>> I don't see why anyone in Sartar would use irrigation,
>
>Nor me: perhaps in the Storm Age, Orlanth's people
>were not living in Sartar? Somewhere with a much
>hotter climate, if irrigation was a Good Thing. (Hmm:
>mythic link with Aroka? Ending of Drought?)
>
>So now you have all these Orlanthi carrying out
>ceremonies to end drought, because they always have,
>in an area where more rain is the last thing they need
>:)
>
>Unless irrogation channels can also be used for
>drainage?
According to TR there is little rain in either Fire or Earth seasons so drought is a distinct possibility. Not a severe one, but bad enough to damage crop yields. I don't see anything particularly elaborate in the irrigation - just a few ditches into which a nearby stream can be diverted at need.
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