All of the above, effectively. Utuma and final draconic transformation are, even outside Kralorela, often equated; in KraLor, this is also explictly linked to progress to the Summer Land Heaven (Vithela), both for the Emperor himself -- he is, after all, a cosmicly immense being selflessly constraining himself to the human scale for the benefit of his subjects -- and for those already demised wishing to accomplish their final translocation from the SLH to a state of Liberated Bliss. (Think Mahayanan bodhisattvas in general, and Pure Land buddhism in particular.)
> Do all of them do so desirably?
Let's just say that not always is the wisdom of the dragons' cosmic plan always readily perceptible to the unsophisticated eye (e.g., God Learners invade country, Emperor commits suicide).
> In true old China,
> elder confucians innocently believed three and five legendary kings
> abdicated in favor of virtuous successor.
> So many usurpers kept up this appearance he was presented the
> throne by his predecessor.
I believe much is true in Kralorela, though of course there have only been two 'usurpers'. (Unless you want to invoke the cynical explanation of 'history gets written by the (successful) usurpers', so at any rate such as there have been have rarely been subsequently 'reversed'.)
> Are not there any Draconic war except between Shang-sha and Godunya in
> Kralorela?
Not that I'm aware of.
> Isnt there beautification heroquest of past history?
Don't understand this part of your question.
Slan,
Alex.
End of The Glorantha Digest V7 #120
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