From: Erik Nolander (eriknolander@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed 10 Sep 1997 - 14:37:05 EEST
Hi there,
Thanks to Simon Bray, Stephen Martin and Peter Metcalfe for posting
information about Teleos. It certainly shed some light on the isolate
isle. Heres a few thoughts thats popped up in my mind:
1) Stephen Martin writes:
> Specific mention is made a number of times that the Teleosians "have
no
> history of warring against each other, despite all their complaints."
Would it be possible that there has been some sort of interaction
between the tribes prior to the Closing, and that the tribal enmity is
somehow related to it (i.e., the Closing)? Maybe the Closing is seen as
a curse from Teleos the Founder.
2) Re Child Trading:
Maybe sexual intercourse is ritualized in the same manner as the Child
Trading. For example: The Child Trading always occurs during the first
week of Sacred Time, this being the only time the tribes actually meet.
The last week of Sacred Time would then be a gigantic fertility ritual,
culminating on the last day of the year. Despite the obvious orgy-like
associations, I like this.
3) Ive seen several references on the GD to the unpublished Pamaltela
and Oceans books. Are they to remain unpublished, or has some
information been published from them (apart from Tales #10 and #11)?
Thats it for now.
Cheers,
Erik Nolander
"And finally, a heartwarming thought:
we are all doomed, but some of us are more doomed than others."
Robyn Hitchcock
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