>
> wrote:
> > I'd rather say:
> > "a woman who overcame the curse of a woman's soul in a man's body, and
> > earned her place in the Storm World with help from the tribe."
> >
>
> Thanks, Greg, that's more the sort of detail I was looking for.
>
Keep asking then!
>
> > > Am I correct in assuming that change was literally in the physical
> sense
> > > (it seems more mythical and subcult worthy if he did indeed physically
> > > change gender) rather than simply assuming the social gender role? Is
> their
> > > more to the tale of Nandan? Could Nandan's subcult Feat consist of the
> > > individual actually physically changing into a woman?
> > >
> > >
> > sure, if that makes you more comfortable: YGWV
>
> My thoughts were nothing to do with making me more "comfortable" with the
> idea or not; I'm perfectly comfortable with any take on it, to be honest, so
> there was no "discomfort" to adjust. Maybe it's just because I'm a terribly
> left wing, liberal, open-minded European guy with a predominantly female
> gaming group, but I've never felt any discomfort with any of the issues some
> folks find challenging. ;)
Gotcha. I hesitate to assume someone's personal perspective. I have no desire to force my own humanistic, mythic version of Gloranthan reality on others, which is what YGWV is all about.
> I just thought it sounded more mythical/magical if Nandan had in fact found
> some secret way to change gender physically, if only for a while. Sort of a
> brief fulfillment of wish/alleviation of being trapped in the wrong body.
>
Yes, I do believe that such a transformation can and does occur. Same for vingans--sometimes in the Magic Place(s) they have dicks and balls too.
I am/was primarily interested in finding out the official answer as to who
> Nandan was and what they did.
I've not yet discovered anything detailed.
Here is what I do know:
Nandan was from the God Time, and she was born cursed. Her early life was
one of misery and trouble, of persecution and self persecution.
However, she came to know what she was--a transformative act in which she
learned the blessings and beauty of her self and her body.
There are ceremonies that can not be performed without a Nandan. Se is
absolutely necessary for them. Only she contains the power, and links to the
power, needed.
--
Greg Stafford
Game Designer
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