re: Gagarth

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 02:41:48 +0100 (BST)

Dr Mark Galeotti:
> Yes - and I think we are going to get this a lot. I wonder
> if the answer is that certain otherwordly entities have a
> presence in more than one world, so that Gagarth the God
> casts a 'shadow' which is Gagarth the Spirit. I certainly
> don't think it is viable simply to state that G is one or
> the other and that therefore either the Praxians or
> Orlanthi have got it 'wrong'.

It would be highly annoying, at best. I'm not betting against it, though...

> I actually spent some time thinking over the 'Whirlvish
> issue'. Eventually I decided that they did not really fit
> with my conception of Gagarth in Sartar, a distinction I
> think is important to draw. Gagarth-Sartar is a huntsman
> over hill and through wood, whereas Gagarth-Prax scours the
> Wastes.

True. I think Gagarth still has a 'windy' manifestation in Sartar, but it will inevitably be somewhat different. Tad little gritty... I've used the Whirlvish association in Sartar though, at least by reference. (Ominous music swells at this point, Myles.)

> Thus, the Whirlvish are perfect for
> Gagarth-Prax, but maybe the (oh dear, back to this)
> Yinkinite Orlanthi associate him with his fiery-eyed pack
> of hounds.

That works for me, too. What better denotes stupid relentlessness, after all? ;-)

Cheers,
Alex.

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