[Glorantha] Imperial Age Teshnos

[Peter Metcalfe]

Santo:

>I had also envisioned that Teshnos being involved in a power struggle
>between the MSE and the Eastern Sea Empires.  However with the defection
>of the Haragalans to the God Learner cause, this becomes less likely.

Your idea would still work.  It's just that we are only given a single
snapshot of the world in 908 ST with very little indication about what
has taken place in the last two centuries.

My opinion is as follows.  In the Dawn Age, Teshnos/Verenela was a
much more dynamic region.  But during the Imperial Age, they made
an alliance with Errinoru which turned out badly for them - the jungle
overran half of Teshnos while the western half was afflicted with a
dreary slumber.  It was this dire strait that allowed the God Learners
seize control over Teshnos without too much trouble.

>Sankusa is particularly interesting, and I think in my
>campaign I will have them be one of the "fallen lineages" - bloodily
>co-opted by the Seleran Empire.

I think the Sankusans were exterminated rather than
co-opted.  The sidebar on p59 states the Sankusans feel the
Pentans are the most deserving of their weapons while the
Pentans have sworn their anihilation.

--Peter Metcalfe