Re: Gods in the mortal world

From: Andrew Dawson <asmpd_at_...>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:19:48 -0500

The below seems like a reasonable explanation of the continued existence of the Storm Tribe cults. It does not address the HQ rules that explicitly list both Engizi and Kero Fin as landscape deities that are weakened by worship. Orlanth and Humakt aren't explicitly listed as landscape deities.

Thanks,
Andy

At 01:57 PM 9/24/2003 -0700, Andrew Solovay wrote:
>Jeff <jakyer_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > And she exists as a goddess in the Gods World AND a terrain feature.
> > Most of the land gods/goddesses listed are strictly middle world
> > entities and don't have access to God World power.
>
>...sort of like how her son Orlanth exists in the God World, and also exists
>(as storms) in the Mortal World? Or Humakt exists in the God World, and also
>exists (as every death of every man or beast) in the Mortal World?
>
>It seems to me that there are some gods who are strictly mortal-world, and
>suffer from all the limitations described in the section on worshipping
>guardians. But there are *also* gods who are present in the God-world, but
>are manifest in the mortal world as some phenomenon or other. It would be
>reasonable, I think, to say that Kero Fin is one such--she is a goddess who
>is *manifest* in this world as the mountain.
>
>Am I out of line on this?