Ressurrection is rare in the West, not for any game balance reason, but for religious ones. If your soul goes to eternal Solace, bringing it back is a big crime against God (even if possible, as observers in Glorantha claim the Westerner's souls disappear after death, so they cannot be brought back), and a risk for the ressurrectee of losing the soul later. So, even if it can be done, it is bad magic.
To reanimate a dead body, with or without the original occupant bound as a ghost, is possible with sorcery, but necromantic and something an unaligned sorceror would do. Great for a evil sorcerer to come back from the grave, however, controlling its own undead body.
The brithini are known to have ressurrection, and practise it always they can (they are said to be able to recover most casualties in a battle, if they win). But they are unconnected to Solace, so the moral component is missing. And they probably have a spell or ritual that keeps the soul close to the body until reunited again. And for them, any stat deterioration (or POW expense) is better than death.
I had read about DI to God, but I have miracles very rare in the West. How can they think God is remote and aloof otherwise? The Saints however are other thing, but the Saints presented in RQ material and Sandy's sorcery are too game mechanical. In brief, if you are a devotee of St. Gerlant, Warrior King, your sword flames, and you can try to get his help in matters related with battle. If you follow St. Gerlant, wise son of Arkat, you get help in rulership matters, and (paying POW) the will to do the right thing for your fief, whatever that may be. Prayers are important too.
Your Glorantha May Vary,
Jose
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