If Greg has said that Storm Bulls indulge in sodomy, then I think it obviously ISN't considered to be chaotic - and frankly, I can't see the reasoning why it should be, and certainly not in a lozenge wide way. Applying the same sexual mores universally to a lozenge wide cult that exists across several cultures of very different sexual mores comes uncomfortably close to prejudice for my liking, especially when unsupported by any other evidence*. Storm Bulls are violent, brutal thugs who flought social convention in every way. This definately does not mean that they commit acts that they consider even mildly chaotic - so if Storm Bulls consider rape to be chaotic, then they don't do it. That they do do it - then its not chaotic. There is a chaotic temptation here, I am sure - but its not always so.
Compare Thed and Urain. Sure, Thed is a chaotic rape goddess. But Urain is a chaotic violence god - and Storm Bulls can commit grotesque acts of violence without being chaotic in any way, its only when they begin to enjoy violence for its own sake and forget the anti-chaos mission that they fall into chaotic practices.
Storm Bulls have a mighty dark side. Propitiating Mallia rather than getting Storm Bullies in the area must often seem like a good idea to the peasantry. But the essential message of Storm Bull is that chaos is such a foe that any conduct is acceptable in fighting it, including not just noble self-sacrifice, but also sacrificing the very life of the land, horrible acts of violence, and ghastly acts of intimidation and punishment.
Cheers David
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