From: Joerg Baumgartner (joe@sartar.toppoint.de)
Date: Fri 15 Oct 1993 - 13:28:35 EET
I am looking for the source of a text telling the story of Malkion and
his children.
The story was similar to Heimdall's visit among humans and giving each
a place in the world, so did Mlkion with his for sons (for the names
check the Brithini caste names in G:CotHW).
I seem to remember that the mother of Malkion's sons was mentioned, and
that she was the goddess of the land (Brithos).
(I'm quite sure because I was puzzled that the denizens of the Kingdom
of Logic coexisted with such an entity.)
Unrelated things that puzzled me:
The Feathered Horse Queens:
A contradiction in myths. The Solar religion tell us that Hippoi, ancestress of all horses, was (in her for as Hippogriff) a daughter of King Griffin. This makes all horses beasts of the sky, not of earth.
The Feathered Horse Queens in turn are said to be incarnations of the Earth mother in KoS. Sorana Tor, Earth Priestes of Kero Fin, who became the queen of Arim the Pauper, seems to be the representative of her time, and from her might stem the Feathered Horse Queens which became dominant 120 years later - at least they took the role of the Earth representative for the Great Marriage, after in Tarsh the cult of Maran Gor the devouring mother had superseded that of Ernalda the gentle mother, and sacrificial kingdom was introduced by the Illaro-dynasty.
Yelmalio, Elmal and Sun Domers (again):
Troll Pak (the most detailed description of the history of the world, I wish we could get a similar work for the other major cultures, including maps) tells us of the sun warriors aiding the local humans of Dragon Pass in the 600-odd tax rebellion which crushed the troll dominance installed by Arkat. Never mind which solar warrior Godling was their deity, but the solar mercenaries became well-regarded among both Theyalans and Hsunchen (take the hero Balazar as one example).
According to Praxian Sun Dome sources, the mercenaries which aided Pavis and the EWF came from _a_ Dragon Pass Sun Dome Temple.
In the records about the Invincible Golden Horde it is explicitely stated that the "Yelmalians" were part of it, see Balazar's (the hero's) history. Virtually all of them were eaten.
I deduct that after this the Sun Dome Temple in Dagon Pass didn't exist any more.
Pavis existed, though, and on Yelmalio Hill the Praxian Sun Domers and the Aldryami from the Garden had a meeting place. Maybe it was here that the Elf Solar War Deity became that of the humans, too (and Monrogh's "God Learner Quest" described in KoS was nothing but an adaption of Praxian Sun Dome praxis to Elmal cultists).
Opinions?
Oh, and I'm back at work on the project of expanding the Dragon Pass
boardgame to adjacent regions. I have finished my editorial work on
Free INT six, and it ought to be available from the Essen games fair on
(21st to 24th of October). The German RQ-society will have its own
booth and try to convert the masses, if you happen to be aound, come
and visit us (not me personally, I'm afraid, but other members).
Free INT 6 has (in German language, as usual) two scenarios set in Sartar, several magic-related articles for RQ, some reviews on RQ, CoC and ecspecially Elric!, an discussion about the role of sorcery in RQ/Glorantha, and a reflection about fantasy Genres in RQ in general and in Glorantha specifical. All this on 40 pages, price DM 4.80 plus shipment. Available through me if requested per email, requested by snail-mail via
Deutsche RuneQuest-Gesellschaft
c/o Ingo Tschinke
Scheevemoorer Landstrasse 33
D-28325 Bremen
Germany.
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-- Joerg Baumgartner joe@sartar.toppoint.de
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