Peter Larsen wrote:
>
> bjm10_at_... says:
>
> meanwhile, Jeff Kyer says:
>
> >Maybe. Maybe not. I'm just remembering the conflicts between priests
> >between the Old Day traditionalists and the Dragon Priests of Orlanth
> in
> >the EWF days. Alakoring had to come and settle those priests hash.
> >
> >And, just because they are Orlanthi doesn't mean we like them.
> Clearly,
> >the myths of the Black Oaks are wrong. They must be closet
> baby-eaters
> >and Meldeks. They're sacrificing _BLACK_ cows to Hedkoranth.
> Everyone
> >knows Hedkoranth prefers the offering of white rams.
>
> It seems to me that Orlanthi have a "live and let live" approach
> on
> religious matters. The big conflicts seem to errupt when someone
> attempts
> to enforce an orthodoxy. Normally, the Black Oaks' irregular worship
> patterns would be merely a source of derision and an excuse to punch
> them
> at the seasonal market, but if the Black Oaks tried to spread their
> worship
> of Ernalda the Oak (with the help of the Lunars, of course), it would
> be
Oooh. Good name. I like that. Can I borrow it?
> another matter. Nothing rankles Orlanthi as much as "This Is the Way
> It
> Must Be Done." In some ways, Orlanthi are the ultimate
> passive-agressives
> (with the accent on agressive). Nobody would have had a beef* with
> Tarumath
> if Lokamaydon hadn't insisted; the Lunar conversion is trying to move
> ahead
> by pursasion, not force, but it will take way too long.
When you put my arguement that way, I can't help but agree. The Orlanthi seem to be a quirky folk.
Jeff
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