> How about the possibility of Astrology in Glorantha? If such art exists in
> Glorantha, what
> kind of form should be made? (though Drastic Resolution: Prax and Stellar
> FAQ much reduced it for the ambguity and complexity of each glorantha
> culture increased.)
I'm less interested in the exact form than knowing that it exists and can affect my stories.
My characters tend to be contemptuous of Buserian astrology, admitting that it might be accurate, but pointing out that it usually takes more than 24 hours of observations and calculations to make a 24-hour forecast.
In my game, the god-talkers of Lankoring practice astrology:
"A seer from the Lankoring cult examines every child born into a family of consequence. If the seer envisions the child drowning in the Doskior at the Birthing Festival, he lays upon the child a geas "never to touch Doskior water during Sea Season." Because death may occur near Birthing Festival, the geas includes the whole season in which it occurs. The fatal water might be from, rather than in, the Doskior, hence the stricture against Doskior water in general." <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/ralios/geas.html>
"Lhankor Mhy is known as Lankoring, and is held to be god of seers as well as lawspeaker. Ashart was greatly disappointed to learn that they refuse to write on parchment or vellum, although their Knowledge Lodge did have wands with carved notches recording all their sagas, and drawings of all the rune-stones in the land. Their sages also use the whole skins of bulls to paint the stories of famous battles and sagas. They are also very learned about the movements of the stars, from which they can predict a baby's future when it is born. Ashart was shocked that women initiates do not wear beards, and refused to deal with them." <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/ralios/travelog.html>
I think this form of prediction takes into account factors other than just the movement of the stars, however (if only because the Delelans lack the recording technology and cloudless nights needed).
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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