Pixies in the Aldrya cult

[Mark Mohrfield]

Just what is the status of Pixies in the Aldrya cult? The RuneQuest Glorantha Bestiary places them in the Elder Sister subcult, while Cults of Gorantha the Earth Goddesses states that they rarely progress beyond the Children of the Forest subcult.  The former seems to grant them too much magic(Animate War Tree), while the latter seems to grant them too little(no access to Befuddle). Perhaps there’s a Younger Sister subcult?

[soltakss]

I'd have the majority of them in the Children of the Forest subcult, as that is what they are. Dyads belong to the Elder Sister Cult and Elves belong to the High King Elf cult, with Runners also in the Children of the Forest cult. Of course, there is no reason why a Pixie can't join the other cults if they are powerful or martial enough. 

One of our RQ2 GMs had an encounter with Poleaxe-wielding Zombie Pixies, as he worked out that a max-strength Pixie turned into a Zombie had enough STR and DEX to wield a Poleaxe, so he had a squad of them that flew in, invisible, then attacked from surprise then disappeared again. Oh, how we laughed.

[Mark Mohrfield]

I suppose my real issue is the Pixies access to magic, but then I guess they can learn appropriate spirit magic from Aldrya Shamans. Which raises the question of how they pay for it. I can’t imagine Aldryami regularly using money, except with outsiders.

Edited October 1, 2023 by Mark Mohrfield

[French Desperate WindChild]

9 minutes ago, Mark Mohrfield said:

Which raises the question of how they pay for it. I can’t imagine Aldryami regularly using money, except to outsiders.

Services asked by the shaman ?

or maybe just a dryad decision : teach my pixies these spells and the forest will be stronger 

[Martin]

 

 

 Here is a snippet from a project I am working on:

Sprites and Pixies

Sprites and Pixies are among the so-called “little people.” They are Aldryami associated with flowers, herbs and other small plants made by Shanasse to appease Aldrya. They have limited magical abilities and most sprites or pixies hibernate or die in winter. They have a natural talent to become invisible.

The most powerful among them (who look like extremely beautiful small humans with elvish features and, unlike common sprites and pixies, lack gossamer wings) are known as “Flowers” and are divided into several influential families, each named after a different type of flower.

Eight great families once ruled over all the Sprites and Pixies: Dancing Apple, Cyanea, Hellebore, Violet, Lily, Crocus, Tulip, and Allium, but the Cyanea are now extinct, wiped out by an alliance of the other great families in the “War of the Flowers.” Other prominent families include Daisy and Heartfast. The families are divided into three factions, those who believe that the Aldryami should coexist with humans, called “Creepers,” those who believe that humans should be eradicated, called “Chokeweeds,” and those who are uncertain what to do, called “Coextensives.”

[Ironwall]

5 hours ago, Martin said:

but the Cyanea are now extinct, wiped out by an alliance of the other great families in the “War of the Flowers.”

Wasn't expecting that sprites and pixies are a lot less innocent than I thought.