From: Mr Robert McArthur (mcarthur@fit.qut.edu.au)
Date: Mon 27 Sep 1993 - 17:38:00 EET
I seem to remember reading that Corflu has no longer a permanent Ettyries(sp?) priest because the old feller went into the wastes. Now, the reason that Issaries priests go anywhere near that untenable area is they have a piece of jackal skin that must, to keep a member of the cult, be returned to Genert in the wastes. The person doing so, and living, becomes a Desert Tracker (my memory isn't too hot on this...) Now, given the mythology of Ettyries, why would such a priest *have* to go on this quest? It would be normal and necessary for an Issaries priest of course.
<guess follows>
I think it's because Ettyries, to gain the spells and benefits of Issaries,
had to go on a hero/god-quest and followed in Issaries footsteps for everything
Issaries did. Except that Ettyries was Illuminated while doing so. Thus,
every stricture except for those relating to chaos that Issaries has, Ettyries
has. Of course, Ettyries merchants may not like chaos for the disruption it
has on trade and spreading the lunar way (sometimes) but lacks the inbuilt
hatred of Issaries.
Comments anyone?
Robert
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