[Glorantha] Ralian Orlanthi

Robert Davis:

>You make a good argument, but I have always wondered why Ralian
>Orlanth was very similar to the Orlanth we recognise in Dragon Pass.
>For this reason, if no other, I would accept the 'Out of Heortland' way
>of worshipping Orlanth. However, the weakness of my point is rationalising
>the similarity against the cult which is characterised by movement and
>change as well as wind and storm being relatively unchanged in 1600 yrs.
>Hmm....

Firstly Orlanth has an existence beyond the perception of his worshippers and so that all his cults, including those under another names, would have some basic similarity (stormy powers, three aspects etc). Because of his cosmological importance, he's not a deity who can be ignored.

Secondly the only certain similarity between Orlanth in Ralios and Orlanth in Dragon Pass has been the name (and there's some scope for difference there). The Ralians are free to diverge from the writeup presented in Thunder Rebels in a number of ways.

--Peter Metcalfe Received on Mon 10 Jul 2006 - 10:38:08 EEST