Re: OT: Corpses,etc. (was: Re: Gender in conlangs (was: Re:Umlauts (was Re:Elves and Ill Bethisad)))

Peter Bleackley wrote:
> On Huna there is a culture called "The Noble", who are the descendents of
> deposed royalty. They are bandits and mercenaries, based to some extent on
> the Border Rievers. Their ancestors, at the time of their original exile,
> took an oath never to settle in one place until they had regained all the
> lands that were rightfully theirs. They practice cremation so that even in
> death they will be able to fulfill their ancestral oath.
So, their bands carry around the ashes of every member of the group who
has ever died since the oath was made?

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