Humakti

From: Benedict Adamson <badamson_at_lhr-sys.dhl.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 16:56:15 +0000

> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 12:22:22 +0100
> From: yinkin_at_telia.com (Jon Thorvaldson)
> Subject: Humakti etc

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> I'd say that [Humakti are wierder than Christian monks] A Humakti devotes himself to the god of
> death and endings: is this the choice for a happy and palanced person?
> Though he can also be the god of professional soldiers I think that this
> version of his cult is like 'lay membership'- as a sword (or initiate) of
> Humakt you have taken the full step, from then on you strive to become a
> living incarnation of Death. I dont think it is surprising if they lose
> (some of) their fertility...

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Humakti are devoted to death in the same way that Orlanthi males are devoted to thunder and lightning. That is, some of the nuttier ones might strive to become a living incarnation of death, but most wouldn't. (Tangent: an Orlanthi who strived to be a living incarnation of thunder and lightning; now there's an idea for an NPC...) One of the really good things about Glorantha (and RQ) was how 'believable' it is. The Orlanthi really seem like a viable society. The 'specialist' cults (Humakt, Issaries, Chalana Arroy) are not for weirdoes; they are for the fraction of a tribe who have specialized occupations.

Also, Humakt is not THE god of death; of all the primal deities, only Uleria still 'exists'. Likewise, Humakti are not so single minded.

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End of The Glorantha Digest V7 #183

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