> to take this idea further than is probably sound: if the lunars,
> god-learner like, realise that they can 'tame' enemy deities in
this
> way, why aren't they establishing priets of a 'tame' storm god
> (er... shargash? sorry, Poor Lunar Mythology 5W) in temples to
> rival orlanth? then, instead of saying 'worship of orlanth is
> banned', they could say "worship of orlanth is is permitted only
> through these rites..."
Look at Tarsh, in the midst of just such a 'mythic re-engineering',
as the Lunars first ban Orlanth and try to split off his aspects as
separate deities and then install the (tame) Pelorian storm god
Doburdun in his place...
All the best
Mark
Mark Galeotti