[Glorantha] Re: Geographical scope of the gods

From: Nils Weinander <nils>
Date: Thu Oct 26 14:00:22 2006

>> In the middle section we know about, there has been contact between the 
>> theistic cultures since the First Age, so it seems unsurprising that there is 
>> shared influence, but does that extend to East and West? 

>
> The Godlearners were active in Kralorela and Vithela, and Kralorela
> opposed the EWF, so the contact you're looking for certainly existed
> in the Second Age. The Closing will have wiped most of that out, so
> any cults that were established will have diverged, probably
> significantly.

Minor nitpick: the Godlearners weren't exactly active in the East Isles. They got there, but didn't quite manage to work the Vithelan mythology into the monomyth and never had an influence as the naval strength of the Mokato empire pretty much kept them out.

That said, the contact with the Godlearners must certainly have increased the East Islanders' knowledge of the western antigods.

And, as everyone knows, worshipping antigods is a temptation that can be difficult to resist, so I'm sure there are people in the East Isles today who worship western deities.

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Nils Weinander We sail on a ship made of dreams Received on Thu 26 Oct 2006 - 13:26:22 EEST