On 26 May 2004 at 16:38, Andrew Solovay wrote:
> As I understand it, Tarsh was Orlanthi/Ernaldi, but not Heortling--it came
> from a different, but related, tradition.
Huh. OK, close enough for government work, I guess.
> And (again AIUI) the Ernaldan side of the religion has persisted, more or
> less intact (though Ernalda has been identified with She Who Waits, and
> Maran Gor has been exiled). So have the cults of some other male deities,
> who are seen as husbands of Ernalda (like Odayla, I believe). But Orlanth
> has been stomped out.
OK, that's probably enough that I can run someone who wants to come from there.
> I don't think that's *precisely* because of his Middle Air rivalry with the
> Moon. The Moon has reached an accommodation with Yelm, even though they're
> both sky gods. *If* Orlanth were of the right frame of mind, I think he
> could do the same--he and Sedenya could marry and be the King and Queen of
> the Middle Air or somesuch.
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> It's just that Orlanth is too ornery to do that. He doesn't like empires,
> and he doesn't want to be an emperor--still less the tame consort of an
> empress. The Lunars would be happy to incorporate him if he allowed it--but
> he won't.
Yeah, I buy the "overly ornery Orlanth" approach. :)
> [BTW, shouldn't this be on HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com ? Or is this
> leading to a rules-related question?]
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