Antonio asks:
> I would like to know your ideas (canonical or not) about what cults
> are banned by the Hierophanth and the Magi in Carmania. I'm specially
> interested in Uleria's status (but I'd like to know more).
The Magi have not banned Uleria, but Her power is likely to be strictly
controlled. Fortunate Succession (FS) states on pate 72 that the "Truth
and Beauty" debates, where Love was considered to come *through* Uleria,
were imported from Carmania during the New Light period - 700 to 850 ST.
The Unity List (FS, p 94) depicts Uleria as the mother of Ganesatarus
and Idovanus. Her power is thus transcendent and morally neutral. In my
game, the part of Uleria that can be worshiped by mortals is considered
to be an emanation of Idovanus - the vessel for His aspect of Love. I
have viziers wielding Uleria's power through wizardry to bless weddings
and other unions where they want to reinforce a bond between people. The
"lower religion" portion of the Carmanian faith probably has many
subcults of Uleria that do similar things. What would be banned might be
the use of Uleria's power as an unwanted compulsion, particularly in
ways that undermine society. Carmanians love order, and any use of
Uleria that weakens the social order would be prohibited.
The strict control of Uleria in Carmanian religion probably doesn't
matter as much in the modern era because Her major temple, in Ulawar, is
under Lunar control.
Note: I believe that the relationship between Idovanus, Ganesatarus, and
the Two (Vogmaradan and Uleria) has been a subject of debate among
Carmanian philosophers, particularly in the early period. Was Idovanus
really born of Vogmaradan and Uleria, implying Higher Powers? The Unity
list refers to primal Pelandan entities such as GlorOranor, the All, and
MaElsor, the Great Mother. Other Carmanian philosophies (Entekosiad, p
43) depict the Prime Mover as Idovanus, with Vogmaradan emanating from
him (as Fek in the page 43 Idovanus myth). That would put Idovanus in
the role of MaElsor! Anyway, my point is that these things were not
nailed down for a long while and there may yet be diverse (sometimes
heretical) viewpoints within the Carmanian faith.
~Kevin McD