But it isn't! Almost all the Heortlings are mixed worshippers, mainly because mixed worship is the normal mode. Just because Big O is best worshipped with sacrifices doesn't mean that they don't need help from lots of local spirits, and Kolat has his own day of worship, etc.
Yes, a concentrated Orlanth initiate might best the equivalent Aeolian, one on one, but sorcerous society doesn't work like that, anyway. There, the few clergy have their spells up at the level of the Heortling devotees, and have more tricks in their book, as well.
It is only when life is safe enough that a few Heortlings can afford to
try specializing in one type of magic, or just one god, that
concentrated theism beats mixed or misapplied magics, and only when
they come into real conflict. That only happens once every 500 years
or so (about the same period as an age -- think there might be a
connection? :-)
Plus when the conflicts start, things fall rapidly to the point that
concentration and devotion can get one killed, because all the
alternate sources of assistance are cut out.
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