Re: female characters & Blood Over Gold

From: David Dunham <david_at_NRjWFCk0oqYb-aL801NWfhcFUeB3nVKLYuttE0uGldbtdBiR74lR5aSjgYFyWBTMQF2gVx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:36:03 -0700


Donald

>The Wenelians are a hunter gatherer variation on the Orlanthi as
>their grain goddess is weak because of the experiments of the
>godlearners so women haven't the balancing power that they have
>in Dragon Pass.

In most real-world hunter-gatherer cultures, women bring in most of the food. Men bring in higher-status food. (I don't recall that Blood Over Gold gets into this much detail on the Wenelians.)

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David Dunham
Glorantha/HQ/RQ page: www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html

           

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