Hail Stones

From: Joerg Baumgartner <joe_at_...>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:28:24 +0200 (CEST)


Chris Lemens
>> Surely Hail = Earth?

I sort of disagree.

>> They are ThunderSTONES, after
>> all. (Yeah, yeah, they are made of water, but they
>> are also made of cold and, critically, form around
>> dust particles.)

And in air. Basically, anything but fire.

Guy Hoyle
> I don't think they form around dust particles in Glorantha. Too > modern-science-y.

I find the presence of a kernel of "stoniness" for hailstones to form from air quite appropriate, really - law of similarity. At least if someone wants to magic some hailstones, throwing up some dust seems an appropriate gesture.

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