Re[4]: [DL] Harrowed [for Marshalls only]

[Brett Dixon <balance@tubas.net>]

On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Jerzy Cichocki wrote:

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> ...Horsemen and the hole Holy Team with the God himslef have in common
> with  Indian  spirits, manitous etc.?! In Deadlands everything (hexes,
> Harrowed,  Hunting Grounds...) is around Inadian beliefs. But Blessed,
> okay.  And  in  HoE,  suddenly,  it  appears  that  we are wrong, it's
> an everlasting war beetwen God and Satan.

Well, Blessed are already a part of things. I'd say that the Deadlands
setting intentionally grabs from a lot of roots. The common theory that
all culture's myths have some validity...

> My  point is (at least ;))), that we should look for first Harrowed in
> Native  Americans  or  Christian  (Judaism)  culture  circle  not  in
> Egyptian, Scandinavian or Polish myths.
> Of corse it's my opinion. And what do you think about it?

I think it's become an interesting topic...