>It might be Edomiyo which is shown on the Elder Secrets map.
Ah, thank you -- I knew that was mentioned somewhere, I just couldn't remember where it would be if not in Oceans.
>>Other important islands are [...] Heicidik (which is
>>where the nonhuman race of Quombs comes from)
>What information does it give about the Quombs?
Not a whole lot. I believe Quombs are mentioned in passing in the Gloranthan Bestiary. Here is the entire entry:
"this isle is inhabited by the enslaved nonhuman Quombs, who never eat or sleep. Sadly, once removed from their home island, the Quombs soon sicken and die, and are permanently weakened even if soon returned home. Similarly, any humans visiting this island rapidly wastes away. If he leaves before he dies, he is never as good a man as before."
Makes you wonder how the Quombs can be enslaved, actually. But the entry does go on:
"Periodically, the Prince of Worcha imports Quombs as suicide labor for work projects or export."
Hmm, depending on how long the Quombs take to die, this could be a cool plot hook -- see an enslaved Quomb, try to get him back home before he dies.
Oh, please note that the Prince of Worcha is an exiled prince from one of the three main islands of Vormain. Thus, I assume that the enslavement of the Quombs may only be a recent event.
Erik Sieurin
>Of course the Closhandist heresy is viewed as such by all
>right-thinking dwarves, and no doubt many dwarves go apostate as a
>result (beginning to feel human-like emotions, not necessarily
>pleasant), but their policy increases the production of
>dwarf-prototypes enough to compensate for this - or at least they say
so.
A very interesting compromise, having the Pavic dwarfs practice at producing new dwarf units. I could also see some of them going apostate by trying to reproduce (sorry) the original act of procreation with a human, only by trying to do it the, er, hard way.
Loren's ideas on Carmanian monsters are both original and interesting. I agree that both snakes and scorpions might be found in Carmanian mythology. I must say, though, that I dislike the mosquito men -- just seems to DnDish for my tastes. And I agree with Dave Dunham that the Owlbear is much cooler in Carmania than in DnDland.
Stephen Martin
ilium_at_juno.com
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