>I wasn't talking about the Inhuman King, but the previous stage of
>'newt development. RQ-3 Glorantha book calls that stage the rules,
>but it also forgets to mention the Inhuman King stage (fifth
>stage). RQ-2 called that stage "full priest". I prefer Noble or
>Jarl as a name the heortlings would use.
>
> 1) Scout
> 2) Warrior
> 3) Priest
> 4) Noble/Jarl
> 5) Inhuman King
>
This can map pretty well onto an escalating Mastery chart
1) - Scout - No materies ("Best skill" Benchmark ~17)
2) - Warrior - One Mastery ("Best skill" Benchmark ~10W1)
3) - Priest - Two Masteries ("Best skill" Benchmark ~10W2)
4) - Noble - Three Masteries ("Best skill" Benchmark ~10W3)
5) - Inhuman King - Four Masteries ("Best skill" Benchmark ~10W4)
> Of these the fourth stage would be the one that is an analogue to
> true Mostali and Mistress trolls, I think. There are several, but
> not many.
That sounds a reasonable assumption.
Of course, with all these "primal leader" types they are unlikely to be encountered on their own, so rather like your Red Emperor question, what may be more relevant is not "What is the normal skill level of an average True Mostali/Uzuz/Noble 'newt", but "What is the typical skill such a being will typically be able to apply once their community support and augmentation from their retainers has been factored in"
Another way of answering the question might be to compare them to other personalities and see where they fit on the continuum. I think it is fair to say none of them are equivalent to Harrek, so if he is represented by 10W4 we can discard that.
I'd probably pitch them around Ralzakark's level - but that only raises another question - what would Ralzakark's stats look like in HeroQuest?
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