RE: Thoughts on the man-rune & mortality

From: KEMREN_at_aol.com
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 05:08:51 -0400


Recently Mark wrote:
"The mostali are related to the man-rune? But in ESoG it says that dwarfs are not descended from Grandfather Mortal. Have I been incorrect in assuming that that means they are not related to the man-rune? If they are related to it, then how come they don't age? Then again now that I think about it, the

         Brithini must be related to the man rune and they don't age. Perhaps death by age is a result of a relationship to the beast (or in the case of elves, the plant) rune. But then what about that story about all mortals having to die because Grandfather Mortal died?"

In all known cases of Immortality of the man rune races, (Brithini, Vadeli, Mostali, etc.)
all the immortals are bound to a set of rules, laws, beliefs, which IMO seperate them from the ultimate fate of death by aging as long as they  uphold these "customs."

Those Mostali who become apostate start to age because they have lost the way of Mostal. Brithini and Vadeli who break their caste vows and rules, will also start to age.

It is plausible that by following their beliefs the immortals have broken their connection to the man rune, or are under the special protection of their patron. As long as they "kept the faith" they are immune to the effects of aging, but when they break the rules they reconnect themselves to the man rune, or lose protection of their patron and start to age.

keith


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