The Iron Man is not worshipped in the Paps. The Axe Sisters are. The Praxians can tolerate strange non-chaotic cults being worshipped in ruins that nobody wants. Their holiest places are another matter.
> Whoever Iron Man is, surely what is important in game mechanics (and
> narrative) terms is that the Praxians interact with him as a spirit.
That may no longer be the case
> Maybe a Theyalan familiar with Babeester Gor would look at the Axe Sisters and see 'misapplied' Babeester Gor worship? (Though not in the technical sense of the old Hero Wars rules) Or maybe they would just see some barbarian women with axes doing their own thing?
Given that the Romans saw Wotan as Mercury and Thor as Hercules, saying the Axe Sisters worship Babeester Gor is little more than a trivial observation. At another level, the Axe Sisters and the Babeester Gori cannot participate in each others rituals (primarily because one is a product of Ernaldan mythology while the other is a spirit of the Paps). Both would recognize that the other does not worship their deity.
> What if a curious Axe Sister somehow saw, and was impressed by, the feats she saw a Babeester Gor devotee perform and wanted to learn how to copy them. Would the Babeester Gor cultist try to convert the Axe Sister?
Babeester Gor is not interested in converts - she is interested in vengeance. She finds her worshippers from among the Orlanthi woman who cannot be happy. Similarly Babeester Gor has no interest in defending the Paps because to her, it is not really a holy earth spot. So generally ignoring the Axe Sister who wants to learn her holy secrets is the best outcome the Axe Sister can hope for.
--Peter Metcalfe
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