Unexplained Teshnan Gods

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Date: Wed 29 Jun 1994 - 21:11:45 EEST

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Hello out there, this is Ralf Engels typing

I'd like to ask your opinions with regards to the fiery fields of Teshnos, and especially about their three peculiar gods mentioned in Genertela Book (well, make that two peculiar ones and one I know practically nothing about except that he's a brother of Yelm, to wit : Zitro Argon/Dayzatar).

Reason : Two of my unfortunate players' characters, seemingly devout citizens of the benevolent Dragon Empire of Kralorela, perished utterly and deservedly when they comitted the perfidy to attack their accompanying Godunya Mystic NPC (although they got him nevertheless). Now they have chosen to shift their abode to Teshnos, so I would appreciate as well any thoughts about the Teshnans and their way of life.

Now, here goes :
1) Zitro Argon/Dayzatar : Some hints on this daily seem to indicate the

	existence of a long cult write-up for this deity. Can anybody post
	this to me or at least tell me where to find it.
	By the way, does he have some function as a knowledge god/patron of
	learning (as indicated by Hector; SUN COUNTY).
2) Calyz : First of the peculiar ones, he is said to be the god of men and
	common folk. His role includes a smith aspect, a love/fertility
	aspect and a third one that at the moment escapes my mind.
	Could he be an agricultural deity, like the plowman or the Good
	Peasant (child of Yelm and presumably Dendara ?), or an even broader
	concept, like The Village God, embodying every task and skill a
	person living in a village should know (smithing, carpentry, 
	husbandry, fertility prayers, etc.)?
	Further question : why is there no female goddess mentioned apart
	from Furalor (?)/the death goddess ? I assume there should be Denda-
	ra and also a Grain/Land goddess ( Teshna, Fethlona (after all, they
	have really good connections with the yellow elves ???)), or possibly
	even two revered Grain goddesses (rice,barley).
3) Furalor (?): Death goddess. Is she like Ty Kora Tek ? Or would a more
	fiery goddess, whose burial rites involve mandatory cremation, be
	more appropriate (after all, they do have Solf/Lodril with CREMATE
	DEAD, although he may not own this spell in Teshnos) ?

The other two, Solf/Lodril and Somash/Yelm, seem to pose less problems for me. In particular I like the lazy,gluttonous and egoistic description. And by the way, I do think that the Teshnans field plattoons of elephants mounted by saddles/turrets with archers/javelin throwers.   

Well, so little for today. I thank everyone in advance for their patience in reading the above and (hopefully) their efforts in providing their views to this topic.
So long ( and I don't like fish)

Ralf

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