>> And there should be famine in Esrolia in 1617 or
>> 1618, now that the Husband-Protector's blood is not
>> watering the land.
Thinking about it the Esrolian tradition only requires *a* husband/ protector. It can be one of many Orlanth, Elmal, Yelmalio, Urox, Argan Argar and many others. Even Eurmal could be a husband/protector though that'll be a weird myth.
>So there's probably also a group of Lunars operating
>sub rosa to prevent annexation of Esrolia by the Lunar
>Empire, at least as a province. They are horrified at
>the possibility of any claims from the Esrolians that
>the new Husband Protector, i.e. the Moonson, should
>now be sacrified whenever necessary...
Not a problem, he creates a proxy for that purpose. The Lunars can also send Hon-Eel priestesses down to introduce maize. Similar blood sacrifices needed but it doesn't have to be anyone important.
>There's enough people in the Lunar Empire still who
>think everyone ought to go back to the Old Ways to
>make this augmentation of their preferences a Very Bad
>Idea.
"the Old Ways" being different dependant on who you're speaking to. Mostly they involve going back before the Birth of the Red Goddess.
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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