> > And Nandans are "women who have the shape of men". "He"'s
> an aspect of
> > Ernalda.
> >
> > Yes, I think you're right. The scenario you describe would head
> > towards the Red Woman sub-cult - the one that loses
> fertility anyway.
>
> BTW--can Nandan "women" marry men in Heortling society? Do we
> have an official answer on this?
>
> If so, the straightforward Vinga path is open--a Heortling
> boy becomes a Nandan "woman", marries a man, then sees "her"
> husband killed by the evil Lunars, and dies "her" hair red as
> a Vingan avenger.
The person being avenged does not have to be a husband or a child.
That's the norm, but it's not essential. The other example given is "if
an overwhelming enemy threatens the clan", and I'm sure other family
members could be avenged, too. Siblings and their off-spring, say?