But something just occured to me... have 55 non-pseudo words.
Hw�t! We Gardena in geardagum, �eodcyninga, �rym gefrunon, hu �a ��elingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing scea�ena �reatum, monegum m�g�um, meodosetla ofteah, egsode eorlas. Sy��an �rest wear� feasceaft funden, he ��s frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weor�myndum �ah, o���t him �ghwylc �ara ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran scolde, gomban gyldan. ��t w�s god cyning!
It may come to a few more in translation, and we'd need to make a few tweaks for Glorantha.
Hark! We Spear-Danes, in days of yore
of those clan-kings heard of their glory.
how the worthy princes performed courageous
deeds.
Often Scyld, Scef's son, with bands of warriors
from many peoples seized mead-benches;
and terrorised earls after first he was
found helpless and destitute, he then knew recompense
for that:-
he waxed under the skies, throve in honours, until to him each of the bordering tribes beyond the whale-road had to submit, and yield tribute:- that was a good king!
81 words. I think this guy needs the advanced experience keywords, but why not? And we'd need to look at his magical keyword, it isn't explicit.
Name: Scyld Scefing
Homeland: Spear-Danes
Occupation: Clan chief (possibly tribal king?)
Relationship: father (Scef)
"Hwaet!" (I'm sure we can find uses for an ability
like that!)
��elingas (a rank, needs translation)
ellen fremedon (performed courageous deeds)
scea�ena �reatum (followers: warband)
monegum m�g�um (relationship, neighbours)
meodosetla ofteah (seizes mead-benchs)
egsode eorlas (terrorises earls)
Not sure what we do with this bit:
"Sy��an �rest wear�
feasceaft funden, he ��s frofre gebad"
"Destitute youth" and "finds recompense for past
wrongs", perhaps?
weox under wolcnum (waxes under the skies) - sounds
very Orlanthi to me!
weor�myndum �ah (thrives in honours)
o���t him �ghwylc �ara ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan (is paid tribute)
god cyning (good king)
15 abilities and 2 keywords from 55 words. Whether they're evocative is a matter of taste, but it still beats the list. And I doubt if that was written with the intent of mini-maxing a HQ PC.
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