Re: Lunar Chaos Figthing Cult from David Scott on 2013-07-25 (World of Glorantha)

From: David Scott <sciencefish_at_me.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:00:42 +0100

The simple statement of submit to the emperor or not, is at the very heart of how the lunars work. The fact of whether something is chaotic or not doesn't matter. Does it submit to the emperor. A group of broo may see the advantage in doing this - they gain protection and most likely have a better life. Non-sentient chaos is never going to submit. It dies. Organising the army is easier. Will it join us or should it die.

I think that a proselytising hero cult is more likely than a chaos killing one. It at least gives the chaos a chance of submission. That's the Seven Mothers isn't it?

David Scott
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On 25 Jul 2013, at 06:43, Jeff <richaje_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> > Why is this? You may reject the Lunar view that chaos can't be controlled, but this wouldn't seem to speak to how the Lunars we Lunar cults. At the risk of repetition, it seems Lunars must divide chaos in that which is "OK" and "not OK" (or healed/unhealed, "controlled"/"uncontrolled", etc.) That gives them the need to be able to stop chaos which is "not OK". Now some say they use ordinary tools for this, but, IMO, it is reasonable to have a hero cult for this.
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> The Dara Happan Empire, of which the Lunars are simply the newest managers, divides everything into those who obey the Emperor and those who are Rebels. Before the Red Goddess, most Dara Happans foolishly thought that all monsters were Rebels. But She shows us that such views come from fear and ignorance. Some monsters now obey the Emperor and are accepted as members of the Empire. Others do not, and the Emperor strikes them down with soldiers.
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> Jeff

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