From: Michael Raaterova (michael.raaterova.7033@student.uu.se)
Date: Fri 26 Jul 1996 - 16:51:44 EEST
David wonders:
>Speaking of secrets, does anyone have any good theories (I don't think
>there are any facts) on exactly what Lokamayadon did? One possibility is
>that he formed an Orlanth Imperator cult (as the only way to rival the
>renascent Dara Happan Empire). Such a cult required a single focus of
>worship, and it had to be him. If this theory is true, I don't think
>Lokamayadon set this all up for personal gain.
I think the O Imperator idea is valid, as the idea of Lok being a
misunderstood saviour. What the other orlanthi really objected to was the
obvious HUBRIS involved. It is not only a capital sin, it is a trangression
against the very foundations of life. To set oneself up as being worshipped
as a god is one thing - lots of heroes have ended up as gods - but
demanding to be worshipped as a god _superior_ to Orlanth or to actually
_be_ Orlanth (which was how it must have looked to other orlanthi) is a
grave offense.
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Michael Raaterova <.sig omitted on legal advice>
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