I saw that claimed once in-thread, I do not recall if that was ever actually confirmed.
This is true in 2e, but not to my knowledge in quest, which I was referrring to.
Oh there's a ton of pressure and suspicion place on non-Taalite cults. All I was saying is that the Taalites aren't going "here's a non-Taalite nature god, call the witch hunters to kill them all and set up Taal instead". It's still not a very nice or clean process, and certainly does have that threat behind it, but it's not SOP.
Possible, but unlikely. The portrait presented them as being similar in age, and I doubt Ranald would decieve Mathilde about this.
Not read 3rd edition, but to my knowledge people hated the mechanics, rather than the writing. 3e was very different, and more than a little cash-grabby.
I still disagree, but for the sake of not rehashing yet another argument that'll leave everyone feeling salty, let's just agree that I'm more on the scientific side and you're more of a mystic.
Valaya isn't a widow though? Why are you saying she is? Valaya died in the End Times, but Grimnir and Grungni survived.
Do we know that Vayla is not the widow? A god with power and knowledge of waystones. Hates Chaos and other destroyer factions. We do not know and have no way of confirming or denying. Also Grimmnir was thought dead because of the third warp portal. Grungi is gone Or hiding. Than there is the nexus of waystones sending power to what is under pragg. Since the order gods do not exist either the fire spire had someway of changing the flow of power or some thing is gathering power.
Well, don't despair. Maybe it'll make more sense if someone makes a concept map or something to try to get it all straight. Or you could use us as a programming rubber ducky and continue saying out loud the things you don't understand, that can legitimately work sometimes.
What makes you think Valaya has knowledge of Waystones?
The dawi were creations of the Old ones, who made the original network. I figure the gods made for their species would know. Or the the dawi gods were literally just the first dawi created who ended ascending to gods.
That's not the impression I get?
It seems that she is widely worshiped by people who live near the Forest of Shadows as a general prophylactic "please protect me from your shit" sort of thing, not just by Hedgewise. Granted, I do think that people are more likely to suspect that he's secretly a Hedgewise if that's his cover identity, but I also think that, as people have mentioned, this is a potential route to legitimizing the Hedgewise as members of an approved Cult rather than as unsanctioned magic-users, so it seems like a wash to me: slightly more downside risk, slightly more upside potential.
Isn't the unsanctioned magic-user issue which the Hedgewise face because the Cult of Haletha doesn't provide enough legitimacy for them currently as is? Based on this snippet:
These really do sound like a daughter of Ranald and Shallya, the fate or destiny aspect could easily be spun off from Ranalds luck aspects, and the rest, well midwifery likely comes under healing.
