Re: Why is Kargzant a Spirit?

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_raTdiR6EhadZ_nolnvXT0rcfLPfIMOyxQbvyF05NfBNMVJbvuK3QRw9tI8Z-PzYKU1E>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:25:51 +1300


Chris Lemens wrote:

> For example, I understand that the sky in the hero plane is mainly
> theistic in nature, though maybe that has changed.)

The statement which appeared on the glorantha.com site never made much sense to me. If the sun and other planets have divergent natures depending on how you worship them (Yelm/Elmal/Kargzant, Shargash/Tolat etc), then what's to stop the sky from being similarly subjective?

> And most worshippers of St. Taurox have probably never heard of the
> Storm Bull of Prax.

I doubt it. Taurox is a Saint of the Esvulari who live quite close to Prax (and are regularly raided by them). I'm not aware of his worship elsewhere.

>> Urox is [believed to be related to Orlanth] but the more >> traditional Praxians don't really believe that Storm Bull is.

> I think Praxians see it as not being proven.

The Praxians are not as sophisticated in epistemology/onotology as you are. Any statement about their gods for which they have no evidence, they will regard as false.

> But, the Praxian Bullmen know that Urox is how the Orlanthi know
> Storm Bull, and THEY swear that Urox is Orlanth's brother, and
> Praxian Bullmen trust the Uroxi with their lives and beasts, secrets
> and spirits.

I spoke of more traditional praxians, not mentally deranged halfwits. Just because a Storm Bully thinks that Urox might be Storm Bull is not in itself sufficient cause for a Waha chieftain to think the same. In fact, he might very well think the statement is false *because* a Storm Bull had said it.

--Peter Metcalfe            

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