>Before I move on, though, I'm still desperately after any indications
>about how things will change in the RofC/SC area *after* the cradle
>wafts by. Given that I'm starting before 1621, I can use all published
>material for the area (thank goodness, though I did think only Lunar
>Coders would be affected), though I need to know what's happening
>afterwards.
The following are quoted snippets from King of Sartar. Not all of the events (ie what were the lunars mining?) in here are detailed so you have plenty of latitude to decide what they are.
'When Soreel learned that the giant's cradle had escaped,
he was furious and threatened to take his own household
to get it the Other Way. However his advisors convinced
him not to, and instead he set out to persecute those who
had helped it to escape.'
KoS p176
'One day a new sickness came to the city. Argrath was
among those who fell ill. The Pavis priests said it was
something the lunar miners had uncovered. People became
weak, disorientated, and lapsed into unconciousness. Only
Priests of Orlanth could heal them, and many people sneaked
out of the city to find them.'
KoS p176
'Argrath went back to Prax. The Imperial Sorcerers had
created invisible red ropes which had lassoed the leading
beasts of all the nomads in the area, and were slowly
hauling them into the city. All the nomads were upset
even the Blue Llama folk.'
KoS p22.
This last event takes place about 1624 ST. Argrath White Bull appears and takes Corflu (with the aid of Wolf Pirates and Newtlings).
'One day the majority of the Lunar Army forces departed
on barges, headed downriver to fight against Pirates in
the Marshes. They were all corflued. Argrath heard about
the battle of Corflu, where the lunars tied their boats
together to make a fighting platform, but were drowned when
the frog-things sank the boats.
Argrath White Bull then moves against Pavis. After heavy fighting, the New Teeth (a group of rebels lead by Argrath of Pavis) open the gates. The nomads come in and slaughter the lunars and plunder the city for two days ebfore passing out drunk. Then Argrath of Pavis is made leader of the City after revealing his descent from Dorasar to the people.
'..and then the howling, bloodcrazed army marches
against Sartar. Tatius sent a demon which had two arms,
and an extra one, against them. The nomads were all
slaughtered, but Argrath's body was not among those
left to the Hyenas.'
KoS p152
'1629: We kill Dinacoli. Queen Kallyr marries at last.
Telmori promise revenge, quarrel with Argrath of Pavis.'
KoS p212
The last mention is that Yazurkial Blue-llama leads a horde to help Argrath tear down the Red Moon. But this is far off in the future.
>I actually can't find anything about the SunStop - could
>somebody point me in the right direction?
Try http://www.glorantha.com/library/glor-cot-history.html That gives a potted history of the Sunstop and its traumatic consequences.
>Stephen Martin suggested the 5 eyes
>temple (which alas I haven't got). Could you tell me enough about this
>so that I could make my own up?
It's five caves. A Dragon lives in one and there's a newtling temple there. The newtlings were all hostile to Duke Raus of Rone but they were pacified about 1615. Any newtlings there now are more friendly newtlings.
MOB
>*BTW, Peter's recent idea that there might have been (still is?) some sort
>of post-Manzikert "captive Red Emperor" held somewhere in Kralorela is one
>of the coolest things I've heard in a long while!
Still lives IMO.
Martin Dick:
>Soul doomed to Hell. Come what may, the soul of the initiate
>will end up in hell for their deeds when they die.
Technically I think all Orlanthi souls go to the Underworld. Perhaps they go to Dead Air?
>Sacrifice enemies to Orlanth. Captured enemies must be killed
>and sacrificed to Orlanth. The ceremony is usually simple and to the
>point.
I think the traditional Orlanthi sacrifice is to hang your victim from the branches of an oak tree and break his weapons and shield beneath him. This was followed by the norse (the sacrifice was to Odin) and is apparently the reason why modern gallows are made of oak.
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