Re: Kings of Heortland

From: rexabean_at_...
Date: Thu Sep 16 11:42:17 2010

G'day all
>> I wrote:
>> Also does [Broyan] lay claim to the Kingship
>> of Heortland/Hendreiki (and thus
>> must have some link to the Larnsti he can
>> justify it with) or just the Volsaxi ?

>Peter Metcalfe replied:
> To be King of Heortland, one has to be a
> noble. Since they wield Hendreik's Freedom
> (Glorantha: Intro p142), the King is found from
> among them. So yes, IMO Broyan is crowned King
> of Heortland although he has only controlled
> the Volsaxi at best.

But referring to (Glorantha: Intro p142) you or Greg wrote that this was only true after King Andrin's reforms (the bad King Andrin brought back by the Pharaoh from death). Prior to this the King had to be from the Larnsti (a magical brotherhood established by Hendreik). Presumably this new version is why the ancient spirit of Hendreik no longer protects Heortland and it is full of chaos and civil war (which of course the Lunars want to encourage).

Is Broyan a member of the ancient and nearly extinct (to make the PC's life difficult) Larnsti brotherhood or could he have been inducted into it during his time away from Whitewall in order to have a better chance at the Hero Wars ? Can this interpretation fit with what is going on or is Broyan meant to fail because he is not a Larnsti King ?

Thanks, Andrew
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