Pelorian and Orlanthi

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_voyager.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 12:21:46 +1200 (NZST)


Pam Carlson;

>Lodril derives from the first god, made by the First Goddess
>(who had some wiggy Peladan name - WHERE is my Entekosiad?)

Vogmaradan.

[Encounter between Orlanthi and Lunar at the End of the World]

>"Don't be afraid", she said. "The world will begin anew. This is only a
>phase of the great cycle. Look at the deeper mysteries, and you will no
>longer fear change!"

>But Kerad shouted: "No! You don't understand! We must STOP this! This
>happened before and it was no good. We must fight to keep the world the
>same!" And because it was the only thing he could do, he killed her with a
>thunderbolt.

>On his way back, the world began to go right again. As Heort had done,
>Kerad separated the living from the dead, he named the plants and animals,
>he found law amid chaos. Kerad returned successfully from his quest, sure
>in the knowledge that the Red Moon was the source of his clan's strife, and
>a threat to the whole world.

>1) What is surprising about this quest, given traditional concepts about
>Orlanthi vs Pelorians?

Kerad is opposing change because he fears it. This is atypical for Orlanthi and would be a belief typical of Dara Happans.

>2). Who won?

The Lunar because Kerad found 'law amid chaos'?

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