Re: Phoenix

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From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:30:17 +0100 (BST)

JeffJErwin:
> I think Draconic should not be assumed to be reptilian. Phoenices obviously
> practice utuma. Since they are reborn into the same state, perhaps they are
> arrested draconic creatures like dinosaurs, but about the same level of
> enlightenment as Wyrms. Or maybe they are I don't know...
> But I would argue, definitely draconic. --Jeff Erwin

Apparently, Metsyla, third emperor of Kralorela is depicted as a Phoenix (or an 'Eagle Phoenix' to be more precise), so you could argue that they may be a sort of 'devolved' draconic being. Though then again, isn't everything...

Funny you should mention enlightenment, since of course, Metsyla is the source of same... That's _not_ the same thing as Liberation, or Oneness with the Cosmic Dragon, etc, etc, I should stress.

Sounds like FAQ-fodder to me. I'll see if I can get something nice and straightforward like this emperor stuff imprimatured for starters. (Though I gotta double-check if _Glorantha_ doesn't cover this, anyway.)

Cheers,
Alex.