Re: Yanafal Tarnils & Humakt

From: Alison Place <alison_place_at_e50cFrXpntPeutvFT_2a7sXgg33oy_WOgMuwMtMmkH94P0fCBimadroq3FmJy0_1vF>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 07:18:39 -0800 (PST)

Jeff is certainly right that where the Humakti is from has a bearing on the question. It also depends on whether the Humakti in question believes that Honour is more important than Humakt's relationship to Death.  The following is the general situation when dealing with Heortling/Lunar encounters.

Basically, Yanafal Tarnils is still honourable and Truthful, but by accepting the curved sword of the Lunar Way, can now accept Resurrection. This is anathema to strict Humakti, and is the deepest division between followers of Humakt, and those of his apotheosised former hero. Because they can accept resurrection, YT followers would be considered weaker, and to have compromised themselves. They have lost their pure association with Death.

Rather than caring too much about Chaos, what really makes a Humakti's teeth grind are the Undead. 'Proper' Humakti would probably suspect that YT followers might just be willing to compromise or agree to ignore undead, because they are willing to tolerate their own return from Death. This, combined with the rumours that the Lunars will use zombie legions and vampires where expedient, will incline most Heortling Humakti to assume that the Lunar Yanafals Tarnil soldiers are hopelessly damned and hypocritical because they accept allegiance to a force that also incorporates the Undead.

Hope this helps.
Alison

> > What's the relationship like between these two
cults? Humakt obviously hates chaos, and Yanafal Tarnils could conceivably be tarnished with that brush due to it's lunar origins, but I wondered how a Humakti would treat a Yanafal Tarnils cultist if they met, and vice versa.  

• Jeff Richard <richaje_at_GiO6I9ybrrNYfiVn4kjnTwxXg6uyJtd-lEuA_jlRDSHEKRsPDb3xfocRW1la6fcl4GQG6pbbYcmMjQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
  > The most important question is where? In places
  like Sartar or Heortland, Humakt cultists are going to broadly reflect the biases of their tribe - and many Heortling Humakti view Yanafal Tarnils as someone who stole Humakt's secrets and taught them to outsiders. In other places, Humakt and YT are just different war gods. Jeff

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