This doesn't seem right to me -- every clan is going to have a temple to Orlanth and one to Ernalda. Whether there are any specialist shrines depends on a) the mythic landscape (if you have a large sword-shaped rock that talks, you bet you worship Humakt) and b) the special needs of the clan. Plus, shrines are cool -- it seems a pity to limit them so. I imagine things like -- there is a temple to Orlanth near the chief's stead, and it doubles for general worship of the Storm Tribe. However, elsewhere on the tula is the might Thunder Oak, sacred to Orlanth Thunderous. There is a shrine to Ohorlanth and Yavor there, but OT godi prefer the oak for their rituals rather than the more formal temple. Stuff like that.
>most specialist worship is done with the rest of the
>> > clan, although obviously you can't completely abandon your stead
>on every
>> > one of the 28 days (and probably part of the day before and after
>for
>> > travelling) or you wouldn't get anything done. It could be 10-15
>miles to
>> > the Chief's stead; that's a good portion of a day's travel for a
>large
>> > group. Maybe only part of the stead travels to rituals, and the
>rest stay
> > > at home and participate there.
>So how about this compromise. "Everyone" (in the Orlanthi sense of
>the word) goes to the chief's stead.
It's great! I like this a lot, especially since pre-initiated adults aren't needed in the Sacred Time rituals (except for a few choice roles), and it keeps the kids from eying their clan-mates too much. Better they get exposed to potential partners on other clan's tulas....
Peter Larsen
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