From: Brandon Brylawski (brandon@caldonia.nlm.nih.gov)
Date: Wed 13 Apr 1994 - 17:18:57 EEST
Joerg writes:
>I still don't know what deity his parents worship. We said they were
>in the textile business, probably weaving the large amounts of excess
>wool the Hendriki produce for export. But a male Orlanthi, even if he
>is a town dweller, couldn't really be expected to worship a handmaiden
>of Ernalda (one of these would be the weaver) as primary deity.
>
>So would his father and brother be Orlanth initiates (or Aeolian Malkioni),
>and as well initiates of this handmaiden, or what?
I would suggest one of the peaceful subcults of Orlanth, e.g., Orlanth the Craftsman, also known as Orlanth Maker by some. Orlanth worship in many towns and cities takes on a variety of different aspects to conform to the work patterns and needs of the townsmen. A lot of professions get subsumed under Orlanth in various areas in this way : for example, the farming god is variously worshipped as Orlanth the Plowman, Orlanth Barntar, or Barntar the Plowman.
Brandon
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