Well, thinking of the things those elements are actually associated with in Glorantha, Darkness would involve discovering a link with the primordial rather than with any later powers (perhaps it's more of a realisation of being a part of Darkness rather than/more than an independent individual? Something Trollish, anyway. Finding the ties to your and everyone's primeval Mother?), while Water is largely connected to refusing to define yourself in a clear and permanent way, or at least in any way that Orlanthi society would recognise as normal - perhaps it's more about refusing to acknowledge boundaries or assume a shape rather than awakening your True Self or your soul. Perhaps it is discovering one's Flow.
No idea about Fire.
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> Perhaps for Fire it would be something
> like your Inner Spark, or Inner Light.
> For Darkness it might be the Darkness
> Within or your Shadow. For Water it
> might be your Flow. Being Wet Inside
> just sounds uncomfortable, like you need
> to change your underwear.
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> Andrew E. Larsen
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> On Apr 25, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Daniel <von_das_at_...> wrote:
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> > Re-posting from the forum, just in case. This seems like it might be the more appropriate place for it anyway.
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> > I'm curious about some particulars of initiations for Sartarite children as described in KoH.
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> > Specifically, I'm curious about elemental runes. The initiation write-ups mention awakening your True Self (Earth Rune) for women and awakening your Breath (Air Rune) for men. I wonder how it works if you have a different rune? Presumably even Vingan women and Nandan men undergo the initiation of their sex first, but what does a future Nandan awaken? His True Self instead of his Breath? His Breath, which is in some way different? Something else?
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> > What of Darkness, Water, Fire? Do they awaken something else entirely, or a different variation on the same themes (sounds like it would be easier with a True Self than with a Breath, of course)? Would they be gender-specific as well? I suppose those things are all individual, of course, but I'm curious as to how you would approach it by default.
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> > Also, I'd like to hear about people's experiences with roleplaying initiations. They seem like they could be a nice touch, especially when helping people come up with characters and/or trying to immerse them in an unfamiliar setting from the start. On the other hand, of course, they would likely require a very different approach from normal roleplaying.
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> > Thanks in advance!
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