Dialogue[]
| “ | Journeying to the <direction>, <explorer> and company meet a strange people who they can, using the trade language, barely communicate with. These are the Omaseg, who herd shaggy deer as if they were cattle and move about protected by a cloud of snow. Their chieftain says they claim no one place as their own, but have moved south as the glacier has hidden the mosses and lichens their deer eat. When asked about gods, they say they do not understand what those are, instead deriving protection from Oma, mother of deer. She must be a powerful spirit of some kind.
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— Six Ages: Ride Like the Wind | ||
Consequences[]
You may be able to intimidate them into giving you deer (Food) or magic, but they outnumber you, so it won't be easy!
The Omaseg do not value gold, and will not accept yours.
If the Omaseg accept your gift of magic (which is not a given, as they are suspicious of magic sources other than Oma) they will give a spirit blessing in return.
Their response to a question about the Antler Society is interesting: "They said the Omaseg used to wear antlers on their heads, until the unseeable things began to bubble from cracks in the air. Then anyone who bore such a headdress risked turning evil and murderous. For this reason they were forced to abandon worship of Seg, the Stag Father. They gave <explorer> a charm that would counter the luck-stealing abilities of antler shamans." (It isn't clear if this charm helps you in your dealings with Antler shamans or not.)
Notes[]
As you might expect, the option to ask about the Antlers only appears if you have already experienced Antler Society: Initiation.
The Omaseg people may be related to the Uncolings of later Glorantha, reindeer shapeshifters who worship a reindeer god.