The Bat eats. And grows in size. By a Lot. The poor howdah riggers will have to be called in after every feeding (Twice a week, according to WBRM) to re-adjust the restraining straps on the howdah. Maybe that's what that Caravan mentioned in Cults of Terror really is - not the food & slaves to feed the bat, but the poor riggers with extra straps, tiedowns, etc. for the Howdah.
Which brought up another thought - we know that the bat grows with each feeding, but does it shrink between meals? Or does it continue to grow as long as it is fed? If you've got the MegaTremendouslyHuge bat, and only want the Huge bat, can you starve it for a few weeks, or do you have to "kill" it and re-summon it (three to seven years later)?
RR
It is by my order and for the good of the state that the bearer of this has
done what he has done.
- Richelieu
> > Since then subsequent priests have added tiny bits
> > on to the platform over
> > the years. Now the Bat Guard can perform pike drill
> > and at least one
> > stateroom has been added. No roof though, that
> > wouldn't be trusting enough.:-)
>
> An optional canopy, though, says nothing about trust
> but *does* give us more things to swing from. And if
> the Bat should feel like flying upside down for a
> moment, it will support your weight for just long
> enough for that farewell sentence before you plummet
> to your doom. Not that the Bat would do that, of
> course :)
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