thread: 2005-08-31 : The Dragon Killer Fishbowl
On 2005-11-15, Vincent wrote:
The Whole World
The King of Death
the dragon killer
all ambition
the bone-pyre.
The Old Spider
the tangler
quiet
the binder in chains.
The Queen of Deer
the pale moon
sword-crowned
the dweller in water.
The King Raven
ragged cloak
mocker
whom even eagles serve.
The Kind Man
the bear man
the bare man
the healer.
The Mud Eater
the willow hag
the sleeping witch
the reed-woman.
The Wind's Daughter
whisperer
eavesdropper
chaser of clouds and treetops.
The Ivy Boy
close-creeper
thistles and nettles
who fights the plow, dulls the scythe.
The Dragon
ley-blood
birther, shaper, giver
broken-heart.
This makes Isk go "Goose-bumps all over!"
This makes JK go "Hooked"
You have escalated the conflict from intrigued to hooked.
It reminds me of Ben Lehman's list of gods from his ole TRoS game. Nice.
I adore that Title/a few lines of description format.
This makes Zed go "John Gardner influence?"
I wonder if the author has read "Grendel" by the late John Gardner.
This makes TB go "Real Ultimate Awesome"
The purpose of Lumpley is to flip out and design cool sh*t
