Hello, sailor.

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From: Alex Ferguson (alex@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Sun 01 May 1994 - 21:18:38 EEST

Joerg:
> I have a Hendriki boy, son of a family of crafters, wanting
> to become a sailor. I told him to do so, he would have to go with his
> uncle who does the trading of his family's products, and via Issaries
> initiation (at home) and Dormal initiation (on board) he'd become a
> Holy Country sailor.

Why Issaries? I think very few sailors would join his cult, as Dormal also serves a Communication purpose.

> I still don't know what deity his parents worship. We said they were
> in the textile business

You mean his parents are weavers, or merchants? If the later, one presumes they're members of some Malkioni(sed) merchant class, likely including an element of Issaries worship.

> 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.

If he's an actual weaver, I think he probably would. This would, after all, be "women's work" to hard-line Orlanthi, but urbanised people are likely to be more flexible regarding traditional gender roles. A more sophisticated weaving "industry" might redefine distinct stages (carding, spinning, weaving, etc.) of the process to be appropriate tasks for each gender, assigning them to the province of Orlanth Maker, Voriof, or an aspect of Ernalda or Asrelia accordingly.

Regarding the son, I would say he wouldn't necessarily join his parents' religion if they knew and approved of his wish to become a sailor: he could have been sponsored by, apprenticed to, or conceivably fostered by his uncle or other likely patron to enable him to join the necessary cult(s).

Alex.

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