[Glorantha] Ralian 'newts

Mikko:

>I wonder how ol' Alakoring managed that. As I understand it,
>when the Inhuman King dies, the most advanced ruler stage
>dragonewt becomes the next Inhuman King.

I think that the newts had some magical organization like the Lunar Egi or the RW College of Cardinals whose duty it is to make the new leader upon the death of the old one. To prevent the appearance of a new inhuman king in Ralios, Alakoring would have to slay all members of this organization.

>The Dragon Pass boardgame says that without the Inhuman
>King, the 'newts don't reincarnate, and are lost at death. Only
>when the new Inhuman King takes his place, does the
>reincarnation work again.

>I guess this can't be correct anymore?

The 'newts of Dragon Pass are said to have five sexes, all of which are necessary for reproduction. For being reborn, the presence of the inhuman king isn't necessary but I assume that the Inhuman King can quicken the rate of rebirth so that it takes place instantaneously rather than several weeks (which would mean the slain troops are goneburger in the boardgame).

For the Ralians, they can reincarnate so long as their eggs aren't destroyed so the crucial question is how they can reproduce without an inhuman king. My current thinking is that they use a dinosaur in their reproduction rites, which just reinforces their barbarity in the eyes of Dragon Pass.

--Peter Metcalfe Received on Wed 31 Jan 2007 - 22:51:56 EET