Re: Saints, Rokari, and Iconoclasm

From: Sandy Petersen <sandyp_at_idgecko.idsoftware.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 96 17:10:49 -0600

Peter M.
>The emphasis which Malkionism places upon Sorcery provides a
strong >counterweight to the Malkioni going completely pagan. Frex, Why >develop the cult of St Worlath further so that one can recieve a >cruddy Shield Rune Spell when you already have Resist Damage?

>Of course if you really want to be sure, you could junk all the
>Saints like the Brithini and the Vadeli do.

I have long contended that the Rokari are subject to fits of iconoclasm. This explains why -- they live next to loathsome hybrid henotheists who accept all kind of funky saints. Perhaps even our _own_ good saints are not correct?!

        I expect that the iconoclasts sometimes target only a single saint or two, and sometimes all the saints at once. No doubt it causes similar social upheaval, death, and destruction as within the Byzantine realm, and no doubt it is exploited by political factions for their advantage just as with the Byzantines.

Sandy

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