Leaping Lopers

From: mob <mob_at_bayswaterps.vic.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 11:49:28 +1000


G'day all,

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Leaping Lopers

Meirion Hopkins said:

>There have been references to a marsupial tribe, hence equating lopers
>with kangaroos - they bounce after all!

The reference is actually a bit of a gag way back in TotRM #1, a cartoon called "Lost Tribes of Prax #6, The Kangaroo Tribe", featuring a nomad sitting inside the pouch of giant marsupial. It's one of my favourite bits of Gloranthan humour from the early issues.



Slavery

Ian Gorlick said:

>Given the highly stratified Dara Happan traditions that underlie the Lunar
>Empire, it seems inevitable that one's status is still important after
>death. So, is it likely that free descendants of a slave might seek to
>posthumously free their ancestor? What rules might exist about this?

Hey, I think this is a really cool idea! It reminds me of the Mormons praying for the souls of past generations (hence their great interest in genealogy). There'd probably be peasants crushed by the burden of paying for the manumission of their dead ancestors. And maybe there are certain positions (priest, etc.) which descendant of a slaves are ineligible; retrospectively buying an ancestor's freedom then could be a nifty legal trick to help parvenus get ahead in today's world. I'm not sure where in Glorantha this might work; does Kralorela have slavery?

Cheers,

MOB



Michael O'Brien
Research Associate, Bayswater Primary, Learning Technologies Navigator School 9 Parker Street, RICHMOND 3121 Victoria, Australia +61-3-9428-9048


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