: Trow have Roman architecture and speak Latin; the Heron
: Guard's appearance is obviously derived from the
: Samurai (the armor, the swords, even the flags on
: their backs).
Silly of me to forget that.
: An excuse, sure. And if that were all it was, it wouldn't
: be clever. But it's more than that. It's not just
: "Alric doesn't like horses", it's
: "Alric is a reincarnation of Moagim, and four
: mythical horses are still dragging the pieces of his
: former body around the world. THAT's why he hates
: horses." And I find that a pretty clever excuse,
: especially since it gives rise to the whole dueling
: spirits cycle (Alric was Tireces, Moagim, Moagim
: Reborn, and Alric; Balor was Connacht and Balor and
: most likely the two other unnamed Heroes/Levellers).
Hmm. In that context, yes, it does make more sense. Since I don't own the GURPS tome, I was going purely on Silicon's comment.
A-much-chastened Garm
