I have no problem with this and the next sentence of my post
explicitly allowed for it
> > Of course, many were just interested in
> > the potential wealth of an empty land.
> Orlanth is Dead! gives the following
> reasons:
> We hated the Pharaoh
> We split to avoid Kinstrife over the
> Pharaoh
> We loved the Pharaoh and wanted to
> extend his rule into Dragon Pass
> We were adventurous and wanted a
> dangerous new life
> We were poor and wanted to be rich
> It was a new place and we wanted to
> explore it.
This can still easily allow a proportion of 1/6 or more leaving because they hated the changes (religious or cultural) imposed by the Pharoh.
> One could hate the Pharoah for reasons other than being
> a harbringer of cultural change and one could be an ordinary
> Sartarite and still think the Pharaoh was good. A better
> model for hatred or love of the Pharaoh might be to think
> of him as analogous to RW political figures that arouse
> sharp emotions.
IMO, in Glorantha, once you get away from immediate personal knowledge of someone, religious, cultural, political and/or magical issues all merge into mythologically influenced biases. And often, even with direct personal knowledge, mythological biases can direct interactions.
> The fourth and fifth choices indicate that some clans were
> leaving because they were bored with the peace that the
> Pharaoh brought or they were dissatisfied because the peace
> meant they could not alleviate their poverty through traditional
> means (i.e. raiding).
Totally agree.
regards,
Charles
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