Fronelan Confusion / Breakdown of mostali

From: TERRA INCOGNITA <inarsus-ferilt-z_at_mrg.biglobe.ne.jp>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 14:06:27 +0900

Upper river region of Janube was still Terra Incognita for me:
>From Mabakarisarro to Dona and Mortasor, except some City states like
Galastar , Riverjoin,
Eastpoint in Some Fanzines:
IMO, before and after Syndics Ban some Strong Powers domained this region and
struggled Akem Knight Legions and Daxdarian Heavy armoured soldiers: Carmanian Source still

1. Syndics Ban: 1499- Prince Snodal used this condition as Safety against Zzabur's intriguity to sank whole land of Fronela: Greg Stafford's first work in Glorantha is Obscure for me, and doubt to see this first condition as a Malkioni (even I suspected to see this as one scheme of Glorantha before White Bear and Red Moon), because his work before construction of Nick Brooke's Malkioni Land Concept, and Gloranthan growth mainly started from Orlanthi World. IMO, many current New Hrestoli see this hero-prince using paganistic Sorcery and Heroquest in Altinela and Killing God of Silver Feet. as tricksterish and uncomfortable feeling. His motherland Ease has his grave like False Grasstonbury grave of Arthur, (I think this grave hasn't any deadbody and he never returned from his final deed, killing of pagan god.) If ancient Kingdom Logic and Lost Brithos is center of malkionism, Altinela or Vithela (think about current Seshnelan condition is derived from their magical existence without communication) is edge of their world (except GodLearnish "distorted" concept), Syranthir(Undine), Valkaro(eastern mysticism), Talor (storm worship), Snodal were communicated otherness and made some compromise their condition. Story romance of Dark Veiled Woman and Siglat half Altinela Blood showed his ambiguity.

2:Joastland kingdom
this state is very important in Uz Lore as Revival of Arkat Empire, but Sandy Petersen's insistion: Joastland was in Fronela at least in RQ con 1, how do you change this situation?
If samename two kingdoms both existed, Sir Ethilrist: IMO, Does he have some connection or hook to this system? Wasn't Letter Stalker in Ralios his former
Employer?

3:What is White Bear Empire?
Ratholera: Hibernation Program of Bears is favorite idea for me, Even Cold sleep
in SF style is hackneyed.
Arrorian Confederation: refugee from sheng seleris are oppressed by this state and refuged
again to Redland:
What is Polar Bear? Before Time, some Uzhim legends tells about white bear, (now they are extinct), and some ancestor-worshop in Rathorela included white bear
Spirit like baboons revered Gorilla spirit (or Hanuman Kang Luway?) Harrek Berserk skinned this spirit and used as his outer-self. If empire set this spirit on their

structure body, how Shamanic empire acted?

4: Flesh Water sea Unions
Bindle has long tradition to this inner sea severed from outer great water body. They have

independent power even surrounded by great nations and monopolized trade this lake. Why they can do this?

5: Third eye blue Cult
Conflict with Nidan Decamony idea can be converted into schism of Alchemist Sect:
What secret do they steal from Mostali? Metal is bone of elemental deities, adamante is fragment of World Mountain (The greatest is Block in Prax). Medieval European had serious desire linking mysticism to metal processing.

6: Other materials
Fronela has fountain of unutilized ideas: Elder race ruins like Oral Ta, Ganesatarus Cult of Kingdom War, Jonat and Xem, Tawari Bull and Musk Oxen, hollri and Uzhim in Valind Gracier

Think about elder races has monomyth in wholeworld against human localism (especially
current Glorantha condition)
Most cultivated Race: Troll myths have been gregged by hand of many contributors, maybe
unintentionally:
Death mythos among these changed their nature from Avalonhill "Womb of Sberie" myth to "Zorak Zoran robbed Yelmalio of Amanstan" myth. Sword Changes Fire:
they can have inconsistent stories in their folklore, and Aldryami shamanism also can tolerate "Zorak killed Framal in Frelar Amali" and other inconsistency. But mostali golden dwarf doctrines at Depersonalization is strict to inconsistency
unless dwarves can see great spirit act like Computer Virus as Brithini sense (if they have enough concept to "Machine") : Frex, a Virus stole a screw from deep secret structure of Spike (Sberie Grotto), a Darkness Virus invaded Grower Function of surface and induced Error by a Adamantite stolen pin. etc... Starting Breakdown of World Machine event is not myth. But these translation is still incomplete, like mithos of "stone" and "mercury, son of Mostal" myth. They never heroquest. IMO, gloranthan Magical source and RW scientific resource often malfunctioned.
Slon and Nidan central structure may permitted self destruction by ModernTimes-like environment and heading half-crazy Diamonddwarf Leaders and liers, Arkat may use Adamant screw for his goal. Humakt was sword, Zorak Zoran is trickster.

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