> Finally, I believed that the Moon we all know and love, was a
> legitimate member of the Sky
> Pantheon.
That is correct.
> She appears here and there in Pelorian mythology, maybe as far back as late
> green age, and she was one of the ten planets, and protector of one
> of the ten holy
> metropoli, right?
Correct.
> (Okay, so they had a little falling out after Yelm was assassinated
Indeed, many claim she had a hand in that!
> and she
> was shot down in flames on her holy city, or whatever, but still.)
Most of the planetary deities met similar fates.
> She is on Gods Wall, and
Ys, multiple times, say some.
> if you heroquest during the golden age you might find her at Yelms
> court, right?
Yes.
> As I said – legitimate member of Sky Pantheon.
Yes, and still is.
> As far as I can tell that is what allowed the empire to
> graft all the newfangledness onto the existing yelmic/dara happan religion,
I think you are saying that her previous membership in the Sky Pantheon is what allowed the old Dara Happans to "join" her empire? Well, if that is what you are saying, then yes, that is right--as far as it goes. But it much me complex than just that.
> as well as take
> over and run a religiously correct (orhtodox) dara happan yelmic empire?
The Lunar perspective is that She was always a part of the religion, though temporarily lost and out of power for a while. Many Solar traditionalists people--silly little finite beings--do not understand that and even deny it. Many other sun worshippers--less silly finite beings!--recognize it.
> (Or have I just been reading too much unfinished works?)
You can never read too much of those.
> What's going on here?
That is a start. What else needs clarification?
> PS Are there any plans for an ILHB3, the "Imperial Solar Handbook"
> with all the old ways in
> detail? Or will those kind things be spread out in Sun Son City and
> other coming products?
I know the plan was to have such a book, and I've offered some guidance to the author to make it fit nicely.
The plans were to have books on Carmania and Rinliddi as well. Those three cultures form the majority of the citizens.
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