From: Peter Metcalfe (P.Metcalfe@student.canterbury.ac.nz)
Date: Tue 29 Apr 1997 - 05:09:15 EEST
Joseph Troxell:
>1. Where is there information about the Lightbringers Quest? We all know
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>the general story, but what about the details?
King of Sartar is the best source whereas Cults of Prax and/or Cults of
Terror have good info. There is no canonical tale of the LBQ and the
identities of the gods vary according to culture. If Humakt is involved
in the LBQ then he is most often met at the Courts of Silence.
> Further, who are Ginna Jar and Flesh Man?
Ginna Jar is obscure and most orlanthi think she is the wyter of
the Lightbringers. Gray Sages claim that she is really Arachne
Solara or Glorantha but they would say that, wouldn't they?
Flesh Man was supposedly the son of Grandfather Mortal and witnessed
>2. What's the deal with Yanafir Tarnils? There seem to be several versions
the first death. This knowledge sent him insane and so he went the
quest.
>of him floating around. Basic idea is that he went against his lord. The
>version that I'm most familiar with is that he went against Humakt by
>helping to reconstruct the Red Goddess.
Two separate events here. Yanafal helped to reconstruct the Red Goddess
>3. Just read the long Dormal cult write up. The article mentions that
and then he later defeated Humakt in battle (by being ressurected).
>Dormal is really only popular in the Holy Country. Which, begged the
>question, "Who do other sailors worship?" I'm sure the West (or most of the
>west) worships the Invisible God, and maybe Dormal as a saint. What about
>the rest of Glorantha?
Dormal is also popular in Pamaltela and in one Fonritan city, he is
the state cult. The people of the east know a version of 'open seas'
but it is not taught by the Dormal cult.
Trent Di Renna:
>1. Do acolytes or initiates get free POW increases? The basic rulebook
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>would tend to think that the rulebook is correct, but I could be wrong...
The one point every three years is an averaged representation of the
individuals attendance at the high holy day ceremonies (described under
'Worship Deity' in the magic book).
>2. Associate cult spells: Who would have access to these? Any initiate,
>or just priests? Does one have to be an initiate of the associate cult to
>get its spell? Finally, is the "associate" spell considered one-use or
>reusable?
Treat it as normal cult magic. Thus it would be one use to the initiates
and re-usuable by the priests (certain spells are reserved for Rune levels).
One does not need to join the associate cult as an initiate to get it.
- --Peter Metcalfe
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