>From: donald_at_grove.demon.co.uk (Donald R. Oddy
>I don't think that the birth of the first child automatically
>switches the mother to the Mahome or Orane subcults. Childcare
>in Heortling society is a communal activity so while each stead
>will have several women from those subcults they will also have
>a representative of most of the other subcults. There's nothing
>unusual in a woman concentrating on using her skills while a
>sister-in-law looks after their children.
How strictly the biological requirements are applied to Ernaldans is not very clear.
On one hand Strom Tribe says "a woman cannot choose to ignore this progression, except through normal channels. ... this means joining another cult." (page 19)
On the other hand Barbarian Adventures has at least one Ernaldan healer who is described as a mother (Serarernalda page 64).
>That point is that there are good reasons why a women may need to
>take a man's role and equally good reasons why a man should take
>a woman's role.
>Imagine a group of male PCs having to take a small child on a
>journey in secret - maybe the child is the only known heir to
>the Kingdon of Sartar so they can't trust anyone else. If common
>magic was enough there'd be no call for women's magic so I
>reckon one of the men has to become a Nadani temporarily.
Wouldn't it be just as interesting for the warriors to figure out how to care for the child with their totally inappropriate skills and magic?
imagine: "The warband knew this would be a tough mission when the child insisted on a demonstration of Leap Onto Dragon. Fortunately she was mollified by Fly Carrying Additional Weight."
End of Glorantha Digest, Vol 11, Issue 214
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