Re: Glorantha Digest, Vol 11, Issue 308

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_sierratel.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:29:41 -0700

> I've volunteered myself to build the Dragontooth Runners for the
> Glorygeeks' next foray into Gloranthan Hordes of the Things.
>
> A quick Google reveals very little info on these guys (the Runners, not
> the Glorygeeks) so I was wondering if any of you had any strong views on
> their appearance, mode of fighting, equipment etc. Anybody care to
> suggest any suitable figures (in 25/28mm)?
>
> I have Dragon Pass and King of Sartar. Are they mentioned in any other
> sources?

If you mean Dragon Pass the Boardgame (as opposed to Dragon Pass the RPG supplement), then the DT Runners are described (barely) on page 16 of the rule book.

"The Dragontooth runners were a gift to Argrath from an ancient dragon. Normally they have the form of dragon's teeth, and Argrtah keeps them in a pouch at his side. When the prince sows the teeth, warriors spring forth ready to aid him in battle"

Obviously a reference to the dragons teeth used by Cadmus and Jason in Greek myth, which, when sown, produced the Spartes/Spartoi. http://www.theoi.com/Thaumasioi/Spartoi.html

If you go by the best-known version of the myth (the 1963 movie Jason and the Argonauts, with Ray Harryhuasen special effects), sowing dragon's teeth produces skeletons that move in stop-motion. But the Spartoi seem to have been completely human, as one married Cadmus's daughter.

For the DT Runners, look for "barbarians" with antlers or horns on their helmets. High fantasy types, not your generic gaul/viking! Perhaps some Reaper or Rackham figs - a bit bigger than even the current 30-32mm minis.

RR
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