Re: Misapplied Magic in Wenelia

From: Nick the Nevermet <nick.the.nevermet_at_Yk3OLsNo9QiVZcAZ9oxt4LWGgHOQxqpHnFiPp5sQjetOcHCubsDqm0hopl>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:28:31 -0000

> Trader Princes don't venerate Ashara per se, it's too
> intellectual. They do venerate Caselain indeed as the Prophet
> who embodied Ashara's Laws. But the spells they learn are
> from Ashara.
>
> This church is very practical and very weak ; it has talari
> members but no zzaburi ! So Magics are weak in comparison
> to, say, the Rokari Church.

That was another thing I've been going back and forth about in my head: whether or not the Trader Princes had all 4 castes, or not, and how did that work in their heterogeneous cities.

> Wenelian animists and theists agree to pray to Caselain
> because they then can talk with each other without fighting,
> which is often useful. Plus, they get some nifty spells,
> "Trustworthy Appearance" being a favorite. Also, they get
> gifts for their prayers : silver coins, metal blades, etc.

So, there would be a Caselein medicine lodge among the Wenelians? That makes sense.

Nick