Re: Re: Agamori and Lodril

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:29:07 +1300


At 08:09 AM 1/20/05 +0000, you wrote:

>--- In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com, Peter Metcalfe
><metcalph_at_q...> wrote:

> > There are several cults of what the God Learners would call Lodril
> > in and around Glorantha.

> > [...]

>Is he also the being known to Heortlings as 'Vestkarthen' who seems
>to pop in to the odd myth now and again: Father of Quivin, gored by
>Urox, sometime husband/protector of Ernalda, trapped underground by
>Maran (Gor?), etc?

Yup. And also Caladra.

>My recollections of RQ II material has him being the father of Mahome,
>Gustbran, and Oakfed.

Veskartan is not the father of Oakfed as Veskartan is a God while Oakfed is a spirit. The God Learners would say that the Lodril archetype is the father of the Wildfire archetype but there are no

>After reading some of the Dara Happen material (and now hearing about
>his presence in Pamaltela) I got to wondering whether he (Lodril) has
>has more worshippers than Orlanth does? Or are such comparisons next
>to worthless?

Orlanth also has worshippers elsewhere. Chiefly he's Baraku in Pamaltelan mythology and Bitador in Vithelan mythology. So a census count of Orlanthi and Lodrili worshippers would have to take them into account.

--Peter Metcalfe

--Peter Metcalfe

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