Re: John's book list

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From: Nils Weinander <nils_at_weinander.org>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 10:37:48 +0200

Jeff R and Jane:
>

>> A battle with enough magic and heroes might as well have the 
>>gods taking a 
>>personal hand - is that Old Man Varmand and Umak Redhand or 
>>just a bunch of 
>>amped up Colymar heroes? Is that Destor or is that an 
>>Orlanthi disciple?

>
>
> Good point. I think the Iliad makes it clear that it really is the
> gods/goddesses, with the heroes being separate beings, though. To get the
> same effect, you'd have to have Nameless NPC suddenly being possessed by
> Uleria or whoever, doing their bit, and then running away when they realised
> the middle of a battlefield was a dangerous place to be.

There are Gloranthan examples as well. In the Battle of Day and Night, gods were present (and suffered for it in the case of Kyger Litor). Pavis battled Waha with the Faceless Statue. The Carmanians summoned their gods when they fought the lunars etc.

Nils Weinander
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