From: Thom Baguley (T.S.Baguley@open.ac.uk)
Date: Wed 08 Sep 1993 - 19:57:15 EEST
>From: ddunham@radiomail.net (David Dunham , via RadioMail)
>Vinga is an avenger? Not in [KoS.212], where "Inganna dyes her hair red and
>goes on Venderi adventure." And [253] says "Vinga the Adventuress."
That was how I interpreted KoS. The kind of women who joined the Starbrow rebellion ...
>Dying your hair is probably the external symbol that you're becoming an
>oddball
Sounds reasonable ... after all tatoos are fairly common ...
>you've given up many of your responsibilities (and no doubt rights
>-- I wouldn't be surprised if a Vingan can't marry) as a woman in Orlanthi
>society in exchange for freedom
I doubt that. It doesn't fit with (my view of) Orlanthi culture. On the other hand I doubt many Vingans would want to marry (yet) or would be thought of as suitable marriage material (except by other oddballs).
Thom
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