> Returning this whole discussion to Glorantha, how do Gloranthans
>count? Do most Gloranthans have a concept of zero? Obviously the Lunars
>do, since they have a Zero Wane, but somehow I doubt that the Sartarites
>really use the idea (given that none of the analagous RW cultures for them
>had the concept). What about the Malkioni and Kralorelans?
> How would the concept of zero translate into Gloranthan terms?
For an excellent RW source on this, with heavy-duty philosophical overtones, read "The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero." I can definitely see this as a basis for Gloranthan analogues.
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