Thanks everyone.
Yay, discussion!
Hmm, can some ur-vile-savvier person extract a quote describing this sleekness or the shapes of their staves? The previous feature would affect also the bloody cartoon, as much of a parody as it is. Did recall the latter being formed of some metallic material (maybe the same as those vitrim cups), but not much else.
shadowbinding shoe wrote:
As for the meal leftovers, the company is eating out of the provisions the Ardent gave them. Maybe you should make it mostly eaten sandwiches still half wrapped in wrap paper or if that's too modern a stack of plates with some crumbs and a few little bones.
If it isn't too much work, maybe you could add smaller staves to the other demondim spawn. It was always stressed that they all carried staves. Also, maybe make the tip drip a little magic ichor?
Don't know if the Ardent gathered his picnic supplies from the nearest Subway, tho.
I found the page range of this scene within the brick again, have to see if I remembered correctly about the giants enjoying proper food instead of snacks. I have no mental image of paper having ever been utilized in the Land? Either my brains are slowly oozing out through my ears, or they really did write on vellum.
Ichor's easy; drawing hands is one of those grueling phases that takes minor eons, especially with so many figures.
wayfriend wrote: Or read your posts more closely.
Well, yes, considering that the names stand in the last lines of the very first post.
Didn't even recall it myself while typing the previous message, however. Grueburn translated all that barking in AATE, while Rime labored with a cairn somewhere off-scene like some stereotypical Finnish giant.
What's the genesis of the little Giant totem/keychain/talisman thingy?
Eeh...mainly one of those details left to the viewer's interpretation. I did write elsewhere about my impressions of Giantish deities, and the Viking-age Norse/Finnish culture--which I maintain as my main source of influence--witnessed people bearing tiny statues of Óðinn, Þórr, Freyr, etc. as charms of good luck or protection, together with runic symbols. Yet people don't need to agree with this, so in the case of FHGB, it could fall into the category of a personal keepsake, a gift from some dear friend, anything that adds a thimbleful of personal touch to the character. :shrug:
Generally if one looks at the Giantish clothing and jewelry in this and my other works, they can perceive a bucketload of Norse/Finnish symbols. See FHGB's scabbard: that one's a runic charm for good weather, but I recently changed it to ægishjálmr. symboldictionary.net/?p=730 Then we have variations of ukonvasara (FHGB's pendant), osmansolmu, heart of Turisas, valknut, and so on sprinkled here and there. Sorry, have no inkling as to what some of these should be called in English.
I'm not ascertained whether the Linden POV bears deliberate responsibility for the whole lack-of-giantish-detail or if it's an actual error on SRD's part, but it's rather detrimental to the reader nonetheless. Becomes operose to attempt to track characters with blank spots for faces, and it nastily implies they're fated to fill the role of the standard cannon fodder, hence not worthy of so much as pointing out an individual's hair color. Rime's the single exception to the norm, most of the other details I've slowly built upon deductions drawn from quotes such as in the following:
Rime:
"Streaks of grey marked her short hair, which appeared to sweep back from her forehead of its own accord. Combat and hardship smoldered in her eyes. The lined toughness of her skin suggested age [. . .] old scars latticed her forearms and hands."
--> Swormain life not all pink ponies and perky sunshine, facial scars probably not uncommon either.
Cirrus Kindwind bowed to Mahrtiir--her manner revealed an instinctive sensitivity to his emotional straits.
--> Cirrus in Latin means 'a curly lock of hair' + the cloud type --> light blonde curling hair, a gentle, sunny disposition, also lost her arm.
"Solemnity, ha!" muttered one of the other Giants. "In her lifetime, Rime Coldspray has never drawn a solemn breath!"
"You forget, FHGB," retorted Coldspray, "you who laugh at all jests and comprehend none, that I am not merely immeasurably aged and wise--"
--> Implies Rime's considerably older than all or most of the Swordmainnir.
"When wisdom and cunning exhaust themselves, simple strength must prevail. Observe and learn, Linden Giantfriend!" [Cabledarm] shouted as she broke into a run. "It is with good cause that Cabledarm is acknowledged as the mightiest of the Swordmainnir!"
"Mightiest, ha!" muttered Grueburn, "I claim that title. Free my arms, and I will 'acknowledge' any might that strives to prove itself against me."
--> These two fair ladies wage bicep wars against one another, so likely heftier and taller than their comrades. A name like Cabledarm certainly doesn't connote anything about a lithe, slim ballerina frame in a frilly tutu.
Then, some random details about who's likely to harbor an inane grin if drawn side by side with others, or prone to some daft interludes:
"At once Coldspray plunged into the Soulsease with her comrades behind her, chuckling as they forged ahead. Without warning, Grueburn threw a splash of water in Cabledarm's face. Stonemage responded by drenching Bluntfist."
and
"By your leave, FHGB will assume the guardianship of your staff in the event that the Feroce essay another approach. We cannot be assured that her mind will not also fall into glamor, as yours did. However--"
"It will not," put in Onyx Stonemage. "You speak of Grueburn, whose natural bewilderment excludes other confusion."
"Fie and folly, Stonemage," Grueburn retorted. "Breathes there a Giant upon the wide Earth whose acquaintance with bewilderment is as intimate as your own?"
--> These two appear to deliver most of the jests, and either GB's a bit barmy, or just the arse of everyone's humor. Now add Lurch's observation about the water carrying to this, and might have to improve her rack up to some degree.
One of the challenges in the Chrons is getting a good picture of some really strange creatures, so I respect others' vision of them as well.
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