>I don't believe humans can survive for long by eating their own waste
>products (although I do recall reading somewhere that human urine can be
>recycled about 3 times before it becomes too toxic...).
>But I also believe that there are some species (plant and/or animal and/or
>fungi) in Glorantha whose excreta are nutritious and even pleasant tasting
>to many humans.
No creature can live of its own waste products. So if the elves do eat their own manure then they would be have to be refecting like rabbits (which eat food gone through the digestive system once). Personally I would attribute such a practice to the rabbit hsunchen or to the Vadeli (who do it because it's repulsive).
As for eating another species' manure, check out the unicorn tribe. I doubt if there is sufficient intestinal flora in most spiece's feces to make it worthwhile for the Elves to consume such.
Brian Fantome:
>> WRT to Harrek being able to manipulate the flow of magic, it just seems to
>>go against the image of Harrek as Pirate King and Brutality Incarnate. Even
>>if Harrek is modelled on Harald Haralda, the Spell Turner Trick still seems
>>alien.
>Now the fact that certain things happened doesn't mean that Harrek fully
>controls all effects around him, or is able to manipulate magic.
>Harrek > Oh. groan, they're about to cast a spell on me. I wish it would turn
> back on them..
>Harrek> I am not the target you <the magic> are looking for.
More like 'Don't even THINK about it....', IMO.
Erik Sieurin:
>A new heresy of Dwarfdom: Eroticists. They believe that dwarves
>should train with the mortar and pestle to reach perfection with it,
>just as they train other parts of their body and mind in their spare
>time. In that way, the protodwarf modules will be of a higher
>quality.
Otherwise known as the Closedhandist heresy?
End of Glorantha Digest V2 #172
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