In message <20031119223610.85140.qmail_at_...> =?iso-8859-1?q?Jane=20Williams?= writes:
> --- donald_at_... wrote: >
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>> Isn't the Esrolian version of Humatki more of a dueling cult than
>> a real death cult? I can imagine them having an initiation ritual
>> involving killing - probably of a small furry animal rather than
>> a human being. A "look how bad and dangerous we are" exercise.
>> That's very much the exception though.
>
>I like the idea, but I thought Esrolia was the one
>place where Humakti duels were usually to the death
>rather than to the first blood? Duels over Lottery
>Swords being the notorious ones?
Could well be, I remember the dueling but not much else. The entry
requirement will be to have killed someone in a duel then.
>Duelling rather than warfare though: yes. With
>rapiers, not nasty uncouth broadswords. And a tendency
>to wear black silk.
And dinky little black masks, don't forget those.
--
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/