Exubae said:
Deshkorgos rules the sixth
Try and sneak him in to cults 3 if it gets the go a head - be quite cool to have some non-chaotic evil gods
Just wondered why Arraz got to be the sun servant aspect of Yelm, isn't he Yelms Brother with the military aptitude.
The other thing is why is Yelmalio such a nowhere god (other than being trumped up Nysalor) he doesn't have any place on 'The Gods Wall' and is pretty much an outsider in both Yelm's and Orlanth's myths. Other than being refered to being the brightness of Yelm he seems unconnected (Other than in the cult-right ups through the years where he gains a tenuous link to Yelm)
Though saying that neither Yamsur nor Yelorna are mentioned on the God Wall either.
Not moaning just wondering...
OK, here's some deep background on Yelmalio, which I am cribbing from the Unfinished Work on Heortling History that Greg and I plan to release in the next month or so.
Yelmalio is NOT a trumped up Nysalor. In the First Age, the God of the Sun Dome Temple was called Hastatus (or Avivorus) Antirius, until Nysalor revealed the god to be Daysenerus - an aspect of Antirius who brings Antirius' Justice to the barbarians. If I was trying to put him on the Gods Wall I would say he is either the single beam of light coming down from Ezelveztay, or that he is Avivorus (also called Hastatus or Spear Man).
The first Sun Dome Temple was built by Kestingatha as described in GRoY. Later, after Emperor Mahzanelm conquered Vanch (345-350), the Dara Happans sought to ensure that barbarian land could be kept under their control. The Emperor commissioned the construction of a grand structure that would be both temple and a military enclave for the Dara Happans.
After the First Theyalan War (368), more of these Sun Dome Temples were built – one was even built atop the ruins of Urar Baar (a troll trading place at the confluence of the Oslir and the Black Eel rivers). In all, five Sun Dome Temples served as Dara Happan military anchors to keep the rebellious Orlanthi under the control of the High Council.
It was at the Battle of Day and Night that Nysalor revealed Daysenerus to be the god of the Sun Dome Temple. Daysenerus' first deed was to crush the army of Kyger Litor and his first temple was built upon the site of that victory.
During the years that followed, new Sun Dome Temples dedicated to Daysenerus were built throughout the lands occupied by the Bright Empire. The military might of the enclaves of Daysenerus suppressed the rebellious Heortlings and supported the rule of the Bright Empire. However, their association with Nysalor proved to be their downfall. When Arkat raised the Heortlings into their final successful rebellion, vengeful Heortlings and their troll allies destroyed every Sun Dome Temple they encountered and eradicated the name Daysenerus from Peloria.
During the period of troll and Heortling domination of southern Peloria, the Sun Dome Temples were Relit by the prophet Severinalus the Rekindler. Severinalus called the god Tharkantus, the Empty Saving Hearth, prepared for the darkness to come. He settled many temples, for many places prepared once again for the time that the fires all went out. Initially, the cult of Tharkantus fiercely resisted the rise of the EWF from their city of Domanand (Third Age Mirin's Cross) but later the soldier-cultists of Tharkantus became used by the EWF as mercenaries.
Hope this helps a bit.
Jeff
