Re: Re: Gods verus Spirits, and more.

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:19:42 +0300 (EET DST)


On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Peter Larsen wrote:

> Mikko Rintasaari says:
>
> >They are neat and otherworldly. Why diminish them down to terran bobcat
> >analogues?
> >
> >That's what it ultimately comes down to, I suppose.
>
> Ah. I think you have it turned around. Almost everything is "neat and
> otherworldly" to the Heortlings. Yes, they cherish their alynxes and
> worship the Yinkin, god of the Alynxes (among other things). But they also
> cherish and give magical and religious attention to many every day things:
> their cows, notably, but also the hearth fire, the beer they drink...
<snip>
> as well, but I doubt if the average Heortling sees alynxes the way you seem
> to think they do. Of course, that's just my opinion.
>
> Peter Larsen

Of course the Heortlings are used to the cats to some extent, but I actually meant that they make a big impression to my players. Much more, than if they were just the local equivalent of a dog, only a cat.

        -Adept

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