> There may have been several factions sticking their noses
> in but there aren't many who have the magical resources to
> take on something this big. The only one I can think of
> is headed up by Tatius.
I'm good with Tatius.
> OiD pg.43. "No magic works if it comes from Orlanth,
> Ernalda or their subcults". Kolatings are limited to
> spirits they have already bound and Valind's magic
> also fails.
Kolat and Valind?
> Further on there's a list of deities with
> magic both other Lightbringers and unrelated gods.
> Curiously Urox retains his magic when the other storm
> gods don't and neither Ana Gor nor Maran lose their
> magic. No mention is made of Asrelia, Ty Kora Tek or
> Babeester Gor.
That's interesting. The fact it is virtually ALL Storm Gods makes me think it is a Pelorian myth, and NOT a Heortling myth. (Or simply one we don't know very well/one that is no longer known to the Heortlings.)
> If it's Ernalda marriage to Orlanth that's the reason
> for her magic to fail then her's should be the only
> female magic affected.
Right. There is still an argument to be made that this wasn't a cunning Ernaldan plan, just an accidental effect that the heortlings then exploited.
> So all the old women will still
> have theirs. In fact it's odd that Barntar, son of
> Orlanth and Ernalda retains his magic yet his wife
> Mahome doesn't. Of course if the Lunars are primarily
> attacking Ernalda this makes more sense.
It would, although it could also be an accident of the Dragon Pass worship. I have been under the impression what is an independent subcult and what isn't varies from place to place in Orlanthi culture. So Barntar in Dragon Pass is never worshipped as a subcult of Orlanth. But he might be elsewhere. So the same might be true of Mahome somewhere else.
(None of this explains Kolat and Valind losing power but not Urox.)
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