>>
>>> mentioned about the Char-Un for "going overboard" and raping other
>>than in
>>> the aftermath of a battle. Basically its "Okay to kill and rape"
>>in the
>>> heat of battle but wrong to do them as a hobby.
>>
>>I think rape is inherently dehumanising and pointless,
>>and therefore moraly corrupting whatever the circumstances.
>
> I'll agree here, but assuming the Char-Un do rape on a
>regular basis, there has to be some reason why they are not all Broos
>by now. Cannibalism and torture, of course, are also dehumanizing,
>but there are cultures and cults in Glorantha that do both without
>becoming chaotic, so there must be some other element. The attitude
>to the doer seems the most obvious.
I think societal acceptance plays a big part. Char-Un accept the act but again I'd guess it's in fairly strictly circumscribed situations and occassions. This probably protects them from turning into Broos, as long as they stick to doing it that way. If they cross that line they probably turn into broos just like anyone else. Someone pretty much said this a bit back so I'm just repeating it.
It's an icky topic but the Char-Un rape manual might go like this :
DO rape your enemies' women
DO rape criminals
DO rape to enact revenge
DON'T rape your neighbours DON'T rape casual aquaintances DON'T do it all the time.
I still very much believe the act taints the doer and I'll bet there are Char-Un men who don't do it no matter what the culture thinks.
> I do think that, whatever happens to the perpetrator, any
>rape strengthens Thed, and so, chaotic or not, doing it weakens
>Glorantha. I also assume that the cannibalism of Maran and the
>Cannibal Cult, however holy and acceptable, contributes to the
ongoing presence of ogres in the world by strengthening the Ogre
Ancestor.
I agree.
Oliver
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