Yelmies and Fire

From: Jane Williams <jane_at_williams.nildram.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:07:33 +0100


Pete in answer to me:
> >I'd guess that they do re-enact the slaying and revival of Yelm, since
> >it's a major part of their history. I doubt if they give Orlanth's
> >apology quite the same importance as we do, but it's an idea.

> They would give the Rebel's apology even more importance than
> the Orlanthi do. After all the Rebel was in the wrong and now
> he's apologizing.

Yes, sure, but it's more like: "Those Yelmies say Orlanth apologised! The bastards! As if he would ever grovel to such a loser! Kill them now!"

"And all lesser beings, such as.... (100-odd names).... and Orlanth.... (and 100-odd others) apologised to the Great Almighty Yelm, who therefore condescended.."

> >Question: who gets the part of Orlanth in the ritual? A real Orlanthi
> >wouldn't apologise humbly, and anyone other than a real Orlanthi wouldn't
> >lend much strength to the ritual.

> The Orlanthi don't use Yelmies in their rituals so why should the
> Yelmies use an Orlanthi?

That's the point. The Orlanthi don't use a Yelmie (though they would if they could). They use an Elmali: a cut-down, tamed version, but close enough to the real thing for the ritual to work. Do the Yelmies have a cut-down, tame version of Orlanth to use? Or do they do like in Sun County, and kidnap some passing barbarians when there's a ritual coming up?

>> (Ducks as flames break out)
 Chris Bell:
> Wow! are the Durulz now fire cultists, or are the Lunars going a little
> to far in their duck roasts? Or are they simply spontaneusly
> combusting? I had no idea that Oakfed worship had spread up into the
> creek. Or maybe it's Trickster magic, turning Ducks in Lunar jails
> into pillars of fire or Zippos. :)

Erm... was that what I meant? It sounds good.

No, I think you just don't understand the ancient and noble sport of hunting Marsh Haggis (which involves puns even worse than that). So I'll make sure the .sig is at the end of this message, so you can go and read up about it.

Jane Williams jane_at_williams.nildram.co.uk http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~janewill/gloranth/


Powered by hypermail