Re: Baron's Friends

From: markmohrfield <markmohrfield_at_...>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:57:05 -0000

> Mark Mohrfield:
>
> >I think Peter Larson is right about this because the Headhunter
unit
> >in White Bear and Red Moon/Dragon Pass has no Thanatar-like magical
> >abilities. They don't, for example, gain a spirit when they destroy
> >an enemy magician unit.
>
> That's not persuasive for the Swordbrothers is a Humakti regiment
yet
> they don't have the power to kill their enemies with a glance in the
> DP sense. The Bullocks are associated with Storm Bull but have no
> special power against chaos.
>
> --Peter Metcalfe

This is the first I've heard that these units are associated with inividual cults. Storm Bull and Humakti abilities can be more easily represented as a high Combat Factors than Thanatari abilities can be, so I still think that had Greg Stafford originally meant for the the Headhunters to be Thanatari, he would have given them some special ability. On the other hand, of course, GS has been known to change his mind.

                                                  Mark Mohrfield