Did disease exist before malia turned bad ? Wasn't there any sickness in the
Golden Age ?
Probably not, IMO. Which is part of what makes it so Golden.
/// Wouldn't that have been the Green Age ?
Disinfectants can be things that ward off evil spirits, after all.
/// True. Many things seen as "ceremonial" would have actual, practical reasons
and effects - in another world. In Glorantha, I'm not sure about the universe's
groundworks. Something happens because it did so in a Myth. Is there room for
naturalist explanations of any kind, I wonder.
I remember the RQ rokari had a "Neutralize Wound" spell, simply using Logic to dispel this illogical phenomenon.
One of the unofficial healing cults I wrote up for Kingdom of the Flamesword
uses this sort of approach. So, naturally, I endorse it as an option :)
/// Goody ! So can members of this Order also "Neutralize Poison" or "Neutralize
Disease" ? Would their Secret be "Neutralize Age" ? The mind boggles. What's
their name anyway ? I like the idea of cold, Logical healers as a counterpart to
compassionate Xemelans. For these guys it would be about the intellectual
challenge, the research for a Logical solution. I guess their Healing Magics
wouldn't include anything about analgesics and Comfort Song. It could hurt like
hell to be fixed by them. It'd work but everybody'd prefer to go see a nice
Xemelan sister.
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