Tim Ellis asks if Illuminated Humakti can be resurrected and/or reincarnated
in a new species. IMO, yes they can. This is just another geas, and
Humakti can avoid it by becoming Illuminated the exact same way that Yanafal
Tarnils avoided it the first time he ran across it. Of course this assumes
that YT was illuminated. I don't have any problem with this, as
illumination has a well-established tradition of excepting people of
Carmanian birth (such as YT and Irippi Ontor) from their cult geasa (and who
has more geasa than the truth-worshipping Carmanians anyway?).
OKAY, MORE CARMANIAN STUFF
Note that the archetypal cults for theist Carmanians are: Hazars=Humakt
(runes are truth and death); Vizirs=Lhankor Mhy (runes are truth and light);
and Karmanoi (runes are law and ???). Now I suspect that Karmanos was a high
saint whose special rune was Truth, since he taught the secret of how to
tell which gods other than the Creator could be worshipped and which were
not worthy of worship, so I would say that his runes (if he had any) were
Law and Truth. Now that the Karmanoi more commonly worship Etyries the
truth thing doesn't fit them so much. I think that's one reason why
Carmania is not as strong and dangerous as it used to be.
But Carmanians have a special strength/weakness. They can all take geasa,
much the same way that Humakti take them. They choose a blessing and
receive the associated geas. Here's a list of them that I have used in my
campaign. I found they were quite interesting, luring PCs into very extreme
positions they would not have chosen otherwise. It might not fit for you.
Carmanian Gifts and Matching Geases
- Detect Lie as a skill, starting at INT% and increasable by experience
Never lie to a Carmanian
- Add +5% to Bargain (may be taken multiple times)
Tithe an extra 5% of income / wealth
- Add +5% to a weapon skill
Tithe an extra 5% of income / wealth
- Permanent True Weapon on one weapon
Never raise the weapon without shedding blood; and
Carry no other weapons
- Oath as a reusable Rune Spell
Always wear the Pahero or Lalem (as appropriate to your sex) unless
bathing or sleeping.
- Double the original APPeal stat
Become a eunuch
- Begin Fastdraw Weapon at DEX%
Always wear bells on your clothes
- Will become a Ghost after Death
Will not reach Solace until Murder (of self or house) is avenged, or
other final task is accomplished
Must always wear a lead cross
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Loren Miller <loren_at_hops.wharton.upenn.edu>
The City almost looks peaceful under a blanket of new-fallen
souffle. -- The Tick