No fuss from me. I'm simply curious to ferret out any more information or ideas concerning these folk. They (and much of the rest of the peoples claiming watery origins) have received little attention, but I am finding them fascinatingly rich and am eager to discover (or fabricate) more.
> I think they've been visited by Daka Fal and know the difference between the
> dead and the living now. It's a good metaphor, but it's hard to square with
> the known interactions with others at Corflu and Pavis. "Inconvenience" of
> interaction is not the sort of description we'd expect if Mru saw outsiders
> as dead.
I don't mean they think they are literally dead but more like hollow shells, wasted peoples, not safe or healthy. Besides, in myth based games, isn't metaphor a vital component?
They interact with spirits and that other world in their rituals and healings, so I think they'd be equally (un)comfortable dealing with the various odd land folk when necessary. And I don't think it's often ery necessary. They can get everything they need from their waters and bogs.
> >>They allow irrigation and bog drainage because these
> >> things please their god.
I think we're just going to disagree here, since we seem to have a somewhat different view of the riverfolk outlook and power.
I do think plenty of draining and canal building goes on, mostly because the river folk can do little to stop it. I don't see them, either, as zealots bent on sabotaging every such work. Small acts maybe, but they know there will be significant retribution if they damage something substantial.
Besides, they know that in the end, Zola Fel will wash away all impurities.
Thanks for all of your ideas.
David Millians
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