Re: Any opinions... from Oliver Bernuetz on 2004-05-16 (Whitewall)

From: Oliver Bernuetz <bernuetz_at_...>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:30:30 -0500

Hmm, interesting suggestion. If I were Broyan I wouldn't let them in Whitewall because they would be spending all their time fighting Orlanthi who would be challenging them non-stop. Whether they're Illuminated or not. I can't see any way that a broo would be let into the cult of Orlanth. They couldn't look like a broo and get in whether they're Illuminated or not. People still have to accept them into the cult and they're not fooled by Illumination. Besides most Orlanthi see Illumination as a good enough reason to slaughter someone. It's just plain wrong.

And I would suggest that if they existed (if he or she existed rather since there shouldn't be more than one) they would have started as a human Orlanthi follower who was turned into a broo by some Thed shaman. They're a broo but their allegiance is still to Orlanth. Lots of possibilities there for cultural conflict. The character is constantly fighting their brooish nature and the prejudice of the entire world. S/he serve best as a commando style raider. Definitely a doomed, trgaic character though.

See
http://web.archive.org/web/20020902043818/members.aol.com/Glorantha/wildheal .htm for an illuminated Broo.

Oliver
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Subject: Any opinions...

> Hi All,
> I enjoy making my player group suppress years of cultural prejudice and
I'm
> toying with linking thread from the scrape at Moonbroth. The sources
mention a
> contingent of Broo turning up and siding against the Lunars.
>
> At the extreme end of my thoughts I've got Illuminated Orlanthi
Wind-Broo...I
> know very extreme but what about something exotic?
> I might use it in our game as I quite like the idea of cultural enemy #1
> making the last stand while the rest scurry away to fight another day.
Ironic that
> the last stronghold of Orlanth was defended at the last by such an
"enemy". I
> just like it.
>
> I know just the thought of Illuminated Orlanthi Wind-Broo will have people
> throwing up their hands in horror but its just a thought (I know just)
which may
> kick off something in someone else's mind who might have eaten spicy pizza
at
> 2.00am and dreams odd things.
> Can't wait for the hate mail!!!
> Steve
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