Vingans set aside/delay their fertility, but not sexuality. BG set aside their fertility and possibly also their sexuality. I think sexuality (in Glorantha) is a free will thing that has no direct connection to fertility (I could be wrong, though).
>sign of strength. Culturally male loss of fertility ("potency") tends to be
>viewed as weakness. Will this be the case for Nandanites? They give up their
>maleness (or certainly Nandan did) for the benefit of the tribe, cursed with
>lack of fertile women.
The sacrifice for BG is viewed as a literally "terrible" one. In the case of Nandan it may be viewed as a noble sacrifice, or more likely the appropriate way for certain men to contribute to the tribe.
Thom
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