RE: Vingan and Ernaldan?

From: donald_at_...
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:45:29 GMT

In message <000101c4bf65$8937bcb0$0302a8c0_at_master> "Jane Williams" writes:
>
>> Stuart Laird writes:
>
>> >I have a player who wants to retain Ernalda (Orane)
>> membership as well as
>> >be a Orlanthi Vingan (Spearwoman).
>> >The character feels torn between being a Mother and
>> Defending her Family.
>> >The Family has born no male children.
>> >She is one of seven female children.
>
>Donald:
>
>> This is the Red Woman subcult of Vinga which is also a
>> subcult of Ernalda - see Storm Tribe page 175/6.
>
>But, if the character wants to be a mother, it's the one sub-cult of
>Vinga that she can't have. Red Women quite specifically give up their
>fertility. This is never stated for any other Vingan AFAIK (though may
>be implicit).

True, but it's temporary and my interpretation is that giving up fertility is implicit for all. From a purely practical point of view a Vingan is going to have to switch to an Ernaldan cult for several weeks around the birth of a baby.

>But it sounds to me as if the problem to be solved is
>
>> The character feels torn between being a Mother and defending her
>Family.
>
>And the joint initiation is merely being proposed as a solution. Are
>there other solutions?
>
>How about producing a child, handing it to her six sisters to rear, and
>then joining Vinga?

Why does she need to hand the child to her sisters? I'm sure many Vingans do but equally a woman could choose to keep it with her. Causes problems and potential conflicts but we are talking a PC here.

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Donald Oddy
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