[Glorantha] era of interest

Joerg wrote:

I wish to add that my principal interest is 1602 and before. In my game Sartar still stands, and there is indeed precious little material on the country, as it was before the conquest.

In the history in KoS, just about everything that can go wrong, seem to go wrong. I'd like to hear what is behind the reference that many tribes refused to muster in 1602. Was it because of missionary work by the Lunars. Which tribes were these? It seems a bit odd that the quivini would change their allegiance to Tarsh and Shepelkirt.

What comes to mind is that instead of missionaries there may have been prophets telling of the doom to come, and the futility of resistance. Some of these may have been people from Tarsh, some may have been local Sartarites. The holy men may have read the coming of the Red Emperor and the Crimson bat in auguries and fulguries. The orlanthi (men) are passionate and emotional. This may occasionally turn against them, and they may sink to depression and hopelessness. Parhaps the refusal to muster was more about hopelessness and a sense of doom, than any betrayal or loyalty to the Empire.

The House of Sartar had been heroes of Change, Storm and Trade. The grim time of Salinarg, with his Household of Death, may have alienated and depressed the less warlike clans. When one sends sons and daughters to march in the tune of Humakt, one doesn't expect many of them to come back.

        -Adept

Thinker, dreamer and adventurer Received on Wed 27 Sep 2006 - 12:41:31 EEST