>
> It they don't mind starting really at the bottom of the heap, they
> could be Vedref. The Vedref are the farmer slaves of the
Grazers.
> The original Vedref were captured from Heortlings and Tarshites in
> the resettlement period, but some would also have been taken in
raids
> from as far away as Esrolia and Dara Happa (at one point the
Grazers
> were allied with the Tarshites in raiding the early lunar
empire).
> More recently some new slaves would have been added, and could
come
> from almost any culture. The villages are largely independent,
but
> have no specialized magic (I assume the Vedref still have access
to
> some common magic, it is hard to prevent that much).
They're called Vendref. According to Glorantha, Intro to the Hero
Wars they are forbidden to worship Orlanth but do worship Ernalda
and Barntar.
Mark Mohrfield