>Sunday's LARP, the Fall of the House of Malan was more good clean fun. As
>Chief Frohdi of the Grey Dogs, I was able to keep my clan from splitting
>up, and our distinctive battle-howl also helped keep us together. While the
>Orlevings and Tree-brothers foreswore their oaths to the King, the Greydogs
>were loyal, especially after the cowardly murder of Chief Frohdi by that
>nithing Erland (his brother in law).
Hey loyalty is a two way street what were we Orlevings to think when Malan's
first act is to make an allegiance with that nithing Varmand? Hatred of
Varmand
was our main uniting force. If there was one thing we all agreed upon it
was (to
use Storm Speech) Varmando delenda est! After we had settled our internal
conflicts, (I came very close to driving out or killing one of my own
followers.
Only the intervention of my old friend Oddi the Stone prevented a fight) the
things
we wanted most were to retrieve our war banner and kill Varmand. The one
time we managed to get Malan interested in killing Colymari and Varmand we
got chased off by a string of dried willies! After I'd given my best
efforts to rally
the troops. Hmmph. After that we had to rely on the Trickster to steal our
war
banner for us-only after King Maninski (sp?) and Varmand waved it in our
face
demoralizing the lot of us and looted our stead looking for some map.
Our only loyal ally through all this was Erland Malansson. I made it quite
clear to him that he was always welcome in Orleving territory even after he
slew Frohdi (not that I cared two figs for that howling mongrel and his
lackluster
pack) and was outlawed. I stuck by my loyal friends and it sure didn't look
like
Malan was one of them. Allying himself with my sworn enemies. What was
I to think?
I was all prepared to join the Colymar (even went so far as to tell their
king I would
but this didn't go over so well with the other Orlevings so I had to change
my mind).
Besides he wanted us to accept wiergild from Varmand-fat chance! I was
loyal
enough to join in on the second attack on the Treebrothers. I even got to
challenge Varmand to personal combat. Unfortunately he killed me and
chopped
off my head. The Orlevings had to ransom my head back and managed to heal
me.
After that things didn't get any better. I participated in the Summoning of
Evil ritual
and was none too pleased to see Maninski as King of Dragon Pass standing
there with Malan and Varmand after the LBQ Malan performed. Happy ending my
arse.
If people thing the Orlevings would ever forgive Varmand they're sadly
mistaken.
And if the Graydogs think I wouldn't avenge Erland they're barking up the
wrong tree.
(These Orlanthi don't seem capable of forgiving and forgetting do they?)
All in all lots of fun. We were the tightest bunch of all the Malani (must
have been
the clan tartan-thanks again for the loan of the fabric) and usually worked
together
quite well-with the possible exception of the chief who let his power go to
his head).
Orlev the Tall, Chief of the Orlevings
aka Oliver D. Bernuetz
bernuetz.oliver_at_cbsc.ic.gc.ca
>From Fresser's Gourmet Guide to Glorantha
End of The Glorantha Digest V5 #88
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