Re: Windmills

From: markmohrfield_at_...
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:32:06 -0000

Me
> >
> > Remember the What My Father Told Me section of the old Glorantha:
> > Genertela, Crucible of the Hero Wars supplement, "Every man
plows,
> or
> > wishes to, or works for those that do. Even Orlanth plows." Farm
> work
> > isn't seen as dishonorable by the Orlanthi.

Ian Hammond
> True there is probably nothing wrong with a wind doing agricultural
> work, for Orlanth did too. But the point here might be 'no one can
> make you do anything'. If you enslave a wind to do your bidding,
> binding him to your windmill, you take away his freedom and make a
> thrall of him. A 'free-farmer' wind (i.e. relying on the weather):
> OK, a 'thrall' wind (i.e bound by a priest): less likely.
>

But you don't actually have to bind an Umbroli for the work, you could just ask it to do the work or offer to pay it somehow. "If you turn the blades of our mill, o lord of winds, we shall raise a standing stone to you and praise your name each harvest."

                                              Mark Mohrfield