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Lunar Suppression of the Cult of Orlanth

Here is some information that we've put together, extracted from various correspondance, that we think may be of interest to other fans.

To suppress the cult of Orlanth, the Lunars started in Boldhome and the cities and they closed the Great Temple of Orlanth Rex. They put guards on the mountaintops up above Boldhome and extinguished the Sacred Flame of Sartar. They then went to the tribal centers and closed the temples there. Later they tried to destroy the rocks and sacred boundary markers.

They did their evil deeds on mundane days, since during the rites the defenders were most powerful. Instead, the Lunars tried to destroy or disrupt the sites, and keep events from happening rather than interrupting them in progress. Eventually, the Lunars even went to clan holy sites. They were willing to attack clan rites while the ceremony is in progress, since the defenders were weaker and the impact on morale would be greater that way.

Euglyptus the Fat had hoped that the desecration of the Hill of Orlanth Victorious would begin the process of destroying the cult of Orlanth amongst the tribes of Sartar, as he had already destroyed it in the cities. However, he got Starbrow's Rebellion instead and the Lunars had to spend some time re-consolidating their control. But once he had consolidated his power, Fazzur the Cruel restarted the process of destroying Orlanth in earnest. He installed loyal tribal kings and suppressed the tribal rites. Rebellious tribes were destroyed and Lunar kings imposed. By 1619, there was no resistance to the Lunars at a tribal level. Only Whitewall remained - the last center of Orlanth worship amongst the Heortlings.