I thought that the custom was to put food on the body of the deceased, which
symbolized their sins, and the sin-eater ate the food, not the corpse.
Guy
- "KYER, JEFFREY" <jeff.kyer_at_...> wrote:
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> > btw, the Sin Eater was an "occupation" of sorts. The dead were not
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> > They would make a very interesting addition to Glorantha. Seems very
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> Heh. And possibly something we'd bully a trickster into!
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Guy Hoyle
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