That's a total red herring, I think. Why does it leave us guessing? You seem to think there really is a secret key to Glorantha reality, that's someone isn't telling you, when by and large, what we have is the honest best effort of all concerned to elucidate that which is... well, elucidatable.
Let's be clear what we mean by "subjectivism", in the context of this debate. The question is, is the way the Orlanthi, say, view the world the best description available, firstly in their own terms, and secondly, is it "equally or incomparably" good as other viewpoints, such as of the Lunars? Or is there a better, and/or more objective description of the world, that has eluded them, or that the Orlanthi have been too pig-headed to acknowledge?
Surely the way to get "least surprising results" from future publications is to describe the Orlanthi (say), their magic, and their gods as they seem them. Will this then be a reliable guide to what the Teshnos supplement will look like? No, indeed not. But I can't see what that would be in any way desirable, in any case.
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