>> [Alakoring] instituted the worship of Orlanth Rex, with powers to control
>> the priesthood.)
>
> Ahah. So there is such a statement. I do feel however that
> this is aimed at foreign and draconic priests undermining the
> Orlanthi tribal loyalties rather than the tribal Wind Voices
> who would be honor-bound to obey their tribal king most of
> the time.
>> [Alakoring] opposed the traditional Heortlings whose leadership followed
>> draconic ways.
>
> Not quite a statement that the Orlanthi Priesthood followed
> draconic ways.
Another instance, from the draft clan gen questionnaire demo'd at Convulsion, is this:
DRAGONKILL
The Dragon followers got their comeuppance when the dragonmen killed all of their leaders. Great armies came into Dragon Pass from the north and south. The great dragons themselves appeared, some of them as big as the sky, and ate all but ten of the humans. Q: What is the lesson you drew from this Dragonkill War? A: Kings should rule, because priests make grave errors.
This seems to support the generic (rather than anti-draconic) interpretation of what Alakoring stands for.
Cheers, Nick
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