Re: Church of Ashara (was: Caselein ...Issaries goes west in reverse?)

From: Nicholas P <nick.the.nevermet_at_oEVCvISPFRmbYJItNnSq89u0SNml8uUc-xcMvtDS9jp2h4duohIQOCLmr3>
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:03:20 -0000


Bryan,

Wow. Awesome post.

A few questions though.

  1. In your version, Caselein is successful because he taps into the region's forgotten Godtime, reminding it and its people of a great journey to the East. If that's the case, you seem to be suggesting that this myth is animist or divine. The initial Trader Prince population Safelestran in origin, and it doesn't sound like the Church of Slontos was particularly relevant to anything after the Closing. Is this true?
  2. If that's true, then who is Caselein a cultural hero for? He's not for the Wenelians, who seem to be a puree of Orlanthi, Hsuechen, Helering, and very localized animist worship. It would certainly explain why the Wenelian tribes, almost inexplicably, trust the Trader Princes as fair arbiters though. And he could be a cultural hero for the Trader Prince population, but being foreign transplants, I doubt they'd be as effected by the land remembering a forgotten myth.

The little Godlearner in my head wants to try a full on project detailing more of the history (post- and pre-dawn) of the region with an eye to identify the distinct groups and how they were blended together. But there's been enough Godlearner meddling in the area ;-)

Nick the Nevermet

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