I also don't like the idea of 'faceless monster', that lurks out there doing evil deeds just to be killed by a hero or another. That's partly why uz, aldryami and mostali are so cool. You don't get praises for killing 'em (well you could), but you get an _angry_ mob of avengers to your tail.
Jean wrote about magic & Sheng Seleris, way to go! I have some doubts on the guardian spirit as presented: the magical colleges seem to be rather close to the real battle in most battles, so maybe the spirit (master magian, high priest, whatever) is a focus, but does not actually improve the range etc. Besides, putting all magics through a single person makes him very, very tempting target for a moonmeteorrain or something equally lethal. Being a bodyguard to a focus ain't no task for the weak-nerved!
David Cake replied that aldryami do compete of living space with humans by converting plains to forests and uz do compete too, quite unsuccesfully.
I knew, that's why I used the wording 'directly and in same environment'. Certain kind of alienation from the elder races is the norm... but makes the Kitori and mostali slave humans more interesting.
Panu Pasanen.
End of The Glorantha Digest V5 #336
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