Why are the Lunars good?

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From: Peter Maranci (pmaranci@sunspot.tiac.net)
Date: Tue 02 Jul 1996 - 05:15:08 EEST

        The recent experience of playing an Orlanthi has forced me to
look at some other old Gloranthan assumptions. The first that leaps to
mind, is, why are the Lunars good? Or better yet, what reasons might
there be that would make their ultimate victory desirable by *all* the
inhabitants of Glorantha?

        I'm not talking about the standard "The Empire represents
civilization" argument that ordinary Lunars believe. I'm looking for
solid metaphysical theory. For example:

        The anti-Lunar way represents complete hostility and opposition to
Chaos. We know that Glorantha exists as a small bubble in an infinite sea
of Chaos. If principles of osmosis and surface tension (okay, I'm not a
physicist; those might not be the exact terms) apply across the barrier
between Chaos and Glorantha, might it be that a greater imbalance of Chaos
between the inside and the outside could cause greater strain on the
separating membrane? If that greater tension would cause the bubble to
break, then a higher quantity of Chaos within Glorantha would be desirable
to ease the pressure.

        Another way of looking at it: Chaos is infinitely diverse, and
will continue to attack Glorantha in new ways. Were Glorantha purged of
all Chaos, it would lose the flexibility that could allow it to adapt to
future threats to its integrity.

        I realize that as things stand Chaos is a part of the Great
Compromise. However, a Lunar or Orlanthi victory would surely affect the
total amount of Chaos in Glorantha. I've always assumed that ultimately
one side or the other would triumph, and that Time would end.

        Just some idle speculation...

-->Pete
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