Re: Herd man diet: benign bugs

From: Guy Hoyle <ghoyle1_at_mail.airmail.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:05:51 +0000


> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 10:45:58 +1000 (EST)
> From: Owen Jones <oj_at_maths.anu.edu.au>
> Subject: Herd man diet: benign bugs
>
> How's this for a pseudo-scientific explanation for how herd men survive off
> leaves and grass: benign bacteria in the gut? The idea is that the bacteria
> digests most of the celulose, producing various protiens as waste products,
> which the herd man host then consumes. Alternatively, the bodies of dead
> bacteria themselves are consumed - a sort of internally manufactured grass
> based yoghurt.

Bacteria don't exist in my vision of Glorantha. They can eat grass and such because Waha's covenant makes it so. No extra stomachs, no bacteria, just plain old ordinary magic.

Guy

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