[Glorantha] Re: Esrolian Earth Tribe

[Simon Phipp]

Esrolia is by no means the be all and end all of the Earth Tribe.

Tarsh has a strong Earth tradition - look at the deities of the Tarsh Exiles. Very traditional, centred on the Earth Tribe.

Various Pelorian cultures are also strong on the Earth Tribe - Pelanda for one, if I recall correctly.

Whether there was actually an Earth Tribe in the same way as the Storm Tribe or the Sky Tribe is debatable.

Genert and Gata are the supposed heads of the Earth Family, Genert shagged his mother, sisters, daughters and granddaughters to father many earth deities. Many more came directly from Earth Goddesses through parthogenesis. But, were they part of a single tribe? I doubt it. Perhaps when Genert was strong there was a link between them, but many of the Earth Tribe seem to have gained their powerful positions as the wives or mothers of other deities.

So, Dendara is Yelm's Wife, Ernalda is Orlanth's wife, Esrola is Lodril and Argan Argar's wife and so on. (Disregarding the fact that they all took Husband Protectors in the Darkness, of course)

The Esrolians have an Earth Tradition and much of that comes from their original myths, but a lot is imported or comes from the Storm Tribe.

See Ya

Simon