About Yelm in the core rules of Runequest Roleplaying in Glorantha. There's one thing I don't understand.
Why is Yelm's runes marked as [Sky/Fire, Fertiity, Death] and why does he only have one Fire/Sky Rune en though Orlanth and Ernalda have two Storm or Earth runes respectively and Yelm is clearly shown to have the [Sun/Sky, Stasis, Mastery] runes in Guide to Glorantha?
What's even wierder is that you don't need the Death or Fertility rune for any of Yelm's spells. They can al
However becoming a Lay member of Yelm is a lot more involved. Becoming a lay member of Yelm the Youth (aka Yelm the Hunter, Yelm the Wheat Bringer, Yelm the Harbinger, Yelm the Provider) costs a Wheel and a point of permanent POW (and you must be a decendant). No Rune magic and a few spirit spells at half price, tithe 1%, attend HH days. There are no gender limitations in the cult.