RE: Re: Dawn campaign?

From: Andrew Solovay <asolovay_at_...>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:59:07 -0700

Rob:
>
> wrote:
>
> > One important thing to notice is that the Dawn doesn't happen
> > everywhere at the same time. Up to about two centuries afterwards
> > some people are still wandering around thinking they are in the
> > Darkness.
>
> Ok, I'll bite - you're joking right? Didn't dawn suddenly break
> one day and spring came all across the world. This is one of
> the iconic moments of Glorantha. Unless you were down a cave
> surely you would have known the big yellow blob in the sky was back?

What do you mean by "dawn"? Keep in mind that the sun never actually went out in the Darkness. All through the Great Darkness, Elmal the Living Sun shone from the top of Kero Fin. Oh, sure, he was much less bright while Orlanth was on the quest, but the Sun was still there. Anyone who tells you different is a lying heathen.

Which is to say, when it comes to time and godtime, *nothing* is simple.

IIRC, there were some cultures who were so completely protected by their gods (or whatever) that they never even *noticed* the Great Darkness. OTOH, at least one culture (the Mostali) is of the firm opinion that the Gods' War is still going on, thank you very much. I think the general timeline we all know and love is more or less a compromise between the Solar and Storm understandings--but don't expect consistent opinions all across the lozenge!