Hi!
Well, yeah, but the question was not so much how they could get to the
river of cradles but why they would go there in the first place. They
are surrounded by hostile (and hungry) animal nomads, contemptuous sun
domers, indifferent lunars, and bizarre ghosts and spirits. If they
could breed in Prax it would make sense, because even if it's a
miserable place, it's home. (Or if, like ducks, they're in exile, it
also makes sense). But if newtlings all just wander in from outside,
why aren't they wandering to more welcoming environments? (To put it
another way, what about the river of cradles attracts newtlings enough
to overcome the obvious difficulties of living there?).
Thanks,
David.
P.S. Good luck to the ducks and newtlings!
>
> --- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, Greg Stafford <Greg@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > From: "roadsgoeveron" <daveolloyd_at_>
> > > Subject: Re: A Newtling Note
> >
> > > By the way, why exactly do the bachelor newtlings make the (long,
> dry)
> > > trip across Prax to the River of Cradles? There must be more
> > > welcoming rivers in the area.
> >
> > Yes, of course, but they ARE capable of going across land, and they
> are also
> > capable of swimming in salt water.
> >
> > ========================
> > Sincerely,
> > Greg Stafford
> >
> > Issaries, Inc.
> > 2140 Shattuck Ave., PMB #2030
> > Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
> >
> And there's a lovely four hundred mile long strand of semi-continuous
> swamp that runs from Handra out to Corflu. The lands along the
> Defender's Shore is marsh and more marsh. Who needs Prax when you can
> just go from rivermouth to river mouth?
>
> Jeff - who has to go and adjucate some Ducks and Newtlings and their
> attempts to take over the river trade in Fay Jee.
>