Yes. Otherwise the corn harvest is poor.
> Unlike the Crimson Bat, sacrifice of non-sentient beings is completely useless for HonEel?
Yes.
> If human sacrifice is necessity for maize,
> how Tarshites could accept her Corn Rites?
Hon-Eel participated in the Earth rituals at the great temple on Kordos Island revealing her knowledge of Earth to the priestesses. More importantly, she was regent of Tarsh for her infant son and was backed up by the Lunar army. Hon-eel was incredibly magically powerful and probably the second most influential person in the Lunar Empire - and there are always plenty of people who are willing to follow behind someone that looks like they are going to win.
Nonetheless, it took the Lunars nearly a century to get full control of lowland Tarsh (and even lost control for a generation) and the highland tribes around Kerofin never submitted to Hon-Eel's dynasty.
> Considering the fact that their kingdom's founder, Arim the Pauper courted to Sorana Tor and became the rightful King of Dragon Pass,
> it is difficult to believe Tarshites could simply ignore the teaching of Ana Gor.
Actually the prevalence of human sacrifice amongst the Tarshites (even if limited to being performed by the Ana Gor rites) probably made it easier for the Tarshites to embrace Hon-Eel's worship. The principle of human sacrifice for fertility was already known to them (unlike the Heortlings of Sartar and Heortland who found such practices abominable).
Jeff
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