Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 5 Apr 2002 to 6 Apr 2002 (#2002-94) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 07/04/2002, 18:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is one message totalling 59 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. on Pelatan, Was: Davania cities on thib's map ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 01:51:53 -0800 From: Jordi Castille Subject: Re: on Pelatan, Was: Davania cities on thib's map Francesco Defferrari wrote: Da: "Jordi Castille" A: Data invio: venerdì 5 aprile 2002 18.57 Oggetto: Re: [MYSTARA] R: [MYSTARA] on Pelatan, Was: Davania cities on thib's map > My theory on the Pelatan Nation > Valerias, Patroness of love? The idea of an amazon culture of women who fled the Milenians, to become warriors and worshippers of the Immortal of love and romance seems a little farfetch IMC, i would have placed them as Warriors of Vanya, favored warriors of Vanya, or if they are lovers of natural i would have place Terra as there immortal patron. Valerias never occured to me as an immortal patron of the Pelatans. My idea of the Pelatans was a matriarchy of women who's queen could be traced back to the one time the milenian had been dominated by a Queen, which would later leave to a small succession war between her son and her daughter who she chose for the throne for which the milenians weren't willing to accept, and those who supported the daughter of the queen, followed her in exile to the pelatan forest in which they later flourished and became the Pelatan nation of today. > Jordi Castille Well, in my idea Pelatan is not a monolithic theocracy of Valerias, many others gods and goddesses are workshipped, particullary Ordana, Terra and so on... Besides, always in my idea, pelatans are not milenians, they are a bit elven, a bit tanagoro and a bit varellyan. Anyway i used Valerias for two principal reasons: First, Pelatan is very near to the ancient land of the enduks (winged minotaurs now living in the arm of the immortal) and the enduks workshipped Ixion, and Valerias, she being the lover of Ixion. Second, the faith of Valerias was strongened by a prophetess who came from Varellya, according to Bruce timeline of the Varellyan empire (see Shawn's site). In my file anyway Pelatan is not a warrioress' society, but a tollerant and peaceful nation. I don't like Vanya very much, and IMHO she has yet many followers with Heldanns and Thyatians and so on.. i didn't want to make her even more powerful than she already is, at least IMC. bye Francesco How much powerful can Vanya get, she's already a hierarch, the highest level and immortal can attain. i would have to say that It's very interesting that we are discussing amazon culture right now, Amazons or in mystara making them known as the Pelatans would be pretty interesting to discuss different version of their culture, whether they be warrior maidens of battle, or peace loving women who discuss philosophy or maintain harmony in their nation, treating me with respect but not allowing them to hold or run for office due to the aggresiveness of men from their early history. fi allowed to run for office, You might say that they are not allowed to own the majority of their senate or congress or plebocite, which ever is chosen as their place for advisots or senators. Just a thought if we're going to discuss amazon goverment. Jordi Castille. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 5 Apr 2002 to 6 Apr 2002 (#2002-94) *************************************************************