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> Not entirely sure that works. In a culture like Sartar being initiated
> to Orlanth (or Ernalda) is pretty much a passage into adulthood. The
> jobbing worker would still be expected to initiate to the core god,
> even if he's then ourperformed by the specialists.
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I don't know if that's the official view but, in my Glorantha, the adulthood initiation and the cult initiation are two different events. I've even played them as such in a campaign.
Adulthood initiation means initiating into de pantheon, thus becoming a lay member. It's a group event for boys (done every 2-3 years for all boys of age) and something more personal for girls (some time after her first menstruation). Some time after that, a year or so, you become an initiate to the god that has called you, usually Orlanth or Ernalda.
It makes more sense to me this way, first you become a member of the community and this way a future Barntar initiate has his passage to adulthood the same way than a normal orlanthi.
-Sergi Díaz
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