> The Orlanthi are a rural folk, and all can hunt, hunters being part
> of the same community but specialising in the hunt. Having said that
> I view hunters as usually being a bit more rustic than their
> clanmates. In my game the most remote stead was known as the hunter
> clan. Having said that the remoteness and fact the land was in the
> highlands a bit meant thats where the Orlanth rites were mainly
> carried out, as the location aided the secrecy so saw a suprising
> amount of through traffic.
>
> I guess what i am saying is that, sure, you are going to get the
> odd 'Grizzly Adams' loner Odaylan, but most of them are full
> participants of Heortling society, if maybe a bit more scruffy and
> taciturn as a stereotype.
It would be a bit more than odd loner - Odayla is one of the few cults for people that *want* to be alone. Odaylans don't come into "Civilization" (ie, the steadlands) very often, and they like it that way. (See Storm Tribe 144 - "Most hunters gather only for Seasonal Rites", Because most Odaylans rarely return to their community...").
I wrote them to be the "Mountain men" of the Orlanthi - long-ranging hunters, seen as half (or more) mad by the settled folk, but with the skills and attitude that being alone for long periods in the wilderness requires (which, alos, coincidently, will be a blessing when the Fimbulwinter hits...). They'll be found more in the mountains surrounding Dragon Pass than the hills of Sartar - there just isn't enough "wilderness" in Sartar! Suring the Fimbulwinter of Orlanth is Dead, they gather closer to their community and help keep them alive (those that don't just Sleep the winter away, of course).
RR
He was born with the gift of laughter and the sense that the world was mad
R. Sabatini, Scaramouche
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