May-17-2010, 11:23 PM (UTC)
The Six Duchies seem to have a somewhat more... organic? view of their deities. Which I suppose makes sense for farmers, heh. What I mean is, they speak of the Witness Stones as being a place where the gods influence the outcome of events or have the power to bind people to their words (marriages) which leads me to believe that the Six Duchies people think of the deities as more or less keeping their own council. They don't seem to have prescribed religious ceremonies, but rather have places they can go that bring their lives more closely into contact with the Gods.
It's possible that there are Six Duchies religious institutions that we haven't seen, but it seems like they would have somehow been involved in the events of The Farseer, because people often turn to religion in times of crisis. Not to mention that with Buckeep Town being basically the capital of the Six Duchies, one would think that there would be priests of Eda there if they exist in great numbers anywhere.
So, here's a question. Almost all of the confirmed mystical creatures seem to come from dragons, or the contact between humans and dragons, somehow. So, where do White Prophets come from? Maybe they're what happens if an Other spins a cocoon. (Just kidding.) Or am I?
It's possible that there are Six Duchies religious institutions that we haven't seen, but it seems like they would have somehow been involved in the events of The Farseer, because people often turn to religion in times of crisis. Not to mention that with Buckeep Town being basically the capital of the Six Duchies, one would think that there would be priests of Eda there if they exist in great numbers anywhere.
So, here's a question. Almost all of the confirmed mystical creatures seem to come from dragons, or the contact between humans and dragons, somehow. So, where do White Prophets come from? Maybe they're what happens if an Other spins a cocoon. (Just kidding.) Or am I?
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