I hadn’t heard of this creature before now either, but like most other Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: It’s a Weird One.
I hadn’t heard of this creature before now either, but like most other Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods: It’s a Weird One.
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“And it exploooded.”
This pertains more to the previous reader question, but is there any particular reason Anthony is specifically a male harpy despite them being so rare? Did the magic that transformed his mom have a kind of “snap back” effect, turning him into a harpy despite the chances of that being 50/50 with his human father’s genes (and probably even less than that because again, harpies were said to be statistically mostly female) Is it just a case of him having the worst RNG ever? Alternatively maybe he’s just a trans guy, though I understand that’s just a personal flair given the time his story takes place in lol
I don’t know why you’re asking me, but as far as I know Anthony is a cis guy. There was an earlier RQ about how almost all male harpies (or any sex-specific species) are trans in some form. Anthony just got unlucky with his mum’s spell transferring over to him and the magic decided “this is a harpy now”.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Probably meant to just ask generally in the questions. The Reply box can be a little finicky.
To answer the question, though, Tony is just a male harpy. Harpies are NOT a monogender species, the males are just rarer than the females.
Ahh yeah my bad! I thought I was replying in general, thank you all for entertaining my tech illiterate butt regardless xD RIP Tony for just having the worst luck ever
It’s like how some pokemon have a 1 to 7 gender ratio. *cough*Eevee*cough* Pokemon don’t even have magic as an excuse!
Ah I love all fearsome critters. A whole folklore spawned from the proud hunter, fur trader, and lumberjack tradition of getting drunk and telling tall tales to your friends.
Does Nixie or Buggane actually drown people? What about Vodník, Kappa, Qallupilluit and other human drowning creatures?
Probably depends on their general level of sentience. And malice. Doubtless some of them have.
Nothing could have prepared me for the main image that crops up on google.
Kory’s gumberoo: Cheeky looking little stove guy
Google: Here have a stoned bowling ball with Scorsese eyebrows, a neckbeard and a grin to rival a Cheshire cat
If you go back to the earliest mention I found, Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, by William T. Cox , it is just kind a bigger-than-usual unfurred bear with tough black hide that nothing can pierce. The only hair is on the eyebrows and chin, and it’s prone to outbursts of temper. I’m sure one can read that book online somewhere…gimme a bit more…
Ha! I love archive.org. Here’s an audio book of it!
https://archive.org/details/fearsome_creatures_2111_librivox
Or if you prefer to read it:
http://www.lib.lumberwoods.org/fclw/title.html
Considering Mr. Cox cites Paul Bunyan as his source…
Of course if this is cannon then you also need to do a drawing of a “Timberdoodle.”
In the early 20th century, high-end kitchen woodstoves often featured water-filled heat exchanger coils which transferred heat to water-heater tanks or to radiators in other rooms. When the fire was allowed to go out on a cold winter night, the water could freeze in the pipes and coils. If the fire was re-lit without the right procedure, the water in the coil could boil while ice in the pipes confined the steam until burst pressure was reached.
I’ve seen old newspaper accounts of explosions doing serious damage to kitchens. Those homeowners miraculously escaped injury.
I’m kind of curious as to how the mythical community deals with humans that discover their secret, or humans who were believed to be trustworthy and were let in on the secret, but then try to reveal it to the world?
How old are Eustace and Marshal?