Thank you, Greg, your responses in this post are exactly the sort of rich, detailed fodder I was seeking and can use in my games to add even more depth to the depiction of Sartarite society. :)
I really appreciate it.
Colin
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> YGWV
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> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Colin <colin_at_...>wrote:
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> >
> > --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, Greg Stafford <glorantha1@>
> > 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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