From: Carlson, Pam (carlsonp@wdni.com)
Date: Thu 04 Jul 1996 - 01:28:00 EEST
Orlanthi can get violently passionate about more than Lunars.
Our East Ralians, brave warriors of the Belovaking clan, HATE
Naskorion. We have been encroaching on their land for years, and
therefore we need to teach them a lesson! And the Naskori are evil
because they worship Arkat.
Our honorable and proud warriors, good family men of noble rank all,
turned into viscious killers attacking a town of Naskori farmers. We
attacked the town as a decoy, to draw their thanes out of their
fortified towns. We clamored over the walls at midnight, and whacked
men, women, and kids to bits if they got in our way. (Jornast
encountered particular trouble from an old woman with a frying pan.)
Dissappointed that there was nothing much to raid, we then fired the
town, all because they worshipped Arkat.
Vargast found a woman who spoke the Trader's Talk, and had her translate
our demands - to bring us all their hidden loot. After explaining they
were only poor farmers with no loot, they asked us why we had done this.
(We were still celebrating.) They were appaled to hear that we thought
they worshipped Arkat - they worship Saint Orlanth and Ralia!
To which Vargast the Eloquent replied: "Oh. I'm terribly sorry about the
attack, then. Nevermind." The rest of us just figured that "Saint
Orlanth" was a trick or a twisted Arkati demon.
We then went on to spectacular success under the leadership of Ekel
Field Destroyer. He trapped a whole army on the plain, surrounded it
with our chariots, and destroyed it. We took lots of prisoners, and
ransomed them back for HUNDREDS of cows. The Bishop and Thane brought
the most cows.
We don't believe the farmers, though. We know their bishops and thanes
worship Arkat. So we will raid them again next year.
We will kill the farmers because their leaders worship Arkat. Then we
will ransom their leaders back for cows.
We are honorable Orlanthi! With all those cows and his battle glory,
our thane Ekel became king of the whole Riagos tribe. As for those
traders from over the mountains who worship the Moon and her son the
Drunken Emperor - they will bring US the wine next year!
Pam
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