> I agree with Sandy - all sentients are capable of having that spiritual release transcending the normal limits of an individual's perceptions we call "Illumination". I know of at least one troll who was Illuminated - Arkat Kingtroll - and I suspect there have been many more.
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> > Illumination is a spiritual event, not an eye-related one. I
> > actually suspect rather strongly that practically all Mistress Race trolls
> > alive today are illuminated.
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> More broadly, more than a few Gloranthan Heroes were Illuminated - including a few that might be very surprising. That being said, not all Illuminates make the errors Arkat the Destroyer attributed to Nysalor - the temptation of Chaos, the false parallel between ones personal ethics and personal desires, and the refusal to acknowledge natural constraints on one's actions.
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> Jeff
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Hi Jeff & Sandy,
This is all excellent stuff. Will this level of detail and depth of information on illumination be added to The Guide to Glorantha?
Cheers
Jon
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