> I disagree. To be a devotee of Barntar is to spend most of ones life
> emulating Barntar. Which is what most farmers do anyway. Devotees of
> weird cults like Bevara, Issaries, Humakt, etc. are a different
> matter...
>
Exactly. Most Orlanthi are not full time farmers. They're farmers who do some raiding, some brewing, some hunting, etc. Someone who only farms is a bit weird in Orlanthi terms. The amount of time farming needed for a community to survive at subsistence level in suitable terrain is very small - averaging maybe two or three weeks hard work a year. Much of Dragon Pass is not optimal, so maybe double this. Full time farmers are only needed when you have a large urban population to support as well.
Cheers,
Graham
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