Re: Ogres

From: Peter Larsen <p3larsen_at_IrVkO2_vFzp7uQkHEF4BJx2H4V7MHSEJX7RqIHMGfb8osG3Og2OtTZfId0gmjKiOheZ>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:03:43 -0400

Yes, there are a number of "OK" cannibal groups in Glorantha -- well, not Chaotic at least -- the Gors, especially Maran Gor, practice cannibalism in a ritual way, and the Uz do so to some extent as well. I think the idea is that, if you are doing it as a ritualized copy of your gods' actions, you are insulated from Chaos. What makes humans ogres in eating other humans for meat rather than for ritual.

Peter

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:09 PM, Benedict Adamson < yahoo_at_gnfwXP-QIdhUfTWyxtCAEFgAj_maQ3DbeqTjakF26nFm-V1F0_IE55YMrGZ-9B5wuYOyrU1bQ1VTAFDMoeTiNG-vFLM.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> hcarteau_at_r6QqwTnnNV1wdawhYZZfIjlrFIX1g3chwMilngtcSqqeCpUGOLz48Quy_tAr0rqR3jzTQqBffdI.yahoo.invalid <hcarteau%40free.fr> wrote:
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> > The thing I like most about ogres is anybody can become one,
> especially if he
> > practises cannibalism.
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> There is a Cannibal Cult in Prax which, IIRC, is not a group of ogres,
> so cannibalism in itself might not turn a human into an ogre. Perhaps
> what is important is regarding other humans as "just meat". In Glorantha
> if you dehumanize others you can literally dehumanize yourself?
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