Re: Harsaltar the Terrible and the Red Emperor

From: valkoharja <rintasaa_at_9HWkeYIu4IIIZIOwynjx7KjxO5eYx3cFknIqQTF8RhnjYwd8r1R8xn25EVLCW_9P98->
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 19:36:12 -0000

wrote:
>
> At 08:13 p.m. 2/05/2007, you wrote:
> >--- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, Peter Metcalfe <metcalph@>
> >wrote:
>
> >Nr. 2 doesn't work, I think. The household of Death humakti are
> >prepubescent, and I don't think they even can grow up to sexual
> >maturity. Even if they could, Harsaltar is 10 at the time.
>
> The Household of Death is not composed of prepubescents -
> only Harsaltar's age is given and it is possible to be
> pubescent at ten years old.
>
> --Peter Metcalfe
>

At least in my Glorantha the household has a definite "children's crusade" feel.

With the crowning filled with ill omens the two daughters of Salinarg took their younger brother by hand, and all three stepped forth and pledged themselves to Humakt. Moved by the this ultimate sacrifice more children stepped forth from the crowd of thanes and nobles gathered, and joined the three children of Salinarg. One child from all the 24 tribes stepped forward and pledged themselves to Humakt.

Hence 27 deciples of Humakt, they are severed from clan, family and society, but they have been adopted by the prince Salinarg (my game is set in 1601 ST). Most of the humakti cultists of Sartar have rallied around them.

The fact of them being children is very poignant. Children are protected in the heortling society. In fact, since the initiation is so important, these deciples aren't even heortlings. They are deciples of Humakt, but they've never been initiated into adulthood and full membership of the society.

Anyway, that's my take (or a part of it) on the household. Besides, the question was about Salinarg, who definitely is like I outlined above.

  -Adept