> Is it possible to travel to the Red Moon? ... Would it be possible
> for, say, an Orlanthi Wind Lord to fly to the Moon (using multiple
> Extended Flight spells)?
You can "jump" to the Red Moon from the summit of Top-o'-the-World (Ma) Mountain, where the Nidan and Rockwood Ranges meet. More on this in my story of "King Argrath":
<http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Nick_Brooke/kingarg.htm>
There are also, of course, other ways to get there. The Silver Bridge at Glamour is the "polite" way to travel, only normally open to Moonie pilgrims.
> Nowhere is it implied, in any writing, that Yelmalio has any
> draconic connection. Why then would any part of his name, or
> cult litany, be in Auld Wyrmish?
Stephen's old essay on the Elmal/Yelmalio schism, while unsatisfying to many, does at least acknowledge the role of the EWF in the foundation of the Praxian Sun Dome Temple. Sad that this has been forgotten since.
I know of several families who keep both cats and dogs, pace this alleged alynx/canine feud. You aren't "rejecting" Yinkin if you make ignorant, stupid dogs do the ignorant, stupid work, keeping your cats for prestige assignments (like hunting, sleeping, etc.).
And Harmast eats goat-meat in Greg's draft "Life of Harmast".
> It isn't likely that a group will have both sizeable herds of
> cattle and flocks of sheep. Each tends to destroy the grazing
> for the other.
Cattle graze in the lowland meadows, sheep in the hill-pastures. Alynx are not pack animals, AFAIK. I enjoyed the Telmori/Voriof "sheep in wolf's clothing" as something a weird, out-of-the-way clan might do, not a mainstream part of Voriof's mythology and cultic practice.
> My query concerns the role of the Weather Girl. Knowing the
> penchant of Reaching Moon Megacorp to plant a tongue firmly in
> its cheek, I recognize that much of the character may be playful
> in nature. But what else is there to the role? Is she related
> to Entekos or Kalikos?
She worshipped Molanni, the goddess of Calm Air, whose cult the Empire employs to moderate the weather-patterns of Peloria. Of course, worshippers of Entekos and Molanni are hard to tell apart these days. But we'll stick to the better-known name until a good reason to do otherwise is printed. I won't say more now, as the freeform is going to be run another couple of times...
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