From: palashee
Date: Tue 25 Feb 2003 - 12:35:22 EET
John wrote:
>> Perhaps you'd like to do a full 'translation' and suggest how the
>> Heortlings view their own trees, based on your knowledge of
>> British tree lore. It won't be a one-to one translation.
Ok, I'll give it a try.
>> * Tree lore will probably be filtered through Ernaldan and Odaylan
>> prisms.
>> * There will be god's associations with trees, and with tree
>> powers, that we have little mythic knowledge of at present.
>> You'll have to make them up. :)
>> (I've explored Humakt and yew trees (a traditional 'death' tree) a
>> little in Helden).
>> * Sartar's forests reflect the Euro-Siberian landscape, having
>> trees not common in Britain and indeed some species for which
>> there is no Terran counterpart. I have a list at:
>> http://home.iprimus.com.au/pipnjim/questlines/florafauna.html#trees
i don't know how i managed to miss this but i don't think i've not seen this page before, very informative.
>> * Most trees will have attendant powers, naiads, spirits or (ahem)
>> 'tree-shepherds'.
If anyone has any mythlets and powers for the common trees listed on drop us a line and i'll add them in.
Cheers
Mick
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