Re: Teshnos in HW: Glorantha and HQ Voices

From: L C <lightcastle_at_GKsbb2qnzZ1uOWRo0A3pWepBU0UyWY-5gQC5PXuU7VhaqkUC6BiUPN3SaND_r5xc>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:25:25 -0500

Santo Sengupta wrote:
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> Whew! A long list. Here is my commentary
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> There's also a third view, in which Teshnos is heavily urbanized. I mostly
> use real world analogies to what India is like (being originally from
> there
> and having visited many times). Teshnos abounds with human
> settlements, but
> they are mostly near their great river systems. Going further away
> leads to
> being engulfed in the jungle, which in Teshnos is rather spiritually
> active
> and prone to overtaking human settlements without proper precautions. (The
> sacred Slash and Burn ceremonies of Calyz, for instance.).
>

I kind of like the idea that there are big cities, but if you go out into the jungle too far you are very likely to be swallowed up by the jungle.
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> > 2. HQ Voices has the speaker (a shop/store/emporium owner) mention his
> > third wife. Is this an indication of polygamy or that he has had three
> > wives? I didn't see any other info on polygamy, but its presence is
> alright.
> > Just wasn't clear to me.
> >
> > Both polygamy and polyandry are practices in Teshnos, but as in most
> cultures, men having multiple wives is a bit more common.
>

Polygyny and polyandry. Polygamy covers both (with, as you say, polygyny being more common.)
/pedant. *grin*

LC