>I don't think [Stygians] be specifically mentioned in the HW rulebook
>(doubtless they will be in later supplements, though) so this could be
>subject to change, but last time I asked, him, Greg's thinking was that
>they use the normal rules for Theist magic, but have a penalty to their
>chances of success and/or efficacy. They are, after all, 'doing it
>wrong'.
I imagine at some point or another, some Stygians whether great or small acheive an occult awareness of God as a result of their devotions and thus have the potential for increased spiritual mastery. Normally these people joins one of the many shadowy Arkat cults as the secret masters and the elite warriors of Stygian Society. Thus while most Stygians have pathetic magic, there is some hidden segment that fills more orthodox folk, whether Rokari or Orlanthi, with dread.
Given that Black Arkat is known in Heortland, it seems reasonable to me that Aeolus is likewise a Stygian cult. But I'm not to sure whether it is still recognizably one given that it is isolated from Ralios and the Pharaoh has had at least three centuries to play around with it.
There are several other groups of henotheists who do not follow the above pattern IMO. They include the henotheist church, the Janubians, the Umathelans and some Fonritans.
>Mind you, what this implies at a Glorantha level is less clear; after
>all, its well known that Orlanthi magic is a fusion of theist and animist
>(albeit with a preponderance of the former) yet in roolz terms, they use
>theist magic just like the Dara Happans.
I wouldn't say the Orlanthi use magic just like the Dara Happans but that the Dara Happans have a different roolz method at some level that hasn't been detailed. The Orlanthi only appear to be normal theists because they are the most detailed.
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