Re: AA vs KL

From: Russell <russ_cole_at_...>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:04:31 -0000


>
> herkabg <russ_cole_at_l...> wrote:
> >
> > KL is the Uz and without her they cease to be Uz so any attack on
her
> > is an attack on all Uz including AA. I would assume that even AA
> > ruled tribes would have worshippers of Korastang as this aspect
of KL
> > is crucial for reproduction of the race.
>
> But remember, Argan Argar *is not Uz*. We tend to think of him as
Uz,
> because he's largely worshipped by them and they depict him as an
Uzko. But
> he's a Darkness God, *not* descended from KL or even her close kin.
>
> I could imagine Argan Argar destroying KL and setting himself up as
the
> preeminent darkness god. (Mythically, this might amount to
abandoning
> Wonderhome and establishing the surface world as the Realm of
Darkness.)
> This might cause the Uz to be remade in a form more like AA, or it
could
> destroy them entirely (since AA doesn't really have a "man rune"
> connection). But either way, this is big juju, say on a par with
Storm Bull
> defeating Wakboth--not something you're going to manage in the
course of an
> ordinary campaign. When your heroes have pulled down the Red Moon,
ridden
> the Great Sea Dragon, and pulled on Harrek's cape, it'll be time
for them to
> think about the "Argan Argar kills Kyger Litor" quest...
>
> I agree that AA represents darkness and hence does not have a
direct connection to the Uz. My suggestion was that those Uz clans who predominantly worship AA will still need to maintain some type of worship of KL through Korasting to ensure that they breed true.

Cheers

Russell

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