> From: g.willoughby_at_ic.ac.uk
> Date: Mon, 07 Aug 95 14:41:52 +0100
> Subject: Gloranthan versions of Earthly Phenomena
>
> High all,
>
> I thought that I'd link some of my professional life with my Gloranthan
> interest and make a list of some of the more interesting atmospheric
> phenonmena and some specualtions on their Gloranthan equivalents (if any).
> The format is: name, brief description, terrestrial explanation (if any),
> Gloranthan explanation (if any).
> These can be used in several ways, they can simply be viewed as "natural"
> interactions of the Gods as allowed by the Compromise or they can have their
> own dieties and myths or they can be signs and portents or any combination.
> If anyone has better (or just different) RQ explanations, please let me know!
> If you found this enjoyable/interesting or have anyother comments please tell
> me.
> Graeme
>
>
> Rainbows
> ========
> Probably one of the best known phenomena, this is a semi-circular arc of six
> or seven colours and has usually inspired great awe and wonder in every society
> that sees it.
>
> RW: Formed by light passing through water droplets - the light is
> scattered into its component colours, with Red on the outer band and violet on
> the inner. The whole effect forms a greater or lesser part of a hemisphere
> depending on the position of the observer and cloud cover etc. As well as
> being associated with storms, "permanent" ones form near waterfalls where the
> spray forms the rainbow (I have a beautiful picture of a rainbow taken by me
> near a waterfall in Norway)
> RQ : I'm very surprised that there isn't a rainbow myth already in Glorantha
> write-ups, one suspects that there should be some thing about it being a sign
> of the Compromise i.e. Strom and Light working together. Alternatively, the
> Pure Light of Yelm is being sullied by the scummy Storm Gods.
>
The Rainbow that is created from the Skyfall lake I have used as a
bridge into the Hero Plane for that particular Godly event.
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