Fair enough. Traditionally, the axe is the earth weapon par preference, but if you want something less warlike a staff should be fine. I still think it's an axe though, since it is the elemental _weapon_ of earth. Weapons are there for hurting, not healing. But the important thing is that if a staff fits better in your Glorantha, a staff it is.
David Cake on Balastor's axe:
>Well, understand that the recent mentions of the Axe are firmly in
>the camp of 'in my game it did this'. The Axe as written up in Big Rubble
>is not all that special (ie certainly not a mighty elemental weapon of
>Earth),
Hmm, as I remember it, the axe is at least as powerful an item as the windsword.
Jean Durupt:
>Who is Furalor? What is her role in the society?
Peter M:
>The destroyer. Invoked when you want to purify yourself of evil
>thoughts, curse somebody (write his name down and immolate the
>paper to Furalor), burn garbage or perform a funeral.
To expand the India parallell for Teshnos I think Furalor is somewhat like Shiva Nataraja (and Pelorian Shargash): she is the fire which burns away the old and corrupted so that the new, bright and fresh can grow in its place. I think her main function in today's Teshnos is as the goddess of cremation.
Jean:
>Is it possible that the Teshnans practice slash and burn agriculture?
Peter:
>I'm convinced that they started off as such. I do believe that the
>God Learners introduced the plow or paddies and that the more civilized
>areas of Teshnos use these.
Which is more labour intensive, slash and burn or 'normal' agriculture. One would think that the lethargic teshnans would use the method which requires the least work...
Nick Effingham:
> Well, a bit strange I have to admit. Maybe you'll like it (maybe not).
{Applause}. I liked the story.
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