>Jane:
>
>You have enough Rigsdali around to do that? I thought it was a fairly
>rare cult?
That's my understanding as well. I've used the star watch
http://home.iprimus.com.au/pipnjim/questlines/lagerwater.html#palisade
There we had only a few Rigsdali, the Elmali reeve, and some good folk drawn to the solitude and quiet for a variety of psychological and spiritual reasons. The viingan helped out, mainly to bond with key political Elmali, but (to the *enormous* displeasure of said Elmali), started using value trollkin as night watch as well. But then, it seems that vingans and elmali only bond when they're arguing - the old mythical rivalry-constant help thingee.
b) At the siege of Whitewall, where obviously its a key part of the defense and where watchers are drawn from *all* the defenders, plus Umbroli from the Air Temple. I used the idea here that the star watch can get pretty nasty - all sorts of Lunar irregulars and magical surprises that come upon the walls by night - and that the star watch is used as a testing ground for potential combat leaders. So if you want to win the day-glory of herodom and meet the enemy in (rare) one-to-one combat before the walls, you first have to first prove yourself by volunteering for the star watch.
> > For most Orlanthi, the star watch is simply the time to be
> > asleep, major rituals and feasts aside.
>
>Which is not dusk till dawn. Unless you drank FAR too much before dusk.
No, but major rituals begin with all-night preparation.
>Anyone else? Or is this a purely John term?
Don't have ST with me, but I'm pretty sure its in the Rigsdal writeup. Its just that's its been more important to me in the particular environments I game in. And its a great locale for a certain type of adventure...
Cheers
John
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