"Oh no they're not." OK, their bloodlines are exogamous, which IMO is fundamentally what a (Heortling) bloodline is _for_... Rumours that they have leaders, own communal property, etc, are hotly denied here in Elkenval. ;-)
But that's certainly one way to leave you clan in fact, if not in law: marry out. Obviously this is the reason why some men are happy to be underhusbands, Esrolian husbands, etc: the wife's folks aren't are bad as your own. ;-)
> An Orlanthi might well be able to use a Hunakti ritual
> to sever ties with his kin if he felt badly enough -
> it is part of the same mythology. HW emphasises your
> relationship to your pantheon more than RQ did.
Still problematic, IMO. Doing this for oneself requires identification with the appropriate deity, rather than simply sacrifice to him, which is how 'pantheon' worship basically works. Indeed, if you're devoted to a different deity, it's not merely difficult, it risks weakening your own identification. (An Orlanth the Warrior type may be able to rationalise himself as acting as Orlanth Deathwielder, or some such, if that tradition is available to him.)
Cheers,
Alex.
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