Evening all,
I'd just like to ask a few questions of you good people. On re-reading Uz Lore- I noticed that in describing the invasion of = Dragon's Pass by the Invicible Golden Horde it mentions them commiting = unspeakable crimes of rape and genocide.=20 Whilst I suspect an incomplete understanding of Gloranthan history- this = struck me as odd. I've found a couple of references- but they just = suggest that the Horde was Sun worshippers (except for the Sons of = Javinu out of Talaster). Is this anti-Solar bias from the hand of = Minaryth Purple or not?
As for the North East, it struck me that there was stunningly little = written about Bliss of Ignorance and Koromandol.=20 As Koromandol boasts by far the highest number of Trolls in Glorantha- = it occurred to me to be a good place for playing- having done Trolls in = DP to death (trolls are a perennial favourite). With intriguing comments = in the literature to the trolls of Koromandol as a place where they are = dying out (possibilities of "Eastern fatalism" with trollish mania) or = building their strength for something BIG (strengthened by population = size in TP- and they can't all be trollkin) - both of which are = definately MGF.
Well with the "DragonPassandPraxcentricity" (sorry) of a lot of early = material (and recent), and with the more recent focus on the West- = perhaps a rowsing debate on the East would be worthwhile. Personally =
until recently, the East in Glorantha struck me as a nice place to visit = (wouldn't want to live there), and also not terribly Gloranthan, far too = RW. I feel a lot of the real joy in discussing esoterica on the GD comes =from interpreting Gloranthan mythical history, and as far as I can find = there's very little on the East- especially as it fills out the play = quite well.
And so, I would like to open debate on the East (esp. Bliss of = Ignorance/ Koromandol) if anyones interested by starting with fleshing = out the mythical history.
The Black Sun seems to be one of the most intriguing cults, with it's =
varying worship and re-interpretation, but as so much discussion has =
occured around Greg's GRoY
its place in the prophecy of the Suns to Come also intrigues- does =
anyone know more about this?
The cults mentioned in G:GCotHW- including Earth Eater, Secret Waters, =
Shadow Cancer, Star Permutator and Sun Storm, all apparently =
misunderstood Kralorelan or slaor virtues- any ideas or comments?
Simon Jones
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Evening all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I'd just like to ask a few questions of you good=20
people.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>On re-reading Uz Lore- I noticed that in describing =
the=20
invasion of Dragon's Pass by the Invicible Golden Horde it mentions them =
commiting unspeakable crimes of rape and genocide. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Whilst I suspect an incomplete understanding of =
Gloranthan=20
history- this struck me as odd. I've found a couple of references- but =
they just=20
suggest that the Horde was Sun worshippers (except for the Sons of =
Javinu out of=20
Talaster). Is this anti-Solar bias from the hand of Minaryth Purple or=20
not?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>As for the North East, it struck me that there was =
stunningly=20
little written about Bliss of Ignorance and Koromandol. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>As Koromandol boasts by far the highest number of =
Trolls in=20
Glorantha- it occurred to me to be a good place for playing- having done =
Trolls=20
in DP to death (trolls are a perennial favourite). With intriguing =
comments in=20
the literature to the trolls of Koromandol as a place where they are =
dying out=20
(possibilities of "Eastern fatalism" with trollish mania) or =
building=20
their strength for something BIG (strengthened by population size in TP- =
and=20
they can't all be trollkin) - both of which are definately =
MGF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Well with the =
"DragonPassandPraxcentricity" (sorry)=20
of a lot of early material (and recent), and with the more recent focus =
on the=20
West- perhaps a rowsing debate on the East would be worthwhile. =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>Personally until recently, the East in Glorantha struck me as a =
nice=20
place to visit (wouldn't want to live there), and also not terribly =
Gloranthan,=20
far too RW. </FONT><FONT size=3D2>I feel a lot of the real joy in =
discussing=20
esoterica on the GD comes from interpreting Gloranthan mythical history, =
and as=20
far as I can find there's very little on the East- especially as it =
fills out=20
the play quite well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>And so, I would like to open debate on the East =
(esp. Bliss of=20
Ignorance/ Koromandol) if anyones interested by starting with fleshing =
out the=20
mythical history.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Black Sun seems to be one of the most intriguing =
cults,=20
with it's varying worship and re-interpretation, but as so much =
discussion has=20
occured around Greg's GRoY</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>its place in =
the prophecy of=20
the Suns to Come also intrigues- does anyone know more about =
this?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>The cults =
mentioned in=20
G:GCotHW- including Earth Eater, Secret Waters, Shadow Cancer, Star =
Permutator=20
and Sun Storm, all apparently misunderstood Kralorelan or slaor virtues- =
any=20
ideas or comments?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Simon Jones</FONT></DIV>
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