Re: Death and fertility

From: Joerg Baumgartner <joe_at_toppoint.de>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 97 00:47 MET

Bryan Maloney
>Let's talk death and fertility: In Genertela, there just isn't enough
>extra "spirit yummy" to go around. Thus, if the Priestesses of Ernalda,
>Dendara, or whomever, don't Bless Crops every planting, there will be no
>worthwhile growth in a field. I would say that this extends to other
>fields of fertility.

Yes. People die, ever since the Lesser Darkness. They continue to produce oodles of kids, though.

>Thus, any Humakti, Gori, or other Death cultist
>would most likely be sterile without some serious divine aid or way to
>"break the rules".

Well, most Humakti will do other stuff related to life, like breathe, eat, defecate, etc., so they aren't really avatars of death. Those who don't likely are sterile. (and dead)

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