Sergio writes:
Anyway, I think that the cult of Humakt should have at least some sort of ceremony to ensure a proper death for cult members dying of causes different from fighting. Something like the catholic ritual performed by priests moments before death (I don't know its name in English).
Exactly right! In my Glorantha, Humakti want mroe than anything else to die properly, i.e. by the sword. When a Humakt warrior is dying of something other than a combat wound, he will usually ask a companion to kill him. Often the dying cultist will hold his sword in his hands (or a dagger if too weak to hold a sword) so that symbolically he died while fighting. If a friend will not help him, the warrior may fling himself at an enemy so as to be killed properly. If the cultist is alone and cannot find a foe (real or ritual), he may suicide rather than die of ignominious causes.
Humakti in my game are welcome to any healing magic, unless they have taken a geas against it. Some Humakti are more concerned with Death, some more with Truth, and their predilections vary accordingly (their culture also has its effect). Some fanatical Humakti are so anti-life that they will attack Chalana Arroy cultists! All Humakt requires from his followers is that they deal death in a responsible manner, tell the truth, destroy the undead, and never fear death.
The Catholic ritual is Extreme Unction.
Brandon
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