Full Moon Madness

From: Pasanen Panu <passo_at_students.cc.tut.fi>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 15:44:55 +0200 (EET)

> think the dark face is just as real, important, and powerful as the red, in
> its own way. This is in very much keeping with the essential duality of the
> Lunar religion. Their ultimate symbol (the moon), in its ultimate form (The
> Crater), should be a symbol of a religion of balance and creative tension, not
> uniformity. In the outside world, the moon is imperfectly in balance, because
> its balance varies througout the week. The closer to the center, the more
> constant it is in its harmony.

 Hear, hear!

>As for the equality and balance between the red and black faces of the moon,
> this would be a neat Inner Secret of the empire. I dimly remember some rumor
> of Lunar magicians who were powered by the dark face, not the light, and who
> would be especially feared outside the glowline. If such folks existed, and
> the moon were always full inside the glowline, they would be weak as all get
> out at home, which seems inappropriate. Instead, if the moon is at full
> power, at both halves, inside the glowline, dark side magicians would be as
> powerful as the normal kind. Anyone remember who these folks were, or care to
> speculate what they're like? Blue Moon trolls seem an obvious choice, and I
> suspect they get scarier and more inexplicable from there. Could be a neat
> narrative hook for a Lunar campaign - exploring the politics and spirituality
> of the Dark Side.

 Dark side magicians include Jakaleel, Arachne Solara, Watcher, Danfive  Xaron, Gerra, Natha, Jajagapa, Dark Moonies, Crimson Bat and many  moon-demon cults and some moon-hero cults and mystery cults.  And some more that I could not recall. Heck, Sheng Seleris might have  been a Dark Side hero! He even did heroquest to the moon ;v)

 Panu Pasanen.

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