Re: Re: seven mothers

From: KYER, JEFFREY <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:04:18 -0500

ian_hammond_cooper wrote:
>
> Jeff:
> > I'm still not convinced that Sartarites have a lot invested
> emotionally in the concept of 'Sartar' as it is. The tribe seems to
> be about the level where things stop in Heortling society.
>
> Sartar is about confederations of tribes. Tarsh is a kingdom. It
> would take a Yarandros-figure to forge a stronger notion of kingdom,
> as was required to turn Tarsh from tribes into kingdom.

Tarshites aren't Heortlings. =)  

> I think Tarkalor may well have got close, and if he had not died at
> Grizzly Peak, might have created a nation. When the Composite
> History KoS says that "during his reign many members of his kinfolk
> deserted the lands and refused aid to their family" I suspect we are
> witnessing the collapse of the loyalty Tarkalor forged. Close, but
> no cigar.
>
> What Sartar needs is an Argrath...
>
> Ian Cooper

But which one?

Jeff

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