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>
> > > One quibble - the Vingkotling line of kings is (mostly) extinct.
> > > There have been a few notable exceptions - both Harmast Barefoot and
> > > King Broyan of Whitewall have been marked with the royal tattoos of
> > > the Vingkotlings.
> >
> > Isn't that just because there are two kingship rites? (Vingot &
> > Orlanth Rex). Or do the tattoos mean they are from a bloodline? Who
> > does the tattooing.
>
> Nope. Plenty of folk still use Vingkot's kingship rites and they
> aren't Vingkotlings. Harmast and Broyan were both tattooed by the
> gods as Vingkotlings. To be more precise, they were tattoed as
> members of the Royal House of Vingkot - the Kodigvari. Needless to
> say, both men absolutely terrified the Esrolian Grandmothers.
>
> Jeff
What a cool detail. The newsgroup is just full of treasures for me today.
-Adept