There has always been a pretty clear prophecy given to
the Hendriki (in particular the Orshanti whose exiles
become the Colymar on the rise of the Red Moon) that
the one who will heal the wound in Orlanth's side that
is the red Goddess will come from Dragon Pass. The
relevant material is in the Colymar Book in King of
Sartar. Whether Sartar's motivation was related to
that prophecy, prompted by dissent at home among the
Hendriki, or a product of the Larnsts changeable
nature itself in that the Larnsti themselves had to
change, I have no idea. Its interesting to note that
the Colymar who are descended from the Orshanti
refused to join Sartar's kingdom (weakening the
project and leading to prophecies of the kingdom's
fall). Perhaps the Colymar did not believe in the
Larnsti.
The Larnsti do remain an intriguing enigma, about
which we only have AFIAK we only have the tantalising
hints in G:IttHW. Like many of the mysteries of the
Holy Country maybe the future will reveal more.
Ian Cooper
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