From: Sandy Petersen (sandyp@idgecko.idsoftware.com)
Date: Thu 11 Jul 1996 - 21:02:12 EEST
Mark Mohrfield
>Just what is the extent of the Men-and-a-half? Are they confined
to that one
>tribe in Prax or do they also exist in Pamaltela? If so, do they
make up all
>of or a certain percentage of the Dorradi?
The Men-and-a-Half also exist in Pamaltela. They are a
separate people from the other Agimori there, and technically I
suppose are not Doraddi, but share much of the same culture.
Actually, there are several Men-and-a-Half tribes. Probably fewer
than 1% of the Savannah humans are Men-and-a-Half.
Men-and-a-Half tribes often try to enforce strict sex
rules, to keep from diluting their qualities by outbreeding with
ordinary Agimori. Because they also don't like incest (Doraddi
incest rules are extremely complex, more so than any other major
culture in Glorantha), this means that they pretty much have to find
another Men-and-a-Half tribe to marry. So on the rare occasions
these tribes meet, they stay together for a long time, and have
extensive group weddings based on very little acquaintance. The
festive and orgiastic nature of Men-and-a-Half conclaves is
proverbial among the Doraddi.
Sandy>
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