[Glorantha] Aeolian church and mythic inertia

From: Rob Helm <parental_unit_2>
Date: Wed Jul 26 20:00:13 2006

> The Aeolians (and the God Forgotten) have been in Kethaela since mythical times.

This doesn't seem to rule out the possibility that a historical figure put the Aeolians into Kethaela in mythical times.

This raises the question about what can be accomplished by heroquesting. For example: Orlanth faces wizards/sorcerers at several points in his mythic career. Could a historical figure in a "proto-Esvular" community take the role of one of these wizardly opponents, defeat Orlanth in one of the myths where he's supposed to win, and force him to accept baptism, thus founding the Aeolian Church at least for that community?

> If somebody heroquested, he and his actions would have been remembered

Agreed. However, there's a chance that he would be remembers in the form of a mythic figure (e.g. Aeol, Karatch) and his historical identity conflated with that figure or forgotten entirely. In effect, the history is forgotten or deliberately suppressed (perhaps by the church itself), while the myths survive.

Have any of the readers of this list played games set in Esvular? What backstory, if any, did they have for the Aeolian Church?

Rob                  

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