Haruchai women

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Haruchai women

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It occurred to me today that one glaring omission that it would be interesting to see SRD tackle is the Haruchai women. We've seen plenty of their menfolk going about their stoic way, and we've heard lots of allusions to their wifes and the passion they inspire, but they seem to fall into the same category as dwarven women in Tolkien. Would be kind of neat to see them in the coming stories, and their interaction with their menfolk.

Personally, I'd like to imagine them as motor-mouthed, sharp-tongued nags who rule their men with an iron-fist and never forget a slip up, with the Haruchai forced into the role of exasperated hen-pecked guys doing whatever they can for a bit of peace on the homefront. :P

Haruchai Woman: Well you're back are you? What kind of time do you call this?
Haruchai Man: I was delayed - there was an important matters at Revelstone.
HW: Don't give me that, I know what you men get up to there, playing your silly fighting games and ogling pretty woodhelvin maids I wager.
HM: Your ire is unjustified, who are you to disdain our Mastery?
HW: DON'T you take that tone with me - I'm the mother of your unruly mob of offspring, that's who. "Mastery", what is it with you men and your silly titles - just because you don't have Kevin or the Ur-Lord to boast to about how "strong-loined" you are anymore, you have to give each other daffy titles and swan about showing off.
HM: We guard the Land against Corruption. There were demondim, we had to stay back and sort it out.
HW: Leaving me to bath the kids, cook a meal - rabbit-stuffed-with-aliantha by the way, but it's cold now, do the washing and iron your robes.
HM: Listen, housework doesn't signify. Get it, does NOT signify. I suffice with my work, why can't you?
HW: Well you can be Master of the couch tonight, maybe a good night's sleep will help you regain the precious strength in your loins - YES, I went there!
HM: I hear your words in my mind, but I disdain to listen to them.

Would be awesome. :lol:
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Forget Haruachi Women that sounds like my Wife :D That is just a little to much reality for SRD.
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Post by Bran Pendragon »

From the GI - looks like I'll have to keep on dreaming -
Q - In Runes, the Haruchai, have set themselves up as defenders, and oppressors, of the people and the Land. Now we all know men are tough, but women can be down right nasty when backed into a corner. Can't their wives come down out of the mountains and kick some sense into them and save the land?
A - I'm morally certain that Haruchai women are as tough as their men (although perhaps in an entirely different way). But I think that the unique character of the Bloodguard/Haruchai is defined as much by what they give up as by what they strive for. Bringing their women "on stage" would require me to sacrifice an important dimension of their story.

Who am I to tell SRD how to write his books? No-one at all really, but I do think it would be nice at some stage to meet one of the Haruchai women...
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All the Haruchai women henpeck their mates!

How do I know. Well take a look around.. Looks like most of the Haruchai men are in the
Land supressing the people instead of being home in the Westron mountains!

How would you feel if your wife could talk to you 24 hrs a day.. Mentally yet!!!


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HW: Leaving me to bath the kids, cook a meal - rabbit-stuffed-with-aliantha by the way, but it's cold now, do the washing and iron your robes. Oh sure, you suffice against Cavewights, but do you know how HARD it is to iron Vellum?
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I have to say, that dialouge was one of the funniest things I've read lately...
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SGuilfoyle1966 wrote:HW: Leaving me to bath the kids, cook a meal - rabbit-stuffed-with-aliantha by the way, but it's cold now, do the washing and iron your robes. Oh sure, you suffice against Cavewights, but do you know how HARD it is to iron Vellum?
Damn that's funny! :D
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Ur Dead wrote:All the Haruchai women henpeck their mates!

How do I know. Well take a look around.. Looks like most of the Haruchai men are in the
Land supressing the people instead of being home in the Westron mountains!

How would you feel if your wife could talk to you 24 hrs a day.. Mentally yet!!!


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I think the Haruchai women should show the men what it REALLY means to take a vow and KEEP it.
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