What to Hunt?

From: John Hughes <nysalor_at_...>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:35:48 +1000


What to hunt? We've never had a systematic listings of Gloranthan ecosystems; here is an attempt on my part. I draw any young Orlanthi's attention to the wild cattle. :)

Small game, birds and fish are easiest, and will be the most often hunted. Hunting of some animals will extremely ritualistic (bears, totems), others will be protected, totemistic or taboo (goats are taboo, various clans will have unique protected totems). And for some (earthshakers, wild cattle) attempts will be made to capture them alive.

If you want an evening's diversion for your group, I can recommend a wild auroch drive. :)

Consider the following (Far Point) list. I haven't looked at it in several years - criticisms and comments are welcome.

ANIMALS CULTURAL ANIMALS - Aldryami (rare in south): Beast Folk (uncommon): Broo: Dragon: Dragonewt: Duck (rare): Enlo (feral in south): Ghost Tribe: Human
(Far Walkers, Heortling exiles from Tarsh, a few Lunar resettlement
colonia): Land Spirits (dryad, hag, naiad etc.): Magisaur: Newtling
(uncommon, bachelors only): Runner: Scorpion Folk: Telmori (rare): Tusk
Rider (rare incursions from Stinking Forest): Uz (rare in south): Voralan
(extremely rare, found in north only): Wind Child (rare).

MAJOR WILDERNESS FAUNA - Alynx (wildcat or shadowcat, many species): Sable Antelope (rare): Wild Auroch: Giant Auroch (rare, legendary, probably extinct): Badger: Black Bear: Blue Bear: Cave Bear: Tree Bear: White Dwarf Bear: Beaver: Forest Bison: Boar (Razorback!): Blue Boar: Horned Boar: Chamois: Chipmunk: Red Deer: Roe Deer: Snow Deer: Dinosaur (rare in uplands): Dragonsnail: Earthshakers: Elk (including giant species): Ferret: Red Fox: Frog: Tree Frog: Gorp: Griffin (rare): Wild Goat: Hare: Hedgehog: Wild Horse: Ibex: Krarshtkid (rare): Lizard: Rock Lizard: Lynx: Mammoth
(rare or legendary): Marmot: Crim Marten: Pine Marten: Otter: Pika: Polecat
(ferret): Pronghorn: Razorback: Reindeer: Rodent: Rubble Runner: Sabretooth
Cat: Salamander (lizard): Wild Sheep: Mole Shrew: Snake: Grass Snake: Squirr el: Stoat: Tusker: Vole: Wapiti: Walktapus: Wood Vole: Weasel: Wolverine: Wildcat: Wolf.

FISH AND AQUATIC ANIMALS - Burbot (Pricklefish): Carp: Chub: Crab: Dace: Eel: Lamprey (Lizardfish): Rock Oyster: Perch: Pickeral: Pike: River Porpoise: Roach: Salmon: Sprat: Sturgeon: Trout: Giant Turtle: Snapping Turtle: Waterwolf (River Dragon): Whelk and many other freshwater species.

ELEMENTALS AND MAGICAL CREATURES - Beast Ancestor: Demon: Gargoyle: Ghost: Oread: Salamander (rare): Shade: Skybull (rare): Succubus (very rare): Sylph: Undine: Wraith & myriad spirits of the land and wilderness.

BIRDS
(Note: Far-Pointers use the term 'haggar' instead of 'hawk' or 'eagle', and
'teal' to distinguish non-intelligent ducks from the durulz.)

BIRDS - Blackbird: Bullfinch: Buzzard: Coot: Crane: Crossbill: Curlew: Demi-Bird: Didapper (Dabchick): Diver: Egret: Ern: Falcon: Gyre Falcon: Fuzztopper: Godwit: Goose: Goshawk: Grebe: Hazel Grouse: Wood Grouse: Haggar
(Wind Hawk, Goshawk, Sparrow Hawk): Sun Haggar (golden eagle): Heron: Jay:
Kestrel: Kingfisher (Halcyon): Lake Wader: Lapwing: Morganseer: Nighthunter
(Haggar): Nightingale: Nightjar: Owl: Oyster-Catcher: Partridge: Pippit:
Winged Plover: Red Throat: Ruff: Starling: Stead Sparrow: Stonechat: Teal: Tit: Tree-Creeper: Turnstone: Water Crow: Raven: Sandpiper: White Stork: Skylark: Little Stint: Swan: Red Vulture: Warbler: Wheat Ear: Whinchat: Witch Bird: Woodlark: Woodpecker.

INSECTS INSECTS - Horned Beetle: Dungson: Louse: Marsh Fly: Maggot: Midge: Millipede: Scorpion: Snail: Worm: Slow Worm (legless lizard): about ten million others.

More at http://home.iprimus.com.au/pipnjim/nysalor/ff1.htm

Cheers

John


nysalor_at_...                   John Hughes

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