[Glorantha] Gunda

[Peter Metcalfe]

Mikko:

>Hmm... I wonder. We still don't know what a Valkyrie is in the Gloranthan
>context. Parhaps they are mostly found in the obscure Boristi faith, and
>Gunda's spear is indeed a Valkyrie spear? Parhaps _the_ valkyrie spear.

Firstly Gunda is from Fronela and the Borists are in Ralios.  Furthermore
the Borists are infamous for using sin to create chaotic monsters, which
is not something that Gunda does.  There is a subcult that does take
the sin into themselves but they are the Chaos Monks who inevitably
turn into Chaos Monsters to die a Martyr's death.  Hence it is unlikely
that Gunda is a Borist.

As for what a Valkyrie is, the meaning alone seems pretty clear: a woman
who carries off the fallen.  What culture she comes from is unknown and
Loskalm, the Ygg's Isles and the Hsunchen are all possibilities.

--Peter Metcalfe