Re: A quick thought on Scorpion Men

From: Simon Phipp <soltakss_at_FTElSowItu_ApXPphS3PW_v_z2rM4sKbGoOgmEDqpiSyecHjfYuqBHhNkdjTxfaOIsH>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:29:37 -0000


Peter Metcalfe:
> Mikko:
>
> >Have you guys ever wondered what the point is with _male_ scorpion
men?
>
> >The scorpion queen, like their goddess, lays eggs when she has eaten
> >sentient creatures. The impression from the source material is that
> >she can lay a clutch of eggs from just a single meal, but there is
no
> >role for the male scorpion folk.
>
> The Ritual of Rebirth is not the only way scorpion-folk reproduce.
> It may be that the Scorpion Queen requires sentient flesh to
> become fertile but scorpion-men are still necessary to make
> scorpion-babies.

And they're good at putting shelves up, getting spiders out of the bath, you know, really important stuff like that.

If you didn't have male scorpionmen, who would the females have to blame for everything that goes wrong?

See Ya

Simon            

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