Re: Tarumathic Olanthi

From: KYER, JEFFREY <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 10:10:27 -0400

Peter Metcalfe wrote:

> At 23:50 16/04/01 +0000, you wrote:
>

> They won't be detailed in Storm Tribe for that's really about
> Heortlings. Tarumathi are found in Talastar and the Heortlings
> hate them because old Lokamayadon was one. Thus far what is
> known about them. What follows is at worst my ill-informed
> speculation...
>

Hmmm. I wonder if or how Havor Ironfist's 'Big Wind' is related to the High Storm.

History DOES repeat itself in Glorantha with alarming frequency.

>
>
> Tarumathi follow the cult of "High Storm". Fortunately we do
> know of a "High Sun" cult around, Yelmalio (aka Daysenervus or
> Tharkantis) although the HW keyword for that isn't publicly
> available yet.
>

Transcended Storm Tribe, eh? =) Hmm. I wonder if this is another construct built to pull the teeth of the Storm Barbarians?

>
> Hence I would give Tarumathi three storm affinities and related
> feats plus gifts and geases. The affinities and feats won't be
> all that spectacular (following the Yelmalio parallel) while
> the gifts and geases mode the worshipper into a Tarumathi. From
> a statement about Lok. in WF, I don't think they can thunder...
>

Interesting. I think that it might be more complex. I do like the thought of Orlanthi mystics.

And no, they can't thunder. Just ask Mister L about what happened to Thunder.

>
> I think that the [devoted to tarumath] ability should have some
> trascendent power associated with it (I also think the same for
> Yelmalio but its keyword doesn't have any).
>

Be interesting to speculate on how such a thing would work.... Probably better than that little Doburdun would. he's a little guy who's being 'pumped up' by the Lunars, it seems.

>
> There may be a connection between the Tarumathi and the Orlanthi
> Magi (and the connection might be in Brolia).
>
> --Peter Metcalfe

Orrlanthi magi? Eeef. Where/what are those?

Jeff

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