> Are Bisos and Doburdun worshiped? Lunar introduced these cults from
> Northern Peloria for them?
I believe that this is the current account of things: Bisos (the loyal Bull God) "replaces" Urox the (Chaos-fighting) Storm Bull, and Doburdun (the loyal Thunder God) "replaces" Orlanth Thunderous (and Rebellious). This is only a recent discovery, which has not put down any roots or sources yet, so there is little we can say for sure.
> Can some of following cults be also introduced in Tarsh?
> Idovanus
Unlikely: really only worshipped by the Carmanian Magi, who live in far-off
Carmania.
> ViTuros or Turos... Lodril, etc. ?
All rather similar; I think Barntar rather than Lodril (or Pelandan
variants) is the major local peasant god in Tarsh. After all, they are
different kinds of agriculture. (You would find plenty of Pelorian Lodril
worshippers in Tarsh, but they aren't locals).
> Oria
Try Ernalda, her local aspect (who is very "big" in Tarsh).
> Erissa
Chalana Arroy is local.
> Entekos
Or Molanni (a local near-equivalent).
> Jajagapa
Of minor importance, not worth making a special effort to introduce him to
the pantheon, I'd have thought.
> Yelm
His worshippers are mostly hereditary nobles of Dara Happa. How would you
introduce such a cult to a formerly barbarian Orlanthi kingdom, and why
would you want to?
> Dendara
Yelm's wife. Use Ernalda locally.
Generally, the Lunars do not spread their Empire by exporting native (that is, pre-Lunar) Pelorian cults to the furthest borders. The specific cases where we are now told they have done so (e.g. preferring Bisos over Urox, Doburdun over Orlanth, Gorgorma over Babeester Gor) are unusual cases where they have met resistance: they are not indicative. The Lunars are happy to recognise familiar gods behind unfamiliar masks: they would see no reason to graft the worship of Oria onto Ernalda, as they already "know" that Oria *is* Ernalda. They are not obsessive seekers after conformity. They are happy to convert local rulers (and ruling gods) to their Way; they do not stamp a Yelmic or Carmanian (or whatever) image on their conquests.
(NB, though, that some Yelmic types in the Empire are happy to act just like their First and Second Age forebears, imposing Dara Happan ways on unruly subject peoples).
> They can worship Star Bear, or "Orlanth tamed by Red Goddess"?
The noble rulers of Lunar Tarsh know that the Goddess tamed Orlanth. But why would this predispose them to worship Orlanth? Surely they're better off worshipping the goddess who came out on top?
Worship of Orlanth is not popular or encouraged in Lunar Tarsh. Those who are "in" with the Lunars know that it's not worth doing; those who are unpopular with the Lunars may still do so, and they can be bought in the market at Slave Wall, at discount rates, from the House of Atraxis. Orlanth is "de-emphasised" in Lunar Tarsh.
Nick
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