioni, but I don't think he belonged to any of those groups.
Rikard came from the Castle Coast.
> The Henotheists believe that some of the Storm/Earth gods act as Saints and worship them in a Malkioni way, so they are a halfway house.
Although HeroQuest 1 materials did present the Aeolians of Esvular in this way, I don't think this is still the case. The draft Guide to Glorantha speaks of the Aeolians as participating in Orlanthi rites (as opposed to the earlier description of worshipping Orlanthi deities in the Malkioni manner) while other Henothesists are said to sacrifice to gods and spirits.
The reason for the change is probably due to the general revision of Malkionism away from a christian/islamic analog to a hellenistic philosophical analog.
--Peter Metcalfe
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