All absolutely true. My comments are restricted solely to being chief of a clan or king of tribe - specialized magical offices of great antiquity and importance.
> Also, I wanted to mention that clans/tribes may take up new chiefs/kings for
> a short time because of a specific needs. If the Orlanthi king was just
> slain in battle and the tribe is on the run, A Vingan queen might be able to
> protect the clan long enough to set up in new lands. She is both an explorer
> and protector, after all. But, perhaps, not the best for long term
> leadership of the clans once it is necessary to rebuild in the new lands.
Also all true. There is no problem with being a Vingan and chief (heck Vinga is an aspect of Orlanth after all). There is little problem being a Yinkin initiate and a chief. The only difficulty arises in being a devotee of another god and chief - much of the time those responsibilities will likely be incompatible.
Jeff
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