From: Joerg Baumgartner (joe@toppoint.de)
Date: Thu 10 Jul 1997 - 20:48:00 EEST
Erik Sieurin:
>First, since I also dislike the Egyptian association (Esrolians DO
>have mummies, but only certain folks are mummified - and it aint a
>blessing) I always refer to the Pharao as 'the GodKing' IMG.
I try to have different names for him in different parts of the Holy
>I'm really interested in this guy. He did in some way 'best' each of
I usually say "Kethaela" when I want to avoid the Outremer connotations, but
[Belintar's tricks gaining control:]
I've been desperately wondering about this myself, and in discussions.
I have been tearing my hair for a good action for Heortland, but so far
Not verbatim. A couple of his exploits are mentioned:
: Belintar revealed that he had come to depose the Only Old One and liberate
Country. The Heortlander urbanites IMG use Godking, not yet sure what the
rural Orlanthi say. The God Forgotten likely call him Grand Master of Luck
and Death, memorising his "lucky" break of the bank.
>the lands of the Holy Country (another name which gives totally wrong
>associations for me, so I call the place Maniria
I think that these are correct for the Westerners (Trader Princes) who
settled there.
>That gives a pattern. Now, how did he get similar power over
>Heortland, Caladraland and the Rightarm Islands?
According to Stephen Martin (who co-originated this idea with Nick on
Convulsion '94, IIRC) in Caladraland he was thrown into the Vent but married
the Volcano goddess instead. A bit too similar to Esrolia for my taste. The
Islands event might have been his raising of Loon Island (presumably the
basis for the City of Wonders).
inspiration has failed me. Bitter for someone whose campaign setting is there...
: the land from darkness. He did this through the process of mustering ancient
: allies on Heroquest and opposing the magical forces which aided the Only
: Old One. Belintar called forth many of the Silver Age heroes, plus others
: of more recent or a different origin [possibly including the Volcano twins,
: and likely (St.) Aeol]. The process was long and difficult. At one point
: Belintar was slain and completely devoured. But in the end he succeeded.
: He met the Only Old One himself in combat and cast him down and cut him
: in pieces. Then he pulverized the Castle of Black Glass, covering all of
: Shadow Plateau with a dense, heavy black sand which smothers most life.
: He made other changes in the land too: raising Loon Island and fabricating
: the City of Wonders in the center of the Mirrorsea. He then took the title
: of Pharaoh and began his rule.
Not too specific, and no mentions of the "bestings".
>And in which order did these
Start with either Caladraland (currently favoured by me) or Rightarm Islands
>The High Chairperson of the IOGTR,
Time for me to come out and join publicly... but you didn't catch _me_ with
>thing happen? I like the idea that every 'besting' gave him things he
>needed for the next one. Anyone who has a clue, or an idea?
(Sindpaper was his first stop, but he needn't have performed his 'besting'
already then.)
my pants down.
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