Question about Fanaticism

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by jason taylor

It is notable that the word in normal usage means "intemperate zealot". In the Gurps usage you give for instance, Beren has Fanatic(Luthien) and vice-versa and Frodo has Fanatic(Free Peoples of Middle Earth). But they are far from the normal picture.

Um...no? Well I don't know about Beren but Frodo doesn't start his quest with that kind of large scale dedication and he certainly doesn't continue it after finishing up. He retires to a quiet life instead. This is not what Fanatics generally do.