Maybe this question has been raised before, but I've been thinking a bit about Chalana Arroy. She's the holder of the Harmony rune, correct? So why is she only a goddess of healing? It seems Harmony means quite a bit more than that. Chalana Arroy ought to be concerned with maintaining harmony on many levels: harmony of the body (healing, fighting disease), harmony of the mind (therapy (or what passes for it in a magical bronze age society) and combatting excessive passions), harmony of society (friction within and between families, clans, etc.). A role as diplomats doesn't seem entirely out of line, especially given that her followers are protected to a degree by their pacifism. All of which might get them out of the rut of being one dimentional pacifist healers. Any comments?
Peter Larsen
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