>Me> I was talking about the Gods of the Viziers here, considering that
> > they are largely sorcerers. That there are organized Carmanian
> > priesthoods is beyond doubt but a priest of those gods generally
> > belongs to other castes - a Humakti for example would be a Hazar.
>While I agree that Humakti priets would still be Hazars, I think that
>there is more to the Vizier caste than sorcerors.
I agree and I was talking about the Vizier priesthoods when I wrote:
:: There would be a few priesthoods, but I think they are magical :: societies sponsored by a House for power purposes (ie a Valind :: Priesthood to invoke Winter against one's enemies, an Atyari :: priesthood to steal secrets or a Ikadz priesthood to invoke :: torment) rather than being the average vizier deities to :: help with the knowledge.
Martin seems to have interpreted that as a denial of any organized priesthoods among the Carmanians. I pointed out that _most_ of them would belong to other castes, as the viziers are "largely" sorcerers.
>I think that a
>better way to describe it would be "learned". The viziers are
>the "scholars, loremasters, sorcerors, teachers, judges, astrologers
>and scribes of Carmania."
Most of which are generally regarded as wizard's tasks in the West and are carried out by sorcerous Viziers in Carmania. The similarity between Vizier and Wizard is not intended to be a coincidence.
--Peter Metcalfe
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