Re: disappointed

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:04:36 +1200


Ian Leake writes:

> Oh yes, all the creatures got
> pseudo-Latin names (my pet hate).

Which only appears as a byline in Anaxial's Roster and the Glorantha Bestiary.

> Does anyone know what a 'Parapinus
> mobilens' is? Well it's a Vronkali. But what the hell is a Vronkali?
> It's a type of elf. So why not call it an elf in the first place?

Gloranthan sources do. No source ever refers to creatures by their latin names and your exageeration spoils your point.

 --Peter Metcalfe

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