> Other considerations would be breeding. Could one member of a >different
tree type mate with another --
I don't think they could have offspring together. Maybe it's their form of birth control, though, as on Ringworld.
>or perhaps an elf chooses which tree to
>become associated with upon coming of age, and is linked to that type
>through a ritual.
I disagree with this idea, as it is unnecessary and un-Aldryami.
I am uncommitted on the extent to which an Aldryami is of the Red Oak sub-clan, for example, of the Black Oak clan. That may be biological or it may be due to the needs of the forest (never choice in any sense humans would appreciate).
As for the origin of the Hellwood chaotics, Ken Rolston had distributed several theories some years ago. I think Shannon Appel or Eric Rowe wrote them, and as I recall they were not for general distribution. Obviously, this is something which is a Big Secret in Glorantha.
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