Re: Shepherds

From: David Dunham (dunham@pensee.com)
Date: Wed 13 Sep 2000 - 03:56:06 EEST


Alex Ferguson has not RTFM:

> As for the sources cited: KoDP offers only 'statistical evidence'
> of this, so far as I'm aware (i.e., "I've never seen a male Uraldan
> in KoDP"),

It's in the manual, p. 52: "Males can't attempt the Ernalda or Uralda
quests." That's statistics with no outliers.

Remember that the quest includes

: She made the secret sign to Ernalda. Ernalda noticed the sign, and
from the greeting

: Ernalda gave her, Uralda recognized Ernalda as her mother.

To me this is a woman's mystery, and shows why only women can be initiates.

I believe most Heortling herders (whether of cows or sheep) are
initiates of Orlanth. People don't worship deities just because they
offer cool magic -- especially because most deities will give some of
their cool magic merely for a sacrifice (or prayer).

> (And husband-stealing, to be fair! (Isn't that the episode that
> occurs in KoDP?))

"We weren't exactly stealing them, just borrowing for a night."

David Dunham <mailto:dunham@pensee.com>
Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html>
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein

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