The Deleskaring clan is the one Ram clan in the Black Eel valley to never join the Berenethtelli tribal kingdom. Unlike the Kestaytelli, who joined Beren's kingdom, they are descendants of a destroyed tribe, led by Jorganos. There is some argument over whether they appeared in the valley before, during, or after Beren's time; the Deleskarings claim to have been there earlier, though they do not appear in Berenstead's story wall. Because they never followed Beren or adopted a horse goddess, they never learnt how to ride horses.
Their lands lie in the western part of the Black Eel valley, north of the Oslira river, to the opposite side of their Berenethtelli neighbors. Unlike them, the Deleskarings worship the traditional Ram hunting god Odayla instead of the Rider god Dostal. They also venerate their heroic founder, Deleskar, and Jorganos, to whom they attribute the magic of the Arrow Bush, of which they alone tend to. Its miraculous berries can raise the morale of any clan. They are also the only clan in the valley who can grow turnips. Because they unduly rely on the veneration of these heroes over that of traditional gods, Deleskarings compensate with strong spirit magic.
They have a symbol they paint on their shields by which they present themselves—one or two vertically aligned arrows with two other arrows protruding horizontally from the center—likely representing the Arrow Bush.
Lights Going Out[]
The Deleskarings is a set clan that is guaranteed to appear in every game of Light Going Out.
Lore[]
About Deleskarings, your clan ring has the following to say:
- "Beren offered Deleskar horses to join his tribe. Deleskar refused, saying that one day he would be a god."
- "You misread the story wall, <Character>. The Deleskarings arrived after Beren’s time."
- "Some call the turnip the pig root, though humans find it delicious too."
- "I do not like the Deleskarings, who never bowed to our throne."
- "They are not of our tribe."
- "Because Deleskarings rely mostly on a hero-god, they compensate with strong spirit magic."
- "They <were once/used to be> part of a <far-distant/long-dead> <tribe, the Jergos I think they were/Arrow Tribe>."
- "Deleskarings say they’ve been here longer than us, but they do not appear in accounts of Beren’s youth."
Events[]
The Deleskaring clan can fill in for many generic events involving other Orlanthi clans, as long as they do not involve Berenethtelli tribal politics, of which the Deleskarings would have no say. However, the following are events exclusive to the Deleskarings:
In Battle[]
Deleskarings, unlike your fellow Berenethtelli clans, can not ride horses and fight exclusively on foot. However, they have plenty of arrows to spare, as the care-takers of the Arrow Bush. Otherwise, they function much like other Ram clans in battle, see here.
Other Stories[]
Deleskarings also appear in other stories taking place inside Glorantha. For more information, see here on the Glorantha wiki.
