tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post2983669888222391716..comments2024-03-26T01:39:00.523-07:00Comments on Archons March On: Snail-Barons of the Brayreyt Peninsulasemiurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post-38826072406771779952023-09-20T18:56:47.922-07:002023-09-20T18:56:47.922-07:00ah, merciah, mercisemiurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post-44609672926052039742023-09-15T03:32:54.719-07:002023-09-15T03:32:54.719-07:00Been meaning to say for awhile, good stuff Been meaning to say for awhile, good stuff Her Christmas Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445850026904816000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post-78978974789845013702023-05-17T18:27:36.022-07:002023-05-17T18:27:36.022-07:00I actually did look up the word kedger because I f...I actually did look up the word kedger because I figured it had to mean something, but I missed the glutton definition, that's interesting that I caught the avarice haha.<br /><br />I didn't catch the tragic hero angle but in retrospect I can see somewhat how that's set up, and also is much more interesting and more can be done with that, I like that better. And also as you said gives it a more Arthurian feel maybe. maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post-80740498780575794212023-05-17T17:41:14.849-07:002023-05-17T17:41:14.849-07:00Re: the relation of dragon and snail, you'd ha...Re: the relation of dragon and snail, you'd have to ask Molochrome - I was just riffing off his idea. Had in mind the Britannic dragon of the movie Excalibur, an embodiment of the land, whose breath is the fog. Generally, tried to channel some combination of Yorkshire and Maine, because I'd just watched a video of Gordon Ramsey fishing for oysters in Maine.<br /><br />The Kedger King - kedge/kedger is:<br />-A small anchor<br />-"Perhaps an alteration of 'cadge'" (itself a corruption of cage)<br />-A glutton<br />-As a verb, to warp a vessel by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it<br />Used a bit of all these for him. Don't know if Molochrome had any of these in particular in mind when he made the name, but it's a pretty obscure word so I'd be surprised if he didn't.<br />Not supposed to be past evil or corruption, and not secretly good either - maybe a pseudo-Uther Pendragon, or a morally-ambiguous Arthur, a more central authority opposed to the fractious and feuding snail-barons.<br /><br />Another fun word: cropshen is the thrown-out bits of herrings, the gills and suchlike that aren't eaten.semiurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613841869525544649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303141970323768999.post-48834632809558898612023-05-17T08:58:24.801-07:002023-05-17T08:58:24.801-07:00You're really leaning into the spoken word poe...You're really leaning into the spoken word poetry but I'm into it! Great reading!<br /><br />You start with this bit about dragons, and I can kind of piece it together, with the Kedger King as like a metaphor for the evil or corruption of a prior age. What is the relationship between the dragon and snail that you're trying to get across? The dragon here seems to be about power and avarice, a dungeon-y dragon, or a nidhogg, but the setting could also lend itself to the carp swimming upstream and transforming into a dragon interpretation as well.<br /><br />I really like the concept of the vortex, I've played with that idea as well, and how it lends itself to a very dynamic kind of geometry and geography. It would be interesting to see you explore this more, and also how that affects the ecosystems.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.com