> Posted by: "Greg Stafford" Greg_at_OF84L4nCMcflmJaO6jcPaLrJIZdHVCR3D64HfmjyIcmAPwqQrNcNF6jKjnRL183-Uapd0kNrSju89g.yahoo.invalid
<mailto:Greg%40glorantha.com> glorantha1
> > Treat them like every other minor cult, like Humakt, Odayla Vinga, etc.
> > The Kolatings are specialists, but they follow the same general customs,
> > attend the same annual sacrifices, etc. as every other Heortling.
>
> Mmm, I had envisioned them as weirder than that. Similar to odaylans
> in the sense that they're outside of the clan's steads for some days,
Eing away for days at a time is pretty common. In the summer the shepherd boys will be gone for the whole season, merchants (if there are any) likely to be gone for a while to the big city, warriors away on patrol, leaders gone to the clan or tribal thing, women gone visiting their birth families, etc.
> appearing when they're needed by the clan. A kind of semi-hermits who
Yes, this is a pretty traditional view, but Kolatings may just as likely live right next door.
> are viewed as madmen by many,
This old saw is particularly irritating. The anthropologists who "rediscovered" the living traditions loved to call the Siberian shamans madmen, psychotic, etc. (even Eliade did); but in fact most shamans live right in their community. Think of the Amerind healers, the Aboriginal or African spirit talkers, etc. and you might be able to rid yourself of this misplaced stereotype and get these important people back among the clan where they belong.
> but are useful to the clan nonetheless.
> I think this will be a case of my Glorantha varying ;-).
Of course. As is your prerogative.
My job here is to share my knowledge of mythology and my vision of Glorantha.
--Greg
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