<snip wonderful story>
> What says my audience? Have I ransomed my head, or shall I lose it?
Looked pretty good to me!
Would you mind if I placed a copy of that in the collection of Vingan bits on my web site? Properly attributed, of course.
Now the next question is, what do the male Orlanthi do to stop all the women being overcome with lust when looking at their naked, woadcovered bodies? Probable answer, going by the effect Annstad of Dunstop had on Jareel: they don't. As a spectator sport, this sounds even better than football. (You know: muscular men, short shorts, ignore the irrelevant things they keep doing with a ball). Maybe that's why in KoDP, the women on the clan ring keep urging me to take auxiliaries along as healers. They want a look.
Come to think of it, if most marriages are with other clans, and the main contact with said other clans is during raids... yes, it all makes sense, doesn't it? They're not out there trying to get cows. They're showing off to their prospective wives.
On the other hand, maybe I'm over-stating the case a little? :)
Jane Williams jane_at_williams.nildram.co.uk http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~janewill/gloranth/
End of The Glorantha Digest V7 #458
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