On 20 Sep 2004 at 14:41, bethexton_at_... wrote:
> First of all: cool!
Thank you. My friend Maery (it's her character) doesn't like to go halfway in choosing interesting backgrounds.
> Second: I suspect of all things, prophecies are more apt to get
> written down than almost anything else in Sartar. Prophecies could
> be important, so sages are apt to record them. One question is,
> since it is a foreign prophecy, did her book have it already
> translated? If so, how accurate was the translation. If not, how
> well can she read that language? You live in Montreal, you know how
> amusing translations can be at times!
Oh, all those are options. I'm even tempted to have the prophecy be from some early Jrusteli work about Orlanthi myths. (Damned GodLearners!!!) But yes, she doesn't know if she mistranslated, made the wrong parallels, or just misinterpreted vague things. But before she did this she was absolutely sure she was right.
> I think writing is viewed as holy and magical to most Orlanthi--it is
> a secret of the LM cult, and hence no less special than the secrets
> of working bronze or brewing good beer. When someone says "This was
> written down long ago, and I read it to you now" it is not a light
> situation, in fact to many ordinary Orlanthi it may be creepy and
> spine tingling, like hearing a voice from the grave.
Good point.
<incredibly awesome ideas snipped>
Bryan, I love you. :)
More importantly, I suspect Maery will love you. I'm forwarding this to her right now. If she likes it, I'll lift it wholesale. I actually thought her clan far enough north that the Kitori idea doesn't necessarily work, but there's certainly room to play with that and it's a cool idea. And considering I'm a huge fan of the OOO, I do like it.
> I hope these speculations have helped to give you a few ideas.
Oh, just a wee few, yes. :)
LC
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