Stew Stansfield Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Hello! I seek help on a (quite literal) runequest! Years ago, I drew this for Newt. I'm trying to remember what the heck the large rune on the tankard is, or where I got it from. This is from the era when there were loads and loads of runes, so I'm struggling. (In case it's not clear, it'd be mirrored along a vertical plane running through the dot and u-bend.) I'd pretend I knew what I was doing at the time and it was something to do with Minlister and brewing. But I'm the person who draws Storm Bill berserks with Voriof-rune helms (thinking it's the Urox rune) and sorns with Undead-rune war-paint (thinking it's the Chaos rune), so it's also likely I was extremely confused. (Which doesn't help.) It's a bit like the Durev rune. Can anyone remember seeing it anywhere? I'm pretty confident I didn't make it up, but... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I checked most of the Hero Wars and HQ1 era books for such a rune, but there was no match. The closest fit were the Pella rune lacking the dot in the center (Thunder Rebels p.191) and the Oakfed rune wich has a V with a dot in the center, and handles to the side (Heroquest 1, p.147). My best bet would be one of the husband deities listed in the First Fire Day box (Thunder Rebels p.190). The U-shaped runes crop up with lesser Heortling deities. A dot in the middle usually signifies some fire connection. 1 Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) ... I should have said I found no match, not that there was none. Edited September 19, 2017 by Joerg Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Stansfield Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Cheers, Joerg! Yep, I tried to trawl through my books as best I could (including the collated 16-page rune.pdf that used to be on the Issaries website way back) but came up blank. I'm sure you're right about the Fire connection (symbolising some potent beverage, no doubt). I'm just a bit puzzled, as I didn't usually take any creative liberties with Orlanthi stuff (it wasn't my area), typically using things as I found them. Thanks for checking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S. Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Any one of these the is a viable contender. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Stansfield Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, Richard S. said: Any one of these the is a viable contender. Cheers, Richard! I sincerely hope—for that duck's sake—it's not the first one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M. Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) You had it right - it's the rune of Minlister, Orlanthi god of ale and brewing (or so my official Issaries Inc. drink coaster reminds me). Edited September 20, 2017 by Peter M. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Tigers Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Simon Bray's Minlister as well as in Storm Tribe, page 223 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalph Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I didn't mind the profusion of new runes so much in HW/HQ1 but rather the lack of explanation as to what they meant. I wasn't looking for an absolute truth but rather the cultists interpretation of what the runes meant to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Stansfield Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 Ace! Thank you, Peter and 7Tigers! I don't know my brain skipped over seeing the rune in Simon's piccy, but it obviously did. Par for the course, these days... 30 minutes ago, metcalph said: I didn't mind the profusion of new runes so much in HW/HQ1 but rather the lack of explanation as to what they meant. I wasn't looking for an absolute truth but rather the cultists interpretation of what the runes meant to them. I was something of a fan of the expansion—within reason—on aesthetic grounds. Glorantha's often been a very wordy creation, and I quite like attempts to signal meaning in a non-textual manner. I guess everyone will have their personal break-point between what provides a resonant core with the natural expansions and derivations you might expect with such semiotics; and what a suggests a meaningless profusion that weakens the central concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 9/20/2017 at 8:10 AM, 7Tigers said: Simon Bray's Minlister as well as in Storm Tribe, page 223 Is it me, but doesn't that look like Minlister on the toilet? 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian McReynolds Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) On 22/09/2017 at 7:15 PM, soltakss said: Is it me, but doesn't that look like Minlister on the toilet? I'd never noticed that before, but now that you mention it... Edited September 24, 2017 by Brian McReynolds Too many commas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d(sqrt(-1)) Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Well he's the god of brewing right? So he's obviously been out for 10 pints of lager and a vindaloo the previous night...the Fire connection would make sense then too - some sort of Orlanthi Ring of Fire? Looks like he's having a hair of the dog or two as well. 1 1 Quote Always start what you finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.