[Sunstop]
>Another sheet says that the Orlanthi/Theyalans had only four seasons in
>the First Age: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
But they also had the sacred time according to the Fortunate Succession which the Dara Happans adopted.
>To this day, Dara Happa has the same four seasons. However, this is
>awkward for the normally anal DHs, because it makes each season 72 1/2
>days long.
So are leap years for that matter. And Pope Gregory's fudge makes me wince... :-)
>Glorantha: Genertela says that nobody knows exactly what Nysalor did
>which was so different - no new art forms or architecture were
>introduced, etc. But something about his attempt to recreate the Golden
>Age was different.
But further on it said that all changes disappeared when the God died as was prophesized leaving only faint nostaglia and resentment for his killer.
>Additionally, "A Footnote on the Birth of Gbaji" (in Tales 8 and
>Dorastor: Land of Doom) says that men agree that Time was different after
>the Sunstop, and that it was shorter -- men seemed to age faster. Zzabur
>agreed that this was so, but basically said to live with it.
It said the _days_ were shorter there! Furthermore the source that only the Westerners noted (or complained about) the difference in the Sun's movement after the Sunstop is 'Cults of Terror'.
>There are appropriate parallels in Kralorela
One wonders how you account for the Pamaltelean Calender which has four seasons and a Holy Week?
Michael Cule:
[PCs using sorcery]
>1) What will the reaction be when they are told how the face-changing
>was done? (One of the party is a Lhankhor Mhy.)
Shock and horror IMO. The Malkioni are the evil enemy too in theyalan eyes. Think of announcing that you're a muslim in medieval england...
>2) Will anyone be able to tell they have been using sorcery if they lie? (One
>of the party is a Trickster.)
No, unless one was questioned by a Grey Sage using Truth spells. But then he has to have some reason to do so in the first place.
Andrew Behan:
>In G:tCoHW Bill Dunne says that healing magic and the prevelance of
>violence in Glorantha means that the death rate is about the same for all
>cohorts/age groups; ie the age distribution pyramid is an isoceles triangle.
I've never understood the logic behind this and have junked it. The Real World didn't have healing magic and was pretty violent _yet_ managed to have the death rates concentrated at birth and after the breeding age. Who in glorantha is going around killing all those children?
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