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bladeinAmn
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 18 Jul 2010 : 08:57:56
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Originally posted by Markustay
The ruling class in Thay are proud of their 'Mulan blood' - I can see Woodwwad's point. They seem to have a bit of the 'racial supremacist' attitude going on there. taking that a step further, any dilution of that blood could indeed be frowned upon.
However, the Raumvari commoners would probably think its a good thing - they have quite a few ties to nature and animal spirits. I can see a group of rebel-weres operating out of Thay. I believe a Lythari appeared in Rashemen in the Liriel trilogy, and a major group of them live just over the mountains in the Taan. True, not quite the same thing, but it is a precedent for Shapeshifters in the region, and of them being on good terms with people of Raumvari descent.
Every ruling class, no matter if its good, neutral, or evil, creates a counter-culture that's bent on either eradicating, neutralizing, or being a thorn in the established ruling class' side.
And then when you figure that one of Thay's main sources of thier prosperity is their participation in the slave trade, then a counterculture of werewolves operating within Thay becomes that much more a plausible scenario. Especially upon learning lore of their high magic resistance and regeneration coming among the greater wolfweres (2e).
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Originally posted by Mr_Miscellany
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Originally posted by bladeinAmn
So a wise and knowledgeable power-hungry person in Thay would think well of a highly developed werewolf, both as an asset and threat, and may think of a 'regular' werewolf or other lycanthrope as a challenge in a non-magic fight.
This.
As a DM, I'd ask myself what followers of Kossuth might hope to gain from the change into a Werewolf. About the only thing I can think of is that since followers of Kossuth are prone to extreme acts as proof of their devotion, maybe a high priest would command those of lower rank (or "terrace") to become infected on purpose.
Those "with pure faith in Kossuth" will find their faith can literally burn the affliction of lycanthropy out of them. Those that don't will of course be put down.
On average I'd think a typical Thayan and a typical follower of Kossuth would both see a werewolf (that is, one not already owned or controlled by someone else) as a menace to be eradicated.
Once again, I wasn't at all thinking about a werewolf among the established powers within Thay. I was thinking of a werewolf or werewolf pack seeking to be against those leading that country. 
When I wrote "So a wise and knowledgeable power-hungry person in Thay would think well of a highly developed werewolf, both as an asset and threat," yes I was referring to an established powerful person in Thay, but thinking in terms of how this established person may seek to profit from the werewolf. I didn't mean respecting the werewolf.
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Edited by - bladeinAmn on 18 Jul 2010 09:18:09 |
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Kossuth and Werewolves...and Thay
