Re: The Importance of Caste (or Why Wizards Don't Rule)

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_YWG_SicZhdDDxrEEdLUolb1fxyHNvzXTftl27J1OxEH8auRVqi1qbWG-C6y4qdESXuS>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:42:04 +1300

On 2/15/2011 3:48 PM, David Cake wrote:
> Regardless of the exact origins, it seems from what we know of the actions of Malkion that he specifically preached to each caste. Whether Malkion or Zzabur created the laws of caste for
> Danmalastan, it seems pretty clear that Malkion in the Abiding Book preached in favour of the current caste system.
And the Abiding Book is what? The product of Jrusteli Spells cast in the Imperial Age. Of course, it's going to make Malkion a strong proponent of caste.

> And most modern Malkioni of course are working from the
> Abiding Book, so I think their view of caste is that of Old Malkion,
> not that of Zzabur.

The Loskalmi and (most of) the Safelstrans do not use the Abiding Book. Every Malkioni's view of caste is based on what they believe Old Man Malkion to have said. The only problem is that the historical record is scant and heavily supplemented by contradictory prophetic revelations.

--Peter Metcalfe