glorantha-request_at_rpglist.org wrote:
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 09:24:49 -0500
> To: glorantha_at_rpglist.org
> From: Peter Larsen <peterl_at_admin.stedwards.edu>
> Subject: Cultural relativism and Chaos
> Reply-To: glorantha_at_rpglist.org
>
> >Already we're striking problems. Violence is not intrinsically chaotic
> According to Greg, as I understand it, they are. Every act of
> cannibalism strengthens the Ogre Ancestor. Whatever violence* falls within
> Urain's "mandate" strengthens him. The acts do not necessarily cause chaos
> * What is Urain's "mandate" anyway? _Lords of Terror_ (p. 86-87) says his
> runes are Disorder, Chaos, and Storm, and he is associated with rage and
> hatred. So I guess all violence wouldn't feed Urain, but violence from
> hate, rage, and other "Orlanthi reasons for violence" would. Uroxi and
> Gargathi would be particularily likely to be giving collateral worship to
> Urain, I suppose, but so would our Lunar Hating Chief from the HeroWars
> post a few days back.
>
According to TR, Urain is a type of bad weather. It has no connection to chaos. I know that in the old RQ days it was a chaotic version of Urox but that appears to have been gregged.
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