Ryan Kent Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 In the adventure The Dragon of Thunder Hills, Leika states that she doubts Tarndisi the Dryad has any love for the Colymar after their support of the Temple of the Wooden Sword. Why would that be the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Absentia Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 In brief... !i! 1 Quote ...developer of White Rabbit Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Kent Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 Thanks, but after reviewing that, I am still not sure why Tarndisi the Dryad would be upset at the Colymar for their support of the Temple of the Wooden Sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 33 minutes ago, Ryan Kent said: I am still not sure why Tarndisi the Dryad would be upset at the Colymar for their support of the Temple of the Wooden Sword It is a significant symbol and weapon of Death. Tarndisi embodies Life and Growth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Absentia Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Yeah, sorry -- I meant to connect those dots. Despite its association with the Aldryami, the nature of the Wooden Sword is anathema to the productive, growth-minded nature of dryads. !i! Quote ...developer of White Rabbit Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Brooke Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 (edited) More to the point, it should always have remained an Aldryami possession. The Colymar tribe supported a human- and troll-staffed Temple of the Wooden Sword, and Tarndisi resents that. Edited October 30, 2021 by Nick Brooke 3 Quote Community Ambassador - Jonstown Compendium, Chaosium, Inc. Email: nick.brooke@chaosium.com for community content queries Jonstown Compendium ⧖ Facebook Ф Twitter † old website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Kent Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 Thanks. Seems to be some deep and apparently contradictory lore involved in the history of the Aldryami and the Wooden Sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Kent Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 How did the Colymar gain possession of the Wooden Sword from the Aldryami? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen L Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Ryan Kent said: How did the Colymar gain possession of the Wooden Sword from the Aldryami? According to my Wyrms Footprints, they stumbled on it: "It was Taksag who noted the old man with the wooden sword first, but the sword was given to to Tamara Three-Chop to carry, with instructions to drive it into the heart of the enemy. The group went on with the blade." To paraphrase, a band of Humakti had been shamefully defeated by the Sazdorf Trolls, who were in throes of choosing a war god. So a band of Colymar Humakti adventurers were sent dreams to avenge his shame. I presume, also, that Tarndisi would not have been happy with the outcome. The adventurers prove the supremacy of Humakt against the troll warriors, and the temple is set up in the Sazdorf lands with many trolls joining. And neither is it likely that Tarndisi would be a supporter of the Sazdorf troll ball team... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Scott Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Ryan Kent said: How did the Colymar gain possession of the Wooden Sword from the Aldryami? The Sazdorf clan were in the midst of a power struggle, between a troll drawn to Humakt and Zorak Zoran worshippers. A group of Humakti with a troll called Taksag, returned to the trollands: Quote On the way they met an ancient man carrying an oversized wooden sword which was, he said, a holy thing of the god Humakt. He had been sent, he said, to transfer this thing to those who would need it, and handed it over to Taksag to carry. He shared the burden with others in the party through the adventure. and so the wooden sword appeared in the middle of the Chaosium house game. The game was set in the Colymar lands. See Trollpak (Classic) page 54. The adventures were written up in Dragons Past, Greg Stafford’s section of the APA press The Wyld Hunt. You can see where the story is scattered here: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com/home/catalogue/publishers/greg-stafford/greg-stafford-personal-works/dragons-past-1979-1980/ 2 Quote ----- Search the Glorantha Resource Site: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com. Search the Glorantha mailing list archives: https://glorantha.steff.in/digests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Kent Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Very cool. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kettlehelm Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) I wish we got a compendium of Greg's The Wyld/Wild Hunt stuff, some really interesting stuff in there. Edited November 3, 2021 by Kettlehelm Misspelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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