- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Roderick and Ellen
Robertson" <rjremr@...> wrote:
>
> > They are chaos afterall, and said to be "more scorpion than man" even
>> in the oldest sources that mention them. The Alien Queen (from
>> Aliens) look would indeed be pretty cool.
>
> I think that Scorpions are wierd enough on their own that we don't
> need to go towards Aliens or termites for inspiration - this is an
> insect that gives birth to live young! if that ain't chaotic enough,
> some species of RW scorpions are parthegenic - they don't *need*
> males to have young!
That sounds particularily apt! I don't really see the point of males
or sex in the lifecycle of the scorpion folk.
> Keep Scorpionmen like Scorpions, you don't have to go very far for
> wierdness!
Good point.
-Adept
Received on Tue 19 Jun 2007 - 16:22:37 EEST