Oliver, that's a great write-up. I'm definitely going to throw that
into my game. Thanks!
- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "Oliver Bernuetz"
<bernuetz_at_m...> wrote:
> Actually, according to the HeroQuest rulebook the solar deities are
Hyraos
> the Harper and Molamin the Choreographer. see page 111. Followers
of Cora
> of the Two Mouths usually know how to play an instrument though
they're not
> really associated with Donander (or is she?) Of course she's hardly
canon
> nor are there very many of her followers.
>
> Now the other Lunar entertainment deity is Orillia, who like many Lunar
> deities has two facets, the entertainer and the explorer of mystic ways.
> Orillians seek to understand the mystic music that the movement of the
> heavenly bodies create. They study planetary and Lunar activity and
attempt
> to set it to music. They feel that all music is ultimately derived
from the
> heavenly bodies, especially the sacred music of the spheres. This sound
> which few have ever heard is said to be caused by the movement of the
> Celestial Dome, the various planets, the Red Moon and the lozenge
itself.
> It's every Orillian's goal to understand and hear this music and thus
> achieve oneness with it.
>
> Orillia, a follower of Hyraos the Harper was a young woman when the Red
> Goddess rose in the sky. She was struck by the beautiful sound the
goddess
> made while rising into the sky (though she never did find another
who heard
> what she did) and she spent her entire life wandering and studying music
> trying to recapture the sound. Finally on her deathbed after she had
> attracted some followers she found the sound. She dictated the
melody to
> her greatest disciple Monimiliss of the Glass Harp and became one
with the
> Music of the Spheres. The melody, the Rising Dance of the Goddess, is
> reserved for very special occassions and cannot be performed unless
Great
> Sister or Moonson is present. Only the greatest of harpists (at
least W4)
> can play the piece and it has only been preformed a few times since her
> death.
>
> Most of Orillia's followers first belong to other cults and at some
point in
> their lives they too hear the divine music and wish to follow in her
> footsteps. Unless they are seasoned performers they are encouraged
to work
> as simple street performer and work their way up towards an
understanding of
> the Music of the Spheres. They appreciate and understand every
other form
> of music but claim that the Music of the Spheres was incomplete
until the
> Red Moon rose and the greatest followers of the movement say that
there is
> still something missing before perfect harmony is achieved.
>
> Entry Requirements: Called to join. Previous membership in some other
> musical religion is the norm but not a necessity.
>
> Homeland: Lunar Empire
>
> Abilities: Devotee or Initiate of Orillia, Excellent Night Vision,
> Mathematics, Mythology of Orillia, Scan the Sky, Read Music, Write
Music,
> Play Instrument.
>
> Virtues: Curious, Studious, Wanderlust, Friendly, Open to Others,
Musical
>
> Affinities and Feats:
> Music (Soothing Sound, Irresitible Tune, Unforgettable Melody)
> Movement (Musical Doorway, Stairway to Heaven, Moonbeam)
>
> Secret: Become one with the Spheres. Unlike most cult secrets this one
> functions as a Great Secret and removes a player from the campaign.
> Acheivers of this secret are not automatically removed but none have
ever
> chosen to stay on Glorantha.
>
> Other Side: None.
>
> Disadvantages: Subject to the Lunar Cycle. Followers may not sing.
>
> Oliver