Difference between revisions of "Talk:Gargoyle"
Demonskrye (talk | contribs) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
"Gargoyles such as Hudson who live to a ripe old age are rare indeed." OK, in light of the recent revelation of (very) Old Pog's hatch year and age, this just seems silly. In human terms Old Pog is nearly 100 while Hudson is just shy of sixty. Provided he avoids hammers and robots and eats his veggies, Hudson could well have another 80 years before his Wind Ceremony. I don't doubt that gargoyles of Hudson's age were quite rare back in the Dark Ages. But one of the perks of the isolationist lifestyle most modern clans have had to practice to survive is that far fewer gargoyles are killed by humans, since the humans don't realize they exist. So while Pog could conceivably be the only surviving gargoyle in the world from his generation, I imagine there are at least some gargoyles in their 160s or older in the modern clans. So shall we change it? -- [[User:Demonskrye|Demonskrye]] 16:23, 29 April 2008 (CDT) | "Gargoyles such as Hudson who live to a ripe old age are rare indeed." OK, in light of the recent revelation of (very) Old Pog's hatch year and age, this just seems silly. In human terms Old Pog is nearly 100 while Hudson is just shy of sixty. Provided he avoids hammers and robots and eats his veggies, Hudson could well have another 80 years before his Wind Ceremony. I don't doubt that gargoyles of Hudson's age were quite rare back in the Dark Ages. But one of the perks of the isolationist lifestyle most modern clans have had to practice to survive is that far fewer gargoyles are killed by humans, since the humans don't realize they exist. So while Pog could conceivably be the only surviving gargoyle in the world from his generation, I imagine there are at least some gargoyles in their 160s or older in the modern clans. So shall we change it? -- [[User:Demonskrye|Demonskrye]] 16:23, 29 April 2008 (CDT) | ||
| + | |||
| + | :This is a very good point. I think the sentence should be edited to reflect basically what you just said. As with humans, gargoyle soldiers in the middle ages didn't live as long as indivduals living with modern amenities. A gargoyle of the Wyvern Clan in the late 10th century that routinely engages in battle just isn't gonna live as long as a gargoyle in the 20th century that lives on an isolated estate with electricity, plumbing, etc. Anyway, go ahead and reword it, or I'll do it later. -- [[User:Matt|Matt]] 17:15, 29 April 2008 (CDT) | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 29 April 2008
"Gargoyles such as Hudson who live to a ripe old age are rare indeed." OK, in light of the recent revelation of (very) Old Pog's hatch year and age, this just seems silly. In human terms Old Pog is nearly 100 while Hudson is just shy of sixty. Provided he avoids hammers and robots and eats his veggies, Hudson could well have another 80 years before his Wind Ceremony. I don't doubt that gargoyles of Hudson's age were quite rare back in the Dark Ages. But one of the perks of the isolationist lifestyle most modern clans have had to practice to survive is that far fewer gargoyles are killed by humans, since the humans don't realize they exist. So while Pog could conceivably be the only surviving gargoyle in the world from his generation, I imagine there are at least some gargoyles in their 160s or older in the modern clans. So shall we change it? -- Demonskrye 16:23, 29 April 2008 (CDT)
- This is a very good point. I think the sentence should be edited to reflect basically what you just said. As with humans, gargoyle soldiers in the middle ages didn't live as long as indivduals living with modern amenities. A gargoyle of the Wyvern Clan in the late 10th century that routinely engages in battle just isn't gonna live as long as a gargoyle in the 20th century that lives on an isolated estate with electricity, plumbing, etc. Anyway, go ahead and reword it, or I'll do it later. -- Matt 17:15, 29 April 2008 (CDT)
