From: Alex Ferguson (alex@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Fri 19 Aug 1994 - 01:16:14 EEST
RF03:
> So, barring the founder of a city attaining God-hood, how
> does a city go about getting its own patron diety?
In some cases there may be a pre-existing spirit to be readily adopted (as with Glamour, or New Pavis), but otherwise, rather than conducting interviews on the spirit plane, the city god/spirit will tend to Emerge, in the fullness of time, either as a cult of the founder, or other historical figure, or as a kind of "wyter" of the city.
> BTW, noting that some people are offended by the term "guestette",
> might I suggest that at future cons they be referred to as "guestlings",
> or (in keeping with Gloranthan tradition) "guestkin"?
Guestlets? Guesty-poos?
<rest censored due to (even more) excessive tweeness>
Alex.
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