RE: mythical landscape and critters.

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 03:30:53 +0300 (EET DST)


On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Weihe, David wrote:

> > From: Mikko Rintasaari
> > On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Guy Hoyle wrote:
> > > However, the prevalence of the rather Oriental-seeming Dragons and
> > > dragonewts in Dragon Pass has always seemed a curious combination.
> >
> > Oriental dragons are way different. The dragons of DP seem rather
> > european.
>
> DP dragons are miles long, and occasionally commit ritual suicide.
> How is this European? Dream dragons are closer to European types,
> and wyrms and wyverns are very European, but they are not the REAL
> dragons, just ones that fell on the Way.

Ah, I was thinking of the dreamdragons mostly. I don't think the Gloranthan Dragons are really oriental, but rather unique to Glorantha.

        -Adept

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