Re: Next Game - Tomorrow (Monday the 6th)

Woops - sorry I sent this to the wrong list! Well, enjoy the myth!!!

• In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Richard" <richaje@...> wrote:
  >
  > Howdy gang - just a reminder that the next game is tomorrow, Monday
  > the 6th. We will start at 7 pm. Feel free to show up anytime after 6
  > pm. Bring your own food and your characters.
  >
  > Here is the myth of Tarahelera and Niskis - you will be performing a
  > magical ritual this session to reenact this myth. You will need to
  > figure out who will be cast as what in the ritual - many characters
  > will just be helpers of the hero.
  >
  > THE SEDUCTION OF TARAHELERA
  > Tarahelera the Blue Woman is a lovely and desired Water goddess whose
  > gentle rains bring fertility. She was one of the many Water gods that
  > followed in the wake of the invasion of the Sky during the Gods War.
  >
  > When Jagrekriand - the evil Red God - defeated the Water Gods, his
  > brother, the Sky God Venebain, captured Tarahelera and took her as his
  > concubine. As a result, Tarahelera stopped bringing her gentle rain
  > to our ancestors. Ernalda knew that without her rains, the people of
  > the Storm Tribe would suffer and she told her lover Niskis to steal
  > Tarahelera and bring her to the Storm Tribe.
  >
  > Niskis and his companion Yinkin the Cat went to the Sky and snuck into
  > the Golden Hall of the Sky Gods. With Yinkin's help he avoided the
  > guards - and bypassed the terrible baying hound Rowdril. He made his
  > way through the labyrinth of chambers and apartments and made his way
  > to Tarahelera's chamber.
  >
  > Hidden, Niskis saw the beautiful Blue Woman dance and was smitten with
  > her. Niskis emerged from his hiding place and sang her a poem he had
  > composed. The young god seduced the Blue Woman and charmed into
  > coming with him willingly. Tarahelera showed Niskis a secret way out
  > of the palace and the three fled the Golden Hall together.
  >
  > When Jenebain discovered that Tarahelera was gone, he charged out
  > after Niskis. However, Jenebain did not summon his master
  > Jagrekriand, and Niskis defeated him and his companions. Niskis then
  > fled the Sky and returned to the Storm Tribe with Tarahelera, who
  > blessed the people of the Storm Tribe with her gentle summer rains.
  >
  > Jeff
  >