From: Nils Weinander (niwe@ppvku.ericsson.se)
Date: Sat 09 Apr 1994 - 22:55:02 EEST
Nils Weinander writing
In the daily 94-04-09 Sandy P writes:
>Gold Wheel Dancers, when not doing their magic, take on a more
>humanoid form. Pinchining appeared to Urggh the Ugly as a radiant
>golden woman then (as I recall) rolled away as a hoop.
Now this is interesting. In the description of the Outer World of Glorantha, the inhabitants of Vithela are said to be golden, with voices of pure song. Is this a coincidence, or are they related?
On the subject of Vithela I have a question: Sandy has in two postings mentioned Vithela as a kind of paradise for dead people from Kralorela. (I can't give exact references since I have deleted the files stupidly enough, when I tidy up on my computer account at work I always forget that I have 1.2 Gb of disk at home...). The Genertela book says nothing about this, only that the dead of Kralorela wait as spirits until the current emperor dies, and then follow him to Someplace Else. Is Vithela this Someplace Else? I am not fishing for 'official information' but this hint of a myth interests me since my yet-not-off-the-ground eastern campaign will include a trip to Vithela in the end. So, could Sandy or someone else enlighten me somewhat on the subject?
Also, would other easterners, like the inhabitants of the East Isles share this belief?
/Nils W
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