[Glorantha] Re: Esrolian culture

[LC]

Jeff Richard wrote:

> Greg and I have written a lot on Esrolia recently - some of it will be
> published in the Unfinished Work coming out next year.  Esrolian
> culture is definitively not a "reconstruction of what they think the
> Earth Tribe religion was before the men mucked it up."  The Esrolians
> resemble Orlanthi culture far more than you all tend to credit.  Or
> another way of looking at it, the Esrolians are essentially Orlanthi
> ruled by their Grandmothers.  

Right. There IS no Earth Tribe religion. Even the myths don't seem to be 
around much anymore. It is one of the victims of the god's war for all I 
know. 

Jane William wrote:
> >..... Orlanth is
> > violent, turbulent, cruel, and extremely dangerous.
> > The same is true about his followers.
>
> You know, when you remove the rose-tinted specs, that
> sounds a lot like the Orlanth of Sartar :)

Well, *I*'ve certainly argued that he's a bit of trouble, yes. :)
LC