I think in Kralorela, lefthandedness is a mark of significance, for better or worse, but not clearly a bad thing in that culture. Some lefthanders end up as monks or shamans, while others slide into strange cults and the tongs. Many are just regular Kralori.
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> > The stories about the births of Obduran the Flier and Orlaront Dragonspeaker are almost identical in that a midwife recognizes that the newborn infant is left-handed, and orders it killed.
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> Yes. The newborn is clearly cursed or a monster.
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> > This is the only recorded case of infanticide among Orlanthi, although I suspect that physical defects would be treated similarly.
> > This appears to be an Ernaldan trauma that existed even before the EWF. What is the deal?
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> If a newborn is not human (signs include - left-handed, sharp teeth, horns, third eye, glowing red skin), many midwives prudently order it killed. That's not just an Orlanthi thing, but common to most Gloranthan human cultures I am aware of.
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> Jeff
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