Malkion Aerlitsson

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From: Joerg Baumgartner (joe@sartar.toppoint.de)
Date: Fri 01 Jul 1994 - 15:23:38 EEST


Graeme Lindsell in X-RQ-ID: 4951

Complains about too many christian elements in our attempts to explain Malkionism.

For one thing, I wouldn't play Pendragon for a medieval christian setting because I like RuneQuest rules better. I'm sure that the mosty silent generic RuneQuest faction will agree...

For the other reason, Christian material is more readily available to me and a majority of participants on this list. People with ready access to the other monotheistic religions you mentioned are encouraged to give me access to these informations - if the list objects to real Earth info (although Alternate Earth and "generic" RuneQuest fall within the charter of this list), contact me in private.

> A short side question: the Malkion, son of a Storm God and a Water Nymph
> stuuf. Is this actually believed by the West? I can't see them saying their
> Prophet was descended from a False God. It seems to me that this is another
> God Learner concept, perhaps an attempt to put Malkion into the Monomyth,
> where he could be more easily manipulated. Also, I can't recall seeing it
> in any RQ3 material.

I think the large 3rd Age churches of Loskalm and Seshnela don't believe this any more. The Return to Rightness crusaders did a good stake or bale job of eradicating this "theist nonsense" from Malkionism as they wanted it to be, along with the divine descent of a certain royal house of Seshnela.

The Stygians who managed to keep theist elements in their creeds despite the crusaders' efforts will probably have kept this knowledge, and will believe in it in varying degrees of fervour. Storm-related sects like in Otkorion will be the most likely candidates to embrace the myth.

That something didn't appear in published RQ3 material doesn't mean it has been lifted from Glorantha. Too little Glorantha information has been published in the 10 years of its existence. The origin of the Zebra people form the Pavis Box hasn't been reprinted in RoC either, yet I'd regard it still as valid Gloranthan fact. Arkat's career in the west from the CoT history section is probably waiting for Gods of Dorastor to be reprinted. Wyrm's Footprints is expected this year; would you regard this reprint efffort as RQ3 material?

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-- Joerg Baumgartner joe@sartar.toppoint.de

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