Robert M Davis wrote:
> --- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "epweissengruber"
> <epweissengruber_at_h...> wrote:
> > Mountsuart Elphinstone, an employee of the East India
> > Company wrote a sympathetic view of the Afghan tribes-
> > people in 1809 entitled "An Account of the Kingdom of
> > Caubul." Anyone trying to characterize the
> > Orlanthi could not do better than to hand out this
> > quote from Elphinstone's book:
>
> YGWV but excuse me, what rubbish. The Orlanthi do not
> treat women like 3rd class citizens - no, make that
> slaves. Orlanthi are much more like ancient britons or
> celts. Would the Boudicca have been possible in
> Afghanistan since the 6th century - not at all.
Ignoring that, who would ever seriously claim that Orlanthi, especially
the tribal Orlanthi that we all know and love, were "prudent"?
Cunning, perhaps on occasion, but PRUDENT??? Maybe in comparison with
Uroxi, but otherwise???
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