The question is, do Lodril's own powers suggest that the assumption in the Monomyth (that Lodril must have fire) is incorrect?
As previously written up, Lodril's powers were very heat-centred, and even the earth-related magics involved the application of heat to the earth? Does the state-of-the-art understanding of what Lodril's cult can do for its followers keep that notion of 'fire within earth', or has it seen Lodril's powers move towards earth rune magics that don't depend on the application of heat
If runes define the god's powers, surely losing the rune means losing the power? This is why, to me, it is only if Lodril has lost his power over heat that his runes should lose any connection with heat too
- On Sun, 2/8/09, Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_5SZu4ALfufygC3RFHj5Wm-0aWWFdicBmeIhuHDmOhFhtBeHJ_VOu4TY548t-PpHNeP2Dw7y6SLbk9xgA3UGhf6U.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
Lodril was not designated an Earth god as a game mechanic. He was given
the Earth Rune by the Dara Happans in the GRAY (circa 1994). What has
happened is that the fiery powers he once had and that the God Learners
_still_ thought he had were actually manifestations of other similar
gods (Caladra/Veskarthen in Caladraland, Balumbasta in Pamaltela). When
they grouped the deities in the Monomyth, they arrived at the conclusion
that Lodril must have fire powers.
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