- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "markmohrfield"
<markmohrfield_at_...> wrote:
>
> Here's the relevent question on Gbaji's identity and its reply
> from RuneQuest-con Compendium
>
> "30: there seems to be reference to Nysalor, if I'm pronouncing it
> correctly, in all Lunar texts as a minor Sun God. But, if I
> remember correctly, Nysalor was created in Dorastor, and then you
> start hearing about Gbaji. Now, I wanted to know if this was a
> Darth Vader sort of thing, where Nysalor turned evil, or Gbaji was
> a seperate entity which possessed Nysalor and had to driven off by
> Arkat.
>
> GS: They're seperate entities. The Dara Happans recognize an
> individual, the generally remember Nysalor with resect. And his
> evil enemy, Gbaji, who came from the far west to destroy him."
Okay, thanks!
I see that his Gregness chose his words carefully. Gbaji and Nysalor
are "separate entities"--which means, at the very least, that the
two names aren't synonymous, but doesn't necessarily rule out the
possibility that the guy who was once Nysalor later became Gbaji (or
became known as Gbaji). And the last phrase, "And his evil enemy,
Gbaji..." could definitely be read as being qualified by "Dara
Happans remember..." That is, *Dara Happans* identify Gbaji as the
one who came from the far west (Arkat); but others, like Heortlings
or trolls, might identify Gbaji differently.