Re: The God Finagle

>  > I found it interesting that this was an asteroid, and wondered if
>>  this was a nod to science fiction author Larry Niven's 'Belter'
>>  culture, which is believed to be the origin of the god.
>
>Paul Westermeyer wrote the page. Maybe he can chip in and tell us.

I'm afraid it is just coincidence.  I haven't read any Larry Niven,
he's mostly a sci-fi writer yes? I prefer my fantasy straight:)

>According to his write up the asteroid was given the name by Lady
>Mourne because:
>
>"...of the skilled bargaining of its previous owner, a scarred,
>ancient dwarven prospector
>who had finally accepted the asteroid held no gems or precious metals."
>
>His "Finagle" doesn't mention any gods and is a farming community,
>so it looks like this
>is just a coincidence. However, maybe Paul could use what you said
>to write something new
>about this community.

No, aside from some small editing changes Finagle is one of the
things I wrote that I'm happy with as is.
--
"...How shall a man judge what to do in such times?!"
"As he has ever judged," said Aragorn "Good and evil have not changed
since yesteryear..."
J.R.R. Tolkien, _The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers_

Paul Westermeyer,  westermeyer@????????.net