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Meh Corsanctum, they'd be stuck between a rock and hard spot afterwards seeing as mama Morek wont tolerate it.

Just like in Arminius! The scary swampy Germanic forests  of the first century full of savages and Romans!

Medieval Europe had many occult religions throughout the centuries. The witch hunts and burnings of Bloody Mary (Mary Tudor, 1540) targeted not only Lutherans but also those that still worshiped idols such as forests, rock formations, statues, types of food, animals etc... We call them Pagans but they were categorised as "protestants" nonetheless. Pagans have existed since the Dark Ages. Roman rule was cut to ribbons when Rome was sacked over and over again. These pagans still exist today and do have meetings and pray to several different deities. I have talked about it with some of them at bars in south west Wales. This phenomena is not just unique to Wales, it has happened in France too. The crusade against the Cathars in  the Languedoc region of France was started because the religious "Catholic" relics of their churches were a being mixed up with local idols for local deities. For example, there are records (mainly taken from songs made by bards) showing that some Cathars had decided that a gleaming black rock was the Holy Grail. Crazily enough, Himmler in WW2 actually paid several large sums of money to get German researchers to find this rock in the Pyrenees mountains around Andorra. Even the Nazi religion was pagan in sorts, they tried to blend Jesus into a cross bread of Greek/Norse gods, but that's another story.

From what I understand about the pagan community of today is that they mainly believe in spirits who have varying degrees of power which inhabit different planes of existence which are connect to our world. Spirits exist in different places and at different times, some make contact with you, other you make contact with, many exist but never make contact with human spirits.

Personally, I enjoy the fact that Glaumring created this religion because, I do feel that CoB helps give BM a more authentic medieval atmosphere and flavour. I also think that this drama is increasing the amount of new players coming to BM, which is really nice to see. Glaumring has provided a sound "Green Hind" theory which can be openly be debate and where players can create their own adventures. Make for some stimulating and imaginative writing sometimes, I must admit.

(p.s sorry for the long history lesson I just teach it to high school students and saw the opportunity to show off.)

Brought to its knees by a freedom loving alliance of iron .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QBDBToEBSE


And these guys.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58iYKU-RmU4

I like the first one, very interesting. I'm not too sure about the other one....dumb and dummer -500 BC?

f you haven't been able to keep up with the repartee in the Hireshmont drama, this should bring you up to speed. Feel free to add to it: http://wiki.battlemaster.org/wiki/Homeless_Hireshmont"

Brilliant m8, simply a really good laugh that was.

Good stuff you have going here Logar  ;). Hopefully I can eventually join the the Kings Guard after these wars are settled... if ever.

Hiya Glaumring!  :D... Just reading the title of this thread... It looks to me like it really requires an update... Something along the lines of "Astrum nobles now resorting to eating their own peasants for sustenance".

Hi, I am new to the thread... and this forum in general. Great discussion you all got going here.