And this is one of my rare replies. This is indeed a day that shall live in infamy. :)
& I came across a reference to Orlanthi head-hunting on one of the articles on
& Loren's web-site (David Cake's Killing People Dead). Superb article, but where
& has this idea of Orlanthi taking heads come from? Is there a published item
& about it, or is it just part of the continual Celtification of Orlanthi?
&
& It just seems a bit too Thanatari to me...
Might seem that way, but there is a difference. Remember that the Thanatari don't just take the head, they take the spirit/soul/juju as well (which generally later goes mad). It's not just the act, but the quality thereof and reasons therefore. (There was a long discussion not long ago concerning a similar question with rape and broo. Check the archives and back-digests.)
& From: jonsg_at_harlequin.co.uk (Jon S Green)
& Subject: Bending Humakt; deconstructing gremlins
&
& Silly example: the YT powers-that-be decide that Humakt's got way too
& big for his boots, and want to weaken his perceived status. They get
& together a vast number of high-level YTs, with help from associated
& cults, and walk one of Humakt's more minor Paths, something like a minor
& Initiate mundane Heroquest. Wearing tutus.
Thanks, Beavis. Milk just shot out my nose.
Baron von Moosehsunchen
Scott Haney scotty_at_olivia.cedar-rapids.ia.us "Sometimes I simply feel that the whole world is a cigarette and I'm the only ashtray."
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