Hmmm. There is an event screen showing several raiding thanes and you are given several selections ranging from raid them hard to talk it out to swallow the loss. This is not your normal "we lost X cows to the y" screen or combat in response to a raid.
FWIW I went many games without seeing this event screen at all. Towards the end of my 130+ year game I saw this message several times in a row. I'm not why or what the difference is between this and a normal cattle raid.
>Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 10:44:17 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Bryan Thexton <bethexton_at_...>
>Subject: quests: helpers vs. gods
>
>On the related Issaries and Lhankor My quests, you
>have the option of bringing helpers from your clan or
>contacting the gods directly.
>
>Has anyone identified any disadvantages to contacting
>the gods directly?
advantage, you skip a few screens in the quest. I've never
had Storm Bull refuse come, but several times the other
two gods have refused to cooperate. Of course your helpers
have to actually be able to help. I agree that as long
as Storm Bull is good in combat, cult does not seem
to be an issue.
dfs
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