John Hughes" wrote:
> And what are the great themes of, say, Sartarite myth, the sort of themes
we
> can access and recreate in a rp campaign? Some of them might be...
>
>
> * Violence is always an option.
>
> * There is always another way.
>
> * No one can make you do anything.
>
> * Both wisdom and a strong sword are essential for victory.
>
> * You must be generous - give more than you have.
>
> * A leader must care for all who follow.
>
> * You must trust to your companions - no one can face the world alone.
>
> * Friendship will be repaid. Everyone can be friends at least
temporarily -
> you must find the things you share in common. If you fight nobly and for a
> just cause, even an enemy may help you.
>
> * You must take responsibility for all your actions, and for all that you
do
> for good or ill.
>
> * You must endure, and never give up or turn back.
>
> * You must understand that the world changes, and that nothing lasts
> forever.
>
> * Treachery comes from those you who are closest. Be watchful.
>
> * Any action is better than no action.
>
> * Once begun, the cycle of vengeance builds until it utterly destroys both
> sides.
>
> * If one person takes too much of the glory, or the burden, then everyone
> suffers.
>
> * There are six of power, and a then seventh of greater power, which is
> hidden.
>
> Additions anyone?
>
> John
>
... Aeolia, where the storm-clouds have their home, a place teeming with furious winds from the south. Here Aeolus is king, and in a vast cavern he controls the brawling winds and the roaring storms, keeping them curbed and fettered in their prison. Resentfully they rage from door to door in the mountainside, protesting loudly, while Aeolus sits in his high citadel, sceptre in hand, taming their arrogance and controlling their fury.
Virgil. The Aeneid.
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