Re: The Vadel's color from Trotsky on 2012-12-08 (World of Glorantha)

From: Trotsky <TTrotsky_at_...>
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:02:03 +0000

zonork wrote:
>
> The Vadelis are divided into three castes: the Vadelis brown, red and blue
> Vadel but himself? would not that how Vadelis represent and
> imagine.
> Perhaps it is blue because it is they who lead.
>

The yellow Vadeli were the original ruling caste, but they died out before the Dawn, leaving the blues to take up the slack. So if he is a caste colour (and I think he probably is), IMO, it's going to be yellow.

> (Rest namely
> why he made this choice, it was that it was restructuring as
> logic to assign this function with that of the deleted
> communication and therefore Tatars? himself or was he a Brithini Zzaburi
> rebel who wanted power?)
>

Once the yellows had gone, the blues were the next best option. At least IMG, the Futurists had the same problem, and were forced into the same solution.

> Maybe tricolor Triple Vadel, Vadeli The Complete and Perfect, the only one
> able to dominate the three castes because it is the first in the three
> castes and
> combines the qualities of each of them
>

If he does combine the other castes (which I'm far from convinced of, though it's not impossible), I think he'd be white. As in the white of dead bone, not Caucasian-coloured. Or possibly a dead, inky black.

> (the manner of Perfectis but
> if there is a link that would be the Perfectis who have imitated Vadelis)
>

I don't see any connection between Perfecti and Vadeli, to be honest. Sure, the Perfecti transcend the castes, but they're imitating Malkion and Hrestol in that, not Vadel - regardless of what everyone else in the West says.

YGWV.

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Trotsky
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