Re: How do warbands and fyrds operate?

From: Rob <robert_m_davis_at_...>
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 09:11:37 -0000

> I suspect that we mostly agree but...
> I think that any time two or three warriors go on a mission
> (including chasing cattle thieves), it is _unlikely_ that they get
> a "small" wyter to take with them.
> 1 - these are the pumped-up professionals - that's why we do not ask
> them to work the farms (except at sometimes at planting and always
> at harvest) so they can protect us
> 2 - the wyter is a valuable resource in its own right
> 3 - it is expensive in hero points to join more wyters - OK hero
> points don't exist and Gloranthans do not know the numbers but
> still...
>
> If the whole warband goes (or even half) on a mission, then they
> will "always" get a wyter.

I always assumed that the clan warband will have its own guardian or wyter. Hence the diection in HQ at the end of High Pressure Front that as a succesfull bunch of hero's the clan may well insist on them forming a heroband and gaining a guardian, as this is the norm.

Extrapolating from what has previously been discussed, the clan warband guardian/wyter will be able to be linked to the Tribal Warband guardian/wyter via the usual ritual links and connections made at magical level that binds the tribes clans together. Or am I missing something? (Entirely likely!)

Regards
Rob

Regards
Rob

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