Caladraland

From: Bwbfc_at_aol.com
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:39:39 EST

Peter Metcalfe
me>>Surely Tessele the True inherited her Truth from Orenoar,
>>or at least Belintar seems strongly to identify her with
>>what the Godlearners called Orenoar.
>
>Orenoar is an Orlanthi deity not a God Learner one. Secondly I
>thought Tessele the True's epithet is in the sense of remaining
>faithful to her lost love, Vortem, rather than any adherence to
>an abstract notion of Truth.

That quite makes sense, at least for people in Caladraland. Although I suspect Belintar isn't so good at Caladrish either.

>>Finally: now Caladra has been mostly a male god since the GL's demise
>>(at least for the High Temple followers). How did Belintar tame the
>>Caladralanders?
>
>Through the Low Temple. I imagine there's a Low King that rules there.

There should be Twin priests too. Well, I fancy them sitting on a high twin throne behind the Low King who is at ground level.

After the Pharaoh disappears the Twins and Low King are in their temple with no power except in Vinavale which could be a peaceful haven. Like you're lost in the jungle, pursued by savage flower warriors who want to throw you into their volcano, you stumble on a tree root and lose consciousness while strange people with axes attack the flower warriors, and wake up in a luxurious bedroom with music and sweet perfumes, and taps of hot running water, tended by a cohort of beautiful young women...

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