Me:
>> Not IMG. I haven't seen the MRQ stuff, but the least I can say is
>> that Casino Town has been there when Belintar came. To me, Casino
>> Town is linked to Asrelia/Esrola, and has been a peculiarity in
the
>> Leftarm Isles since the Ingareens settled there.
Jeff Richard:
> I have Greg's Second Age map of Kethaela and Kerofinela circa 750-
850
> and Casino town is not on it. I think it is a later development.
Absence from a map doesn't necessarily mean absence from topography.
But either way, someone must have founded Casino Town. Probably one of the Ingareens (God Forgot Brithini), and just as probably on a site sacred to Asrelia (one of the few deities in RQ Gods of Glorantha who featured the Luck Rune) as Esrola.
A site on her left arm - might be a piece of jewellery, the hem of her sleeve, or anything similar which might be drawn into a context of contests, betting or gambling, or rewards thereof.
In the mundane world, a place where magic exchanges can be performed, and where riches can be won or lost. Perhaps following a Godtime event or even a divine custom to get here and gamble.
The founder of Casino Town must have known about the properties of the place, and he must have found a way to make a profit from visitors testing their luck.
It might have been a God Learner research outpost to study heroic magic of the locals later kept running by the Ingareen Talars.
Ideas for details?
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