> Charles Corrigan wrote:
> ...
> > But does this matter [that no mortals were in Orlanth's hall when
Vinga challenged the Thunder Brothers]? There are plenty of daimones
that live in the
> > godplane that do not have high skills in anything and are never
> > named. Many of these could have been present but not mentioned in
> > the story.
> ...
>
> True. But they didn't DO anything in the story. If you take one of
> their roles, you too can do nothing significant. Isn't the point of
a
> HQ to, in some way, *to take part* in a myth? If you are merely a
> red-shirted extra with no speaking part, you don't take part (in
many
> real sense) in the contests at the stations.
This is the part that most initiates take or younger heroes. And you
have to admit, its a _great_ way to learn that particular mythology.
I'd equate it to the 'practice run' -- the reward is probably at best
learning a feat and polishing up your myths.
However, that level of HQ is not done if the heroes want something or
have to get something fixed. For that you take a more active helper
role -- scouts or some of the more active combatants.
Jeff