Thanks for these, Jeff and Jamie; very helpful! If anyone else has thoughts I'll still happily receive them; canonical or wildly speculative! :)
-John
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> jrhutch_94705 wrote:
> >
> > Hi, I am looking for more information on Pithdaros (3rd age), and
> > there seems conspicuously little on it to find. What is its
> > relationship with the Kingdom of Seshnela?
> >
> It's an entirely separate country, and currently a member of the
> Quinpolic League, although at one point it may well have been part of
> the Kingdom.
>
>
> > It is not clear who rules it but I've seen mention of a "Dark Duke."
> >
> As far as I know, it has an independent "count". Certainly there seems
> to be some sort of independent, presumably hereditary, leader.
>
>
> >
> > I also have seen widely varying maps on its geographic boundaries and
> > borders, e.g. some maps show Nolos to the north, east, or west of
> > it(!) so it (and Nolos) variably does/doesn't share a boundary with
> > Seshnela proper. Is there a canonical map online? The Avalon Hill
> > Genertela Book seems to have the most canonical map I can find, and
> > that places Nolos to the north- cutting Pithdaros off from Seshnela
> > itself.
> >
> So far as I'm aware, the Genertela Book map is the canonical one. The
> Glorantha Book from Hero Wars shows essentially the same geography.
>
>
> >
> > What role does the Rokari Church or Ship of Life Church have in Pithdaros?
> >
> I don't think there's been a canonically published answer to this.
> Personally, I'd give the Ship of Life some influence, because of the
> membership of the Quinpolic League, but in general, I think the
> Pithdarans follow an idiosyncratic sect of their own.
>
>
> > I know there must be numerous pagan/heathen cults (and such things
> > masquerading as Saint reverence!) too, but is there a mainstream
> > Church presence or just vying major factions in addition to scores of
> > tiny ones? I like the idea that Pithdaros is a place where it is not
> > just old ways traditionalism (pagan/heather) slogging it out with the
> > big church(es) but also a major stage where the struggle of the Rokari
> > Church to suppress the Ship of Life Church (and others) plays out.
> >
> I think this sort of thing is also happening in Nolos.
>
>
> > Common sense dictates that since the Pithdarans are waiting for the
> > return of Gbaji (And Arkat?) he will come in some form (in their
> > perspective) in the 3rd Age, whether that is
> > Waertagi/Luathans/Brithini/Vadeli/Wolf Pirates (not very satisfying as
> > Gbaji analogues, but still certain to be a source of trouble for
> > them?) or something else (more than `just' Chaos?).
> >
> Makes sense to me.
>
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