Cult relations (Orlanth, Ernalda, Barntar, Grain Godess)

[French Desperate WindChild]

2 hours ago, JRE said:

In my version of the Orlanthi, in a patrilocal clan a widow (depending on the marriage contract) usually returns to her clan

I agree with a lot of yours points but in my glorantha, she stays 🙂  :

2 hours ago, JRE said:

After a few years she will be closer to them than her own family, and she will have probably children and nieces

yes

2 hours ago, JRE said:

and she will have probably children and nieces that she would not want to leave.

as a good Ernaldan I would say she must stay to take care of her (family's) children

2 hours ago, JRE said:

In the Esrolian system it is even easier, as potential husbands just come to her door, and she picks and chooses. No problem picking the son of a previous husband. 

so true, men are so weak, "shut up, bring back food and don't be drunk, minus !"

[Squaredeal Sten]

On 7/6/2022 at 8:38 AM, radmonger said:

....Such a shrine also allows regaining any exotic agricultural magic a local specialist may have learnt in the rare case they went to the magical equivalent of an agricultural college.

 

Great thought!  Yes one would think that in a society where most of the men spend most of their time plowing and weeding and harvesting, a great proprtion would tend to want some of the ag magic.  Rather than leave it to the women.

Of course you can always attribute it to culture and sex roles.  Or to who has the myths.  So in the end YGMV.

I await the Barntar entry in the forthcoming gods book.  All RQiG gives him is Tame Bull, and he';s not in the (RQ2) cult compendium at all. 

Edited July 7, 2022 by Squaredeal Sten
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[soltakss]

On 7/6/2022 at 1:50 PM, Darius West said:

It seems pretty odd that Yelmalio is dating his Dad's ex-wife, just saying

Dating his Dad's MILF ex-girlfriend.

Yelmalians as rednecks works really well.

[radmonger]

16 hours ago, soltakss said:

Dating his Dad's MILF ex-girlfriend.

Redalda can't you see, you're just not the girl for me

I'm in love with your Earth mom.