> > Caselain needed something but I have gotten very wary of the 'oh, its
> > just misapplied worship'.
> >
>
> Me too. All the trade gods other than Lunar and Dara Happan do seem to
> be cognates of old Iss, though. I've never quite bought the "all the
> trade gods are really communication gods" though. I mean, I get the
> link, but lots of traders seem a lot more interested in obfuscating what
> they have than in clear communication.
>
> LC
>
No, I think there is something did happen in the Godtime and it is viewed from various angles. I think it happened in what would become the Middle World and hence is accessible or attributable to a variety of causes. Misapplied worship does not quite fit. I'm happy to have several different viewpoints (divine, sorcerous, spiritual) viewpoints on the same event. I suspect the Dawn is not the only time that disparate groups and magic systems have worked together for the same event - the Shiprise being a modern case in point.
Trade is very, very much a matter of communication and cultural exchange as any archaeologist or classicist studying Old World Systems will tell you. Possibly at *excruciating* length.
Jeff
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