> On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 6:59 PM, Greg Stafford <glorantha1_at_cM08xFha6Bq5ubOHYhRIf2z7ilih3O0I5HAHE3ue8JjQHvYkBLcvkZLnhZH56qZosHZJkernk7DDuArbVx4.yahoo.invalid>
> wrote:
> > One thing more: to me the most mundane, crass and physical part of the
> > empire may be headed by the Emperor, a male figure who incorporates much
> > femininity into himself, but significant parts of the empire are run by
> [heavily snipped]
>
> I forget the details but the Emperor depends upon the Heron Queen for
> his authority in some fashion.
>
The Great Heron is the spiritual power land of Darjiin, with prehistoric
rites that could never be uprooted. But the Emperor plays the "frog game"
and loses to Her--abject submission of the Lord of the World (just like in
her Creation story. And just like that story that frog is reborn, ruler of
Darjiin.
Lucky him.
--
Greg Stafford
Game Designer
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