From: Simon
Date: Mon 07 Apr 1997 - 10:21:00 EEST
RE: Copy of: Fonrit.
Hi All,
Thanks to Sandy and Pete fort their ideas. In response to Sandy, I had begun to
come to terms with Gorgondaros and his crowd, I had come to understand some of
the earth deities and then you go and tell me about the Cosmic Council and throw
a spanner in my works, PLEASE elaborate.
Pete, I liked your rather unusual ideas about Fanjosi, they were cool. Zorak
What I had been doing was looking at the religious make up of each city state,
In Afadjann I have Fida'Is the Slave Sunbird who tumbles across the sky in his
Zoran called Zoraq, nah! I don't like that one too much. I associated him with
either Orjethulut or Hanjethulut (the Two brothers deities from the city of
Yngortu, they are often associated with being Humakt and Zorak Zoran in
heretical sibling rivalry).
I think each one has used a pick and mix system of favourite gods, as well as
having some ancient ones imposed upon them. I also perceive differences between
Afadjann and Kareeshtu as a whole, one example is the Sun gods:
death throws until his final conflagration in the west. In my mythology he was
beaten by a deity called Um-Oradin, who struck out against him for being an
overly oppressive ruler. This event was clearly visible to the world as the
Sunstop, Arachne Solara's web being perceived as Um-Oradin's whips. Fida'Is is
lead through the heavens by the Star deity Karkisso (lightfore) on a long chain.
In Kareeshtu Az-Yahlem is venerated as the sun. He is the back burner, he is
the scorching tyrant who keeps order and rule. He travels by day to watch his
people as the Massarin watches his slaves. In the summer when he is strongest he
beats down mercilessly upon the brows of the people to show tem his strength. At
night he resides in his flaming hell palace, seated upon the screaming corpses
of the Veldang gods, feasting upon the souls of the fallen. He knows that the
world he has left behind is now cold and full of monsters, and they must rejoice
at his return on the morrow. Incedently Karkisso is seen as the runaway slave
who Az-Yahlem chases through heaven.
All IMG
Simon Bray.
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