I'd assume that the vast bulk of Thunder Brothers initiates start off as Orlanth initate teenagers, only becoming drawn to their personal god as they mature. Very different to the 'difficult' child drawn to Humakt from an early age.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Kenrae <kenrae_at_l6lv994YGGau5wLh-XVmLMPgB0OlbidXL7kwUPsHtA8sKhtxi1KytUKHUvrlpVO2IsiAh1bmFJbQHg.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> 2012/8/8 Nick Eden <nick_at_aA724GJw0qH5yz8ScrREj6fBhwoGzC7U4RYPXfwhWWExCJnrzqeq6_J537xnxa9rTd8MHWZBthWlmpQScKxZk7w.yahoo.invalid>
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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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> -Sergi Díaz
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