>With regard to Lhankhor Mhy and Issaries I would have thought that
>either the established Solar Gods (Buserian and Lokarnos) or the
>Lunar equivalents (Irippi Ontor and Etyries) would have had far wider
>acceptance. Not only are there political advantages in belonging to
>cults more involved with the Empire, but the cults and their magic
>should be better oriented to the more civilised setting. Generally
>speaking I would view both Issaries and Lhankhor Mhy as largely
>redundant within the Empire and only commonly worshipped in recently
>conquered lands. Issaries ought to survive where there is
>significant trade with Orlanthi people outside the Empire.
While there are advantages in adopting the Lunar gods I'm sure LM and I both continue. The Lunars aren't interested in suppressing the entire Storm pantheon, they'd even accept Orlanth if he'd just stop being so rebelleous and accept his place.
>Yinkin might be worshipped in lands where alynxes are found -
>especially where they have a place in human life.
>
>I'm not sure how Chalana Arroy relates to Erissa - they might be
>accepted as different names for the same Goddess.
In any case there is no fundamental conflict.
>Elmal and Heler should be acceptable
>
>Eurmal is probably widely unacceptable just for being Eurmal.
Without Orlanth to bind him he's going to have no place at all. Unless the Lunar empire has lunatic asylums, hmm...might a trickster be regarded as touched by the Goddess?
>Humakt is being discussed already.
>
>Urox is unacceptable because of his violence and hatred of Chaos.
>Without clear place in the Empire (as Shargash has) such Gods are
>unwelcome.
I understand the Lunar policy is to encourage Uroxi to move to those parts of the Empire where there are unacceptable outbreaks of chaos. Places like Doraster. While the Red Goddess embraces chaos, much of the Empire itself tolerates it only provided it acts within acceptable limits which much chaos is fundamentally unable to do.
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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