Re: Stuff

From: philip.hibbs_at_...
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 11:02:54 +0100

>Why do the creatures from Triolina's children have Latin
>names??? Is that the language of the god learners?

I don't know how far back the tradition of faux-latin names goes, but it's at least to the RQ3 creatures. I know, that was "fantasy europe", but I'm sure there are "latin" names in the Glorantha Bestiary as well.

Philip Hibbs http://www.snark.freeserve.co.uk/ Opinions expressed may not even be my own, let alone those of any organisations, nations, species, or schools of thought to which I may be affiliated.

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