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'''Trolls '''are Scandinvian [[Others]] who roam the mountains | '''Trolls '''are Scandinvian [[Others]] who roam the mountains, this may be due to their strong connection to the [[Element]] of earth.<ref name=hil/> They can be (wrongly) confused with [[Ogre]]s. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
Because of their strength, Trolls are often used as muscle by [[practitioners]] if bound. | Because of their strength, Trolls are often used as muscle by [[practitioners]] if bound. There are reportedly few of them left since they aren't very subtle, with only the strongest or the smartest remaining free, an example of the selection pressure practitioners and other groups can exert.<ref name=hil/> | ||
==Notable Trolls== | ==Notable Trolls== | ||
*[[Hildr]] | *[[Hildr]]<ref name=hil> | ||
[[Category:Others]] | He looked the thing over. “An ogre? No. Not an ogre of any type I’ve read about.”<br><br>“No,” Sandra said. “A troll. Scandinavian. My family offered to pay for a trip, to reward me for completing my degree early. I took the time to go looking.”<br>[...]<br>“There aren’t many trolls nowadays,” he said. “They don’t hide themselves well.”<br><br>“Most have been hunted or bound already. The ones who have remained are either exceptionally strong, or they are very strong and very cunning. ''Hildr'' is more the latter.”<br><br>“I see. And it takes an exceptionally strong and cunning individual to bind one that has survived alone these last few centuries. I didn’t expect that of you.”<br><br>“There’s more to me, more to ''us'', than you might see on the surface.”<br><br>“And a… stoat?”<br><br>“More fitting a form for a troll than you might think. Foul smelling, tied to the earth due to their inclination to live underground, large for their species, predatory, with a voracious appetite. Surprisingly vicious in a fight. Not well liked.” - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/03/01 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 14]]</ref><!-- | ||
The Faerie retorted, “What you’re asking for is akin to asking for an arm wrestling match with a troll and requiring they first have their muscles torn from their arm. The handicap is unnecessary and grotesque.” | |||
“We wanted goblins to chime in,” Liberty said. “You whiny little fuckwit.” | |||
“And this isn’t akin to that at all,” Lucy replied, stubborn. “No, this is about karma, and Right and Wrong. The arm wrestling thing works if you’re testing the troll on conviction or justice, and making things fair helps with that.” | |||
“Liberty and Lucy are right, bringing goblins in to commentate doesn’t really equal tearing out some troll’s muscles,” Avery added. | |||
“It does if you despise goblins enough,” the Faerie told them. “Out of bias you’ve leveraged weaknesses and taken a brutish approach to force a conclusion you want.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2021/06/19 Excerpt] from [[False Moves 12.1]]</ref> | |||
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*Unknown Troll pack<ref><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Sharon Griggs]]] would later depart the group when she heard gunshots and became convinced they were trying to subvert her by pretending there were really trolls. Her untimely departure led to them being devoured. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/17 4.8 Bonus Material: Dossiers]</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*As with any mythical creature what exactly constitutes a "troll" is highly variable, still they are known in the Nordic and wider Scandinavian region.<!--https://youtu.be/RXAq_eN1sSU https://mythlok.com/huldra/ | |||
Have a connection to bridges https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2oqzjz/_/cmpp01o | |||
owners of the whole forest too? | |||
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[[Category:Natural Others]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:57, August 23, 2023
Trolls are Scandinvian Others who roam the mountains, this may be due to their strong connection to the Element of earth.<ref name=hil/> They can be (wrongly) confused with Ogres.
Uses[edit]
Because of their strength, Trolls are often used as muscle by practitioners if bound. There are reportedly few of them left since they aren't very subtle, with only the strongest or the smartest remaining free, an example of the selection pressure practitioners and other groups can exert.<ref name=hil/>
Notable Trolls[edit]
- Hildr<ref name=hil>
He looked the thing over. “An ogre? No. Not an ogre of any type I’ve read about.”
“No,” Sandra said. “A troll. Scandinavian. My family offered to pay for a trip, to reward me for completing my degree early. I took the time to go looking.”
[...]
“There aren’t many trolls nowadays,” he said. “They don’t hide themselves well.”
“Most have been hunted or bound already. The ones who have remained are either exceptionally strong, or they are very strong and very cunning. Hildr is more the latter.”
“I see. And it takes an exceptionally strong and cunning individual to bind one that has survived alone these last few centuries. I didn’t expect that of you.”
“There’s more to me, more to us, than you might see on the surface.”
“And a… stoat?”
“More fitting a form for a troll than you might think. Foul smelling, tied to the earth due to their inclination to live underground, large for their species, predatory, with a voracious appetite. Surprisingly vicious in a fight. Not well liked.” - Excerpt from Interlude 14</ref>
- Unknown Troll pack<ref>[Sharon Griggs] would later depart the group when she heard gunshots and became convinced they were trying to subvert her by pretending there were really trolls. Her untimely departure led to them being devoured. - 4.8 Bonus Material: Dossiers</ref>
Trivia[edit]
- As with any mythical creature what exactly constitutes a "troll" is highly variable, still they are known in the Nordic and wider Scandinavian region.
References[edit]
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