Re: Hiia armor?

From: Bryan <bethexton_at_...>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 02:24:34 -0000

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> And out in the part of the world Greg's from, Snapping Turtles can
> get to be 2-3' across.
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> Hunting down your first turtle for a Hiaa might be like a Massai
> brave getting his first lion. Just wierder.

I grew up around rivers and lakes with little snapping turtles, and they were nasty enough to be pretty universally respected....think the fresh water equivalent of a pit bull terrier. Not all that fast or agile, but you REALLY don't want it biting you. Now one 2' - 3' across.....you know, the hunt would be interesting. A gloranthan turtle that big you have to figure must have armor like a tank, so the only way to kill it would be to get a spear (or sword) through one of the small gaps in the shell, which would require getting pretty close to that beak.....OH, right, Hiia was a one armed swordsman, wasn't he?

--Bryan