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Of all deities, they should oppose the Chaos the most. Are they secretly in league with the Chaos? How could Yelm accept the Red Goddess as his daughter? Isn't Chaos the ultimate rebellions against cosmic order?

It seems only the air gods are gaining power from others.

Does that mean Umath has power over rain and lightening, too?

It seems their characters, and even policies, are very different from each others.

Have wondered Orlanth has taken these powers from other gods, or held immanent power over them.

Didn't the False Dragon Ring teach the EWF and benefitted from it? If Void and Chaos are different, where the Dragons are coming and going?

I hope to reply on your discussions in due time.

Do the air gods possess inherent power over rain and lightening, respectively domains of water and sky deities?

How many Lunar Immortals do exist, and how many of them are known to us? Is there any information on them? Are there any known Lunar Heroes who partook in the Battle of the Castle Blue aside from the future Red Emperor and Great Sister? Do we know anything about Egi? Hoping upcoming Lunar book covers at least some of them, however unlikely the prospect is. Why there are so few Lunar Heroes during the Hero War? The Red Emperor, Jar-eel, and any else? Are there any known human Blue Moon heroes after the Time?

Why the Tapping is deemed immoral? Tapping sapient creatures might be considered immoral, especially if they are humans. But why tapping spirits or inanimate objects has to be bad? Abuse of tapping could cause environmental detorioration and ecosystem collapse as the Vadeli did on their territories, for sure, but it dosen't explain why the very practice is condemned to be immoral, even abominable. Modern world generally does not condemn regulated exploitation of the natural world to be immoral, and the ancient world had no notions of animal rights or ecosystem preservation.

It is said he wanders the world incognito. If that is not a metaphor, don't such acts breach compromise? Donandar is not some obscure minor god or spirit, but the high god of music and entertainment, immensely popular among diverse array of peoples.

A few questions on Sorcery. Is the Sorcery the most difficult to learn, but potentially the most flexible and powerful magic system? Are Sorceries practiced in the East and Fonrit indigenous, or spread by the God Learners? As a formal territory of the Artmali and Vadeli empires, Fonrit might have always practiced a branch of Sorcery, but how the Sorcery has come into its own in the East? Do the East Isles practice Sorcery, too? Earth Priestess narration sounds unusually hostile to Sorcery. It makes a stark contrast to the condescending remarks on other cults, and the voice on the Chaos is remarkably subdued. Is some kind of coping mechanism?

Wondering how kind was fate to the original inhabitants of Danmalastan outside of the six tribes. Are they mostly exterminated or enslaved? But sedentary peoples have expanded out from their homeland throughout history. Did the Tadeniti invent flensing technique after the onset of Vadeli war? How immortal are the Vadeli compared to their kins? It seems they partially relinquished their immortality for fertility and propagation. For instance, it is said the Vadeli need to eat their own children to maintain their accused immortality. The overall tone sounds as if you see Vadeli as much victims as perpetrators. Wondering you consider the Vadeli have been demonized by propaganda stories disseminated by their foes.

But brozne age China is far more interesting than the current krarolena...

Yes, that is legitimately terrifying...

Thank you so much for elucidation. I wonder how Westerners rationalize and explain precedence of mystery over law and reason. Why the God of Law and Reason would have allowed such blasphemy? Wouldn't it present a dilemma? The Westerners have been compared with the ancient Greek and Indian logicians. They are rational philosophers thrown into a world of myth and magic. The ideal world for the Humanists will be our Earth, and Glorantha is their worst nightmare manifested.

Wondering why Kralorela has never managed to establish a world empire. After all, Orlanthi achieved it with much less. Is it due to development of Wyrmtongue? It is said the Void and Chaos refer to distinct concepts, but it is difficult to specify how they differ from each other.

Um... how you have reached such conclusion? Can't say having the book in head, but I think having given a fairly thorough reading on the Argarth's Saga. That is largely corresponding to how I know the events. Perhaps I have missed some important things to note?

How Orlanth and Yelm have taken credit from others?

Having read Sourcebook, and given a cursory look to the Sartar and Guide. Having some Library books, but the information contained in them are simply overwhelming 😓 Having read many of the articles on the West and the East. They are very thoughtful and interesting. Still, a thousand thousand thanks for the recommendations! It seems the West lore has undergone remarkable evolutions. Wondering the East will experience similar blossoming in the future.

Has Nysalor always been Gbaji, or cursed to be Gbaji by Arkat? Are both Arkat and Nysalor Gbaji? Neither? Is Gbaji a disparate entity from its host, or they are inseparable? Is Gabji objectively real, or is it a product of conflicting interpretation? It is really confusing, and it seems as if every scholar harbours their own theories and interpretations on the subject.

It is said that Theyalan Calender was spread across the world by the God Learners, and the West had already adopted the Theyalan Calender in favor of the traditional Brithini Calender in the First Age. Only the East is tenaciously holding onto their conventional system. Does the Theyalan Calender have advantages over other competing systems?

It is said that because the East Isles are too holy to be defiled by the Chaos, and the Chaos could never set a foot on them. But it raises another question. How and why only the East Isles could have remained so pure and unpolluted. The large portion of the East Isles has eventually been invaded and conquered by the God Learners, but Vormain has remained unscathed. The archipelago has never experianced outside influences and maintained independence even at the height of powers of the God Learners and Golden Mokato, though it is said at some points they sent tributes to Kralorela. Wondering such exceptional sovereignty is owing to protection of their gods, or something else.

Genert is God of the North, Palmalt is God of the South, Vith is God of the East. That leaves an unfilled slot. Who could possibly be the Directional God of the West?

IMO, even more boring than that. Because Glorantha is so smaller than Earth, can't expect to develop sheer diversity found in Earth's cultures. Nor there is room for space exploration and development. The best can be hoped is colonization of planets and moons on the Sky Dome, whose diamaters are meausred in tens of kilometers at most. Really, the "space travel" won't be different from envisioned by ancient Greek and Romans.