Peter Metcalfe says:
> I don't think he was Uzuz but rather he was judged to be such on
> the account of his heroic status. Being adopted would have left
> him with human features, so it's difficult to see how the trolls
> determined that he was Uzuz on this basis.
Being UzUz is a matter of Spirit, not of Heroic status, otherwise Cragspider, for instance, would have become UzUz when she underwent the Rebirth. Trolls do not seek to dehumanize those who undergo Rebirth, but to accentuate the Trollish features. Clearly, Arkat was an UzUz who was born into a different body and was reborn as his True Self. In any case, he fathered UzUz on UzUz mothers, so could not have been Uzko.
Slave Collars
In my mind, I would agree that Slave Collars prevent the use of any normal magic, i.e. Spirit, Divine or Sorcery. I would guess that Ki skills (for those who use them from Land of Ninja - better used in Kralorela, in my opinion) may be usable and that Dragon Magic should certainly be usable.
We have always played that a person killed wearing Slave Bracelets has his soul trapped/destroyed/dissipated and so he cannot be resurrected and does not go off to the afterworld. Needless to say, the PCs in my campaign have always hated Slave Collars but always carry a few around with them to use against unwary foes.
Watchdog of Corflu
Several people have pointed out that this was made up of two arms, shoulders and a head. Unfortunately, this is true. However, I prefer the idea that it is made up of an arm, a leg, shoulders and a head - just for the practicality of Lunar magicians trying to put it together again.
dUR
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How about NysalUR, URkat, RalzakURk, DURmal?
Have you ever read copies of 19th Century works where they try to unify everything under the sun by using "obvious" linguistic methods? They have about as much relevance as trying to find a linguistic base for Gloranthan deities. You might as well say that because most Gloranthan Lore is in English that the GodLearners used English as a mother tongue.
Simon
HeroQuesting for a new Web-Site.
End of Glorantha Digest V4 #57
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