Polaris vs. YT

From: Theo Posselt <tposselt_at_dttus.com>
Date: 15 Feb 2000 12:27:00 -0600

     I said:
     
     << Wouldn't the fact that Bellex Maximus is the head of both YT's cult 
     and the Army overall imply that YT's cult is the primary commander 
     corps, from 'colonel' all the way to 'joint chiefs'? >>
     
     To which Nick B said: < That's certainly how I see it. Yanafali can of 
     course join Yelmic army cults as associates, so the idea that several 
     senior Yanafali would *also* be worshippers of Polaris doesn't present 
     any problems at all. >
     
     Ah, that makes sense.  Another way to look at it is that people who 
     are too enthusiastically devoted to the activities at one point in 
     their career will maybe not be able to repackage themselves at another 
     point.  
     
     So, in HW terms, a Yanafali devotee who goes so far as to learn the 
     Secret has inherently committed himself to a life of charging into 
     battle at the head of a pack.  Whereas a more ambitious one, with eyes 
     on the generalship, might be a devotee of YT at one point, but later 
     would join the cult of Polaris; and perhaps would switch his/her 
     devotion to Polaris, and learn the secret of Polaris instead.
     
     I like it - it definitely reinforces the political implications of the 
     cults within the empire.
     
     Regards,
     Theo 

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