> As for the sources cited: KoDP offers only 'statistical evidence'
> of this, so far as I'm aware (i.e., "I've never seen a male Uraldan
> in KoDP"),
It's in the manual, p. 52: "Males can't attempt the Ernalda or Uralda quests." That's statistics with no outliers.
Remember that the quest includes
: She made the secret sign to Ernalda. Ernalda noticed the sign, and
from the greeting
: Ernalda gave her, Uralda recognized Ernalda as her mother.
To me this is a woman's mystery, and shows why only women can be initiates.
I believe most Heortling herders (whether of cows or sheep) are initiates of Orlanth. People don't worship deities just because they offer cool magic -- especially because most deities will give some of their cool magic merely for a sacrifice (or prayer).
> (And husband-stealing, to be fair! (Isn't that the episode that
> occurs in KoDP?))
"We weren't exactly stealing them, just borrowing for a night."
David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_pensee.com> Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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