Re: VD in Glorantha

From: Andrew Solovay <asolovay_at_...>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 11:49:48 -0800


morganconrad wrote:
> Somewhere in this Yinkini discussion somebody cited Greg as saying
> there in no VD in Glorantha.

Is this the party line? Given the close association between the Goddesses of Rape and Disease, I'd think VD would be a natural idea for them. (And arguably getting pregnant with a Broo is a nasty kind of VD...)

Of course, VD spirits would be opposed, not just by the usual healing gods/spirits/etc., but also by gods of marriage, love, and fertility. (OTOH, a god of marriage might be perfectly happy to see adulterers/fornicators get VD--in fact, it would seem like a natural form of divine retribution.)

Did Greg really say that there is no VD, or just that VD isn't really a problem? Since all diseases can be treated pretty much the same way (spirits of healing, Chalana Arroy magic), VD might be fairly easy to stomp out.

> Do bacteria exist?

I'm pretty sure disease is caused by evil spirits.

--AMS

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