Re: Some questions looking for answers...

From: Michael Hitchens <michaelh_at_qtiSDv9koXG1FxvZNes6CClSjELyPzy_2ic1uiXqWnI6HcLxNmE86FaHAoGhSNfxeLS>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:32:59 +1000 (EST)


On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, Paul King wrote:

>
> On 20 Apr 2007, at 08:19, Michael Hitchens wrote:
>
>>
>>> On the other hand, all rape is worship of Thed and all rapists are
>>> vulnerable to becoming broos.
>>
>> In all societies across Glorantha?
>
> That's what was said. Maybe if there was a local non-Chaotic rape-God
> (yuck!) they would get the "worship" instead but I don't know of any.
> Heortlings may be more vulnerable mythically - in part because of the general
> point i mentioned earlier but also because Ragnaglar was a Storm God.
>
> I would personally tend to the view that instances of rape found "acceptable"
> by the perpetrator's society would at least be less likely to turn them into
> a broo. Which at least is something of a get out if you want Char-Un, say,
> to be that brutal without regularly becoming broos.

Goos points, thanks

Michael



Dr. Michael Hitchens
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