Refocusing back to the Paps, it should be clear that Axe Sisters worship the Axe Sister Spirit, not a goddess. No matter how much she smells like Babeester Gor.
Mike
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> > On 5/4/2011 12:44 AM, Richard Hayes wrote:
> > > Why is it okay for bloodthirsty axe murder to be a suitable job for a woman
> > in Dragon Pass and Kethaela, but not in Prax?
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> /// It's not suitable in Dragon Pass. "Normal" people are as afraid of a BG
> slashing maniac as they are of a Sword of Humakt. Only a few damaged souls
> commit themselves to this Deity, I suspect after great traumas. It's about
> women's revenge.
> The most numerous BG worshippers are found in Exiles lands, people who have lost
> everything to the red empire and are getting more desesperate every year.
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> I also think the esrolian BG bataillons are less feral, more disciplined, have a
> more traditional military feel. They still can muster the feral women's magics,
> but only on orders. They do have Generals who obey the City Queens and, of
> course, the Grandmothers. The same goes for the BG guards attached to Houses
> (clans) ; they have a more civilized behavior. Men are well-controlled in
> Esrolia anyway so they don't need to berserk very often. Still, it's nice to
> have this option. It does keep the men in line. Except these crazy kodigvari...
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