From: Nick Brooke (100270.337@compuserve.com)
Date: Sun 09 Oct 1994 - 21:38:55 EET
> Orlanth Dragonfriend: An EWF Cult. Probably defunct.
Also, almost certainly reconstituted by Argrath.
> Orlanth New Wind: A cult set up by Lokaymadon during the Empire of
> Light. It is dead now but one wonders why the Lunar Empire hasn't tried
> to resurrect this cult to integrate Orlanthi belief better into the
> Empire?
Because they don't want to integrate Orlanthi belief into the Empire. The Lunars are contesting with the Orlanthi over possession of the Middle Air. At the present stage, the two rival elements are *alternatives*: you can't synthesise them. Not many Orlanthi are out integrating Lunar belief into their tribal religion, are they? (Except, of course, the afore-mentioned Argrath). Maybe he, and other White Moonies, would see this as a viable way forward; but to the current Lunar administration it'd look (appropriately enough) like lunacy. Why compromise when we're ahead?
> He will forever emulate Yelmalio in one specific way. The way may be
> rather trivial - never eat the flesh of bird, or quite important - total
> celibacy, though there's nothing in there as major as Humakt's 'never
> accept healing of any kind'.
Ahem. I think "total celibacy" is a more significant geas for roleplaying purposes than "never accept healing of any kind". Maybe it's just that I live in a clan-based campaign, and aspire to a Pendragon chronology...
> Humakti kill, but they do not _murder_ per se - at least not the Manirian
> Humakti we all know and love.
Ask Prince Temertain about Sarostip Cold-Eye and his Humakti assassins one of these days... Oh, you say that wasn't murder "per se"? One man's freedom fighter...
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