I believe you only need a single rune in common with whatever cult or
subcult you wish to join, so a Heortling with Air, Movement and Death could
initiate to Orlanth via his Air or Movement Rune. Orlanth Rex is trickier,
since that is more explicitly a Mastery subcult, but having more than three
runes is not unheard of. I would think that anyone who became a tribal king
or queen would likely gain the Mastery Rune after he or she successfully
completed the kingship rites (i.e., whatever heroquest that happens to be
required). Greater success and more community support would doubtless
contribute to the new leader having a higher starting score in that rune
than is typical for a freshly-acquired ability.
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