Mikko
We are both totally on the same page with this one, my friend. But
its been hinted that these changes are going to be previewed in
Unfinished Works. I for one am quite happy with Vinga as she is in
the canon.
Regards
Rob
wrote:
>
> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Rob" <lamorak33@> wrote:
>
> <snip>
> > deities at best, constraining women to be 'faux men', wearing
> > trousers and in effect 'being men' in the eyes of their society
> > rather than being women who are warriors.
>
> These views are pretty strange to me. I just had a female gamer
write
> up a Vingan character for my Heortland game, and the archetype (one
of
> them) I explained to her was that of a "tomboy". A girl who likes to
> play with the boys, with football and cattleraiding, rather than
> focusing on the traditional girl-stuff of weaving and learning
> ernalda's wisdom. It's about temperament more than anything.
>
>
> > Then there is the suggestion that Vingan women may require to
engage
> > in same sex relationships as a cult stricture.
>
> That is past bizarre! If anything vingan's are described in the
> offiscial sources as being like modern scandinavian girls. They
aren't
> yet interested in finding a marriage partner, but have fun with
young
> men as they please. Vinga is supposed to be a wild young thing, full
> of laughter and joy of life.
>
> The ritualized manliness and lesbianism you describe seems like a
> really, really strange take of it. I don't get it.
>
> -Adept
>