> So Malia starts out spelled with two L in COT and adopts the
> "modern" one-L spelling by Gods of Glorantha while simultaneously
> the treatment of the cult softens. Might this be a way to denote
> the schizoid nature of the cult in the world, with people who
> favor the "Mallia" form being more inclined to believe the goddess
> is an outright chaos figure and those who spell it "Malia" take the
> more sophisticated "part and parcel of mortal life" view?
And in the Guide, it's now back to MaLLia.