Thanks for the response.
Actually, it seems there was a mix-up in the digest postings. I sent in the original posting, but didn't see it posted for several days, so I resent it. I got your response in Digest #218. Then I got Digest #219 with my original posting. When I looked at Digest #219, it appears that my original posting showed up in #212, but I never received #212.
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>IMO, he has no full cult, and like Barntar is more often worshiped as
>part of Ernalda's cult than Orlanth's. I believe that he is the source of
>some type of Resurrect ability for Ernalda, though the secret may now be
>lost.
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I would think it more appropriate to be under Orlanth as a sub-cult. Either as Orlanth the herder or Orlanth Voriof. I would assume this subcult would provide spirit spells such as peaceful cut, endurance, farsee, etc and divine spells of command herd animal, calm beast, etc. to its initiates. I would also assume that priests of the sub-cult would be rare and acolytes more common (especially in clans which have large herds).
>I would give him lots of appropriate Spirit Magic, as discussed by me in
>a recent Digest. Since 99% of his "worshipers" are young boys, who soon
>abandon him for Orlanth (as is proper), he would not have much cult.
>Voria, his female counterpart, has a full cult only because of her
>worship among elves as well as among humans -- without that strengthening
>link, she would have little to offer either.
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Would this mean that young boys would be initiates of Voriof, perhaps as part of some "baptism" ritual when the boy is born?
End of The Glorantha Digest V5 #222
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