[Glorantha] Otherworld non-specific terminology

From: Phil Hibbs <snarks>
Date: Wed May 10 14:00:04 2006


> > Any votes for a generic phrase that won't get us
> all confused?
>
> Inner Self?
>
> Immaterial Self?
>
> Incorporeal Self?

Why not Great Self? I don't see the problem. There are lots of other things that are magical, immaterial, immortal, or incorporeal. "Inner" also carries implications that are unproven.

> In her quest for her Self Sedenya found the Bat and taught it
> its Self. The bat grew extra eyes to see its new found
> knowledge and became the steed of the Goddess.

"Self" with a captial S works in text, but is problematic in spoken conversation.

Phil Hibbs. Received on Wed 10 May 2006 - 12:58:55 EEST

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