Re: Clan Hiord of the Colymar

From: Simon Phipp <soltakss_at_NA2oIgdMmE_6aL9R93GhhZIuczvnpfOVZSaq1tCZ_mVrmWFEjFXgsZd5AFKDutP_pcf>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:33:20 -0000

Michael Hitchens:
> According to KoS
> "This clan are descendants of Hiord and Safeela, a swan maiden"
>
> Am I right in thinking that means something like there children are
the
> founders of all (or most) of the clan's bloodlines (like *maybe,
say* 4
> out of 6, for example)?

Probably. They could always have adopted bloodlines who don't officially descend from the pairing, but most of them would do.

> Also, swan maiden's aren't human right? How not human are Safeela's
> descendants (which would now include the Hiord and lots of people in
other
> clans too)? Are they human, human in all ways that matter or just a
> little bit not human?

It depends what people mean by a Swan Maiden.

If they mean a hsunchen-type person who can change into a swan, then their descendants may have inherited the trait but it would become rarer as time goes by, unless they stayed true to their hsunchen heritage.

If a Swan Maiden is a semi-divine person/nymph who can take the form of a swan using a swan cloak, which is the standard description, then the founder would be a true Swan maiden but could pass her claok down to her descendants.

Perhaps her descendants may be able to perform a Swan Maiden Quest to get a Swan Cloak and become Swan Maidens themselves. Of course, they wouldn't be the semi-divine nymph kind of Swan Maiden but would be the human equivalent.

In any case, being a Swan Maiden can be a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that she can turn into a swan by putting on her cloak. The curse is that she may lose the cloak and that Swan Maidens are prime targets for Orlanthi/Vadrudi questing for brides, whether willing or unwilling.

Personally, I like Swan Maidens, they are possibly the cutest of the minor nymphs/daimones.

See Ya

Simon