Re: Disciples actions during the Hero Wars

From: TTrotsky_at_...
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 17:13:50 EDT

Philippe Sigaud:

<< And I do not remember any disciple doing any thing during the coming  Hero Wars (or at least the 1620s part of it).  So :  

• We see no disciple, because they were developed only a few years ago so old sources can't exhibit them (so, will they act now ?). But then, the Runelords of old, seems quite similar for me.>>

    Indeed. Consider:

    Rune lords required five skills at a very high level - just like disciples.

    Rune lords devoted 90% of their time to their cult - just like disciples.     Rune lords could have allied spirits - just like disciples.     Rune lords were supposed to emulate their god - just like disciples (although its certainly more strongly emphasised in the disciple write-ups).

    Rune lords of Orlanth Adventurous were called Wind Lords - just like disciples of Orlanth Adventurous (and most of the titles in the other cults are identical, too).

    Cults such as Issaries, which did not have rune lords in RQ3, do not have disciples in HW.     

    HW may have shown us a slightly different perspective on the rune lord, and its certainly implied they're one heck of a lot rarer than they were in RQ, but I think its pretty clear that rune lords and disciples are the same thing.

Trotsky