From: D. Pearton (pearton@u.washington.edu)
Date: Sat 06 Jul 1996 - 04:05:15 EEST
Well, It seems as if the return of the Outer Atomic Explorers has caused a
resurgence of Gift Carrier activity which have eaten the text of my last
post. Anyway, here it is.
Hi all
Regarding the recent mention of Falnagian Diamonds on Deep Space 9, did
anyone notice that one of the characters in the same episode was called
Chalana Arroy (or something very similar). It seems as if the
Gloranthaphiles have managed to infiltrate Star Trek. Now we'll have to
add another chapter to the saga of the Moonboat Intrepid - a floating
island guarding a portal to the underworld perhaps???
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Peter Micheals gives us an excellent Minlister writeup, but he forgets to
include the Spirits of Reprisal so, while imbibing the fruits of the master
brewers of Guin's Nest I came up with the following.
Butt-Whyper, Foster and the Lion of Castle Hansa (1)
(Spirits of reprisal of the Minlister cult)
During the greater darkness while Mislister languished in the halls of the
An intrepid heroquestor Anhuaser of the Bush clan decided to try and bring
dead and the Barley mother slept the world was without the strengthening
and hearting influence of Minlister's brew. While no-one was sure of what
the brew actually was and what it tasted like, everyone hearkened back to
the days when the divine nectar was available to cheer everyone's hearts.
back the blessings of beer to his people. Unfortunately, as all knowledge
of the process had been lost he had no idea of how to go about this. He
sought the help of the gods for inspiration and was given advice by a
grey-bearded man with rheumy, blood shot eyes (and his dishevelled robe on
backwards) (2). Anhauser was so greatful for the advice that he was did
not notice the old man's oddities or the strangeness of the advice. He
then set out and, following the old man's directions, found a strong water
godling, whom he beffiended. They travelled to the underworld where
Ernalda and he daughters lay weakened and sleeping. There the water
spirit forcebly ravished the grain mother (3) and left her with child.
The child, when born, proved to partake strongly of his father's watery
nature, but with a hint of Minlister's brew. The people, who had never
tasted, or who had forgotten the trutse of beer, were extatic and drank
profusely of the watery stuff as they knew no better.
Of course, when the Barley Mother awoke and Minlister returned with his
bounty most people realised how they had been duped and forcably cast out
these spirits of bad drink from thier midst. Minlister in a fit of
bonhomie induced by a drinking match with Eurmal granted the poor spirits
a place in his hall where they now serve as spirits of retribution against
brewers who abuse their craft.
Some heretics still believe, however, that But-Whyper and Foster are true
sons of Minlister, but these are scorned by all right thinking (drinking?)
folk.
Game effects:
A brewer who has abused his craft - purposely selling bad or spoilt beer,
etc. will be infested by But-Whyper or Foster. These spirits will drive
away any good brew spirits and infest any beer made by the brewer
rendering it watery and unpalatable, yet still capable of giving a
hangover.
The spirits are also contactable by Eurmali to whom they will grant the
spell Change Beer to Water. This has the side effect that for a day after
each casting the Eurmali will be unable to face any alcoholic liquid.
Notes:
(1) These appear to be regional variations of the same spirit, although
they appear to be spreading thier influence alarmingly in the third age.
Yet another sign of the upheaval and disruption of the hero wars?
(2) Modern scholars believe that this was Eurmal in disguise, but there
is a school of thought that suggests that it was Lhankor Mhy in the throws
of a bag hangover.
(3) There is some confusion as to which grain goddess was the mother of
these spirits, some claiming that it could not be the barley mother but
that it was the Rice mother instead.
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Oh well, I hope somebody enjoys this... I really have to get out of
the lab more often!
Keep up with all the good stuff, particular thanks to Jim Chapin for the
OAE and his earlier Strange Broo stories.
- -Yak
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Dave Pearton * ....As I was saying before I
Biochemistry Dept. * was so rudely interrupted
University of Washington * by one of my multiple
Seattle * personalities....
pearton@u.washington.edu *
pearton@unpsun1.cc.unp.ac.za * Naked Lunch (W.S. Burroughs)
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