Re: Why is the Wenelian tradition anti-bird?

From: Todd Gardiner <todd.gardiner_at_l0qC9eoLDqOV4w80s1_rypRKfYiZTZYOETwa_x8E6saWRGZ1xSUk_kkYPzwhZ5>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:56:20 -0700

That ties in a little with a question I've had for a while: Are there any water fowl in Glorantha? Do ducks, puffins, seagulls and penguins exist as small water-living birds (some of which fly), or are all such creatures affected by the curse/blessing that created Ducks and Keets?

If there aren't any, then why are Geese so prominent in Esrolian lore?

If you have read the Ducks book by Mongoose Publishing, they suggest there are no such waterfowl. And that Geese-Keets are rare and dangerous things. But a complete lack of birds on the seas and oceans just seems sort of strange to me. Fish everywhere, perfectly safe from birds because none of them can approach water.

Are there any waterfowl lore I've forgotten from Darjiin that would indicate that these are not all affected by the Duck curse?

--Todd

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:41 AM, pavyr <nick.the.nevermet_at_NVG6CqIdwCV7g35DChA8tMIxput--66tl2J0ndtz9nuwU4ITICXK8Zy7XYNkMjmDviMBdQPoGMcpUwEpYhxuGI5v00E.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> This is an admittedly minor question that got under my skin a few days back
> when I noticed it for the first time in BoG: Why is the Wenelian Tradition
> devoid of birds? I understand the statement about no insectoid totems, but
> it's not as intuitive to me why a similar ban exists for birds, while
> aquatice life gets a 'very rarely' middling ruling.
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> Obviously, I can invoke IMG, but I'd like the detail if it exists. As a
> guess, I suspect it has to do with Dokal and Oak Woman's connection to the
> land and the forest, but thats a rather vague statement.
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