diseases are but they aren't?

On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 06:04 AM, Greg Stafford wrote:

> All diseases in Glorantha are form spirits in the same way that all
> iseases
> that we know ae from germs. AR is comprehensive, but in no way is it
> exhaustive or complete. Other forms of horses, eagles and diseases are
> known, for instance.

Sorry, I don't follow. Perhaps it's too early in the morning, but to me this seems to say "all diseases are spirits but other forms of diseases are known."

So no sorcerous diseases? Or more diseases than listed in Anaxial's Roster?   I can't tell which you're saying here.

In the same vein--------

Unfortunately, not all diseases are from germs, either. Some come from environmental factors - skin cancer from UV, black lung, asbestosis--though to be fair you might want to call these types "poisoning."

Others are genetic or have a genetic component: most cancers, Parkinson's,   Altzheimer's (sp?), MS. (these seem like good candidates for sorcerous diseases to me--slow acting, long term, palsy-like.)

If all gloranthan diseases are spirits, then is everyone on the sorcery plane perfectly healthy?

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