Simon:
>I think most modern Orlanthi don't take heads because over time it's turned
> out that those that do take heads occasionally discover 'advanced' rites
that
> enable them to get even more benefit from their heads more quickly.
Spirits
> and visions come to them that reveal even more brutal and abhorrent
> practices, and before long they're making darklight candles, avoiding
> headgear and such.
Maybe the same thing is behind the decline in taking thralls - it's much
easier to propitiate Malia with a thrall than with a good Orlanthi or a
brave enemy captive, so not keeping thralls is one way to avoid that
temptation.
Phil.
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