Doesn't Quentyn have a problem with Night Terrors? I can't recall the dates right now, but he had a nightmare with a Gragum corpse/zombie hovering over his bed. Quentyn threw up right afterwards. It's the one where he's being comforted by his mother and he's saying "I killed them, Mama."
It's the first strip from the Third Super CD. The strip right after that one (when Rillcreek and Quentyn are planning their trip to Sanctuary), mentions "I [Quentyn] was in no shape to travel anywhere. It was days before the nightmares waned--I was in mortal terrror that in Sanctuary wizards would suss out that I was suffering from Night Terrors."
Maybe that means that they've stopped, or maybe that they just died down for a while. Does he still have a problem with them? If he does, that'll make his experience with the boy all the more interesting.
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From one non-artist to another: They're simply background characters that Ralph didn't have the time/inclination to draw.Sharuuk wrote:Dumb question time from a non-artist.....
Can anyone tell me the significance of the white silhouettes standing around in Millfolk Hall after Colin entered?
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Hmmm.... I also find this very unlikely.UncleMonty wrote:As long as everyone is tossing guesses around - what if Colin is another naturally powerful lux talent, who's night terrors are scaring off the Brownies? Not likely, but possible.
For the detail minded, points of guesswork follow:
1.) Rac Conan strike me as civic-minded enough to build sensably even if they are governmentally conservative enough that they probably don't have too many zoning regulations. For this reason the warehouses (and yes, there ARE more than one, see 10/27) are probably spread out.
2.) It is unlikely, but possible that Millfolk lives smack dab in the geometric center of the warehouses.
3.) What IS the range of illusion projection? Are they limited to within a certain range of their creator? Kenning only works out to a few yards (except for Nessie...), and I wouldn't think that the range of illusions would be more than 2 or 3 orders of magnitude above that. Due to their nature (a preceived threat that therefore ACTS like a threat) night terrors would be especially likely to stay close. (I am especially interested in the answer to the range of various types of lux use.)
4.) Brownies don't sound socially advanced enough to have a social network where message of danger would spread across an entire district of a city. I mean an ant mound is a social structure, but it doesn't pass danger warnings along to OTHER ant mound that I have ever heard of. Prairie dogs will keep watch and warn the entire colony, but I don't think they relocate if the threat is bad enough if it is only ever seen by just a few of them!
THEREFORE, unless he is frequently conjuring the image of something that resembles the most efficient and wide ranging predator of brownies ever known, something that they will relocate about mile away from just to not be in the territory of, I don't think he could be scaring the brownies across such a wide area.
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Well, as far as I can tell, Night Terrors sorta result from nightmares and lux ability mixing beyond that of the youngster's control. I'm pretty sure they stay centered upon the child, which is why Colin seems to be the only one suffering from it. If it were more wide-spread, the staff would be in a tizzy, and the embarassment would be worse!
Now, as for what scared off the Brownies (though that's assuming quite a bit in itself), I really have no idea. I don't know European folklore that well, but I'm sure whatever may have done it is something serious enough for the whole bunch to up and leave, if only temporarily.
Colin's Night Terrors might be the result of seeing what chased the Brownies off. Perhaps not. We'll see when Quentyn spends his first night with the kid... and what happens when the nasty things show up.
Now, as for what scared off the Brownies (though that's assuming quite a bit in itself), I really have no idea. I don't know European folklore that well, but I'm sure whatever may have done it is something serious enough for the whole bunch to up and leave, if only temporarily.
Colin's Night Terrors might be the result of seeing what chased the Brownies off. Perhaps not. We'll see when Quentyn spends his first night with the kid... and what happens when the nasty things show up.
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Conspiracy theory.
I know what's giving Collin his nightmares. He was born with the special lux ability to receive television signals from our world. However, the only television channel he can receive is the Home Shopping Network.
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True, but now I think this line of conversation may have been milked for all it is worth. <goes all glassy-eyed at the thought>Sharuuk wrote:Nothing like drilling home a punch line is there?UncleMonty wrote:Perhaps Colin is visualizing a tall, cold glass of milk?
Nothing else is so effective in reducing the local brownie population...
Sorry, I was bored.
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Was re-reading this thread, and realized that point numbe (4) was quite possibly incorrect, thus putting my chain of logic on shakier ground.DracoDei wrote:Hmmm.... I also find this very unlikely.UncleMonty wrote:As long as everyone is tossing guesses around - what if Colin is another naturally powerful lux talent, who's night terrors are scaring off the Brownies? Not likely, but possible.
For the detail minded, points of guesswork follow:
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4.) Brownies don't sound socially advanced enough to have a social network where message of danger would spread across an entire district of a city. I mean an ant mound is a social structure, but it doesn't pass danger warnings along to OTHER ant mound that I have ever heard of. Prairie dogs will keep watch and warn the entire colony, but I don't think they relocate if the threat is bad enough if it is only ever seen by just a few of them!
THEREFORE, unless he is frequently conjuring the image of something that resembles the most efficient and wide ranging predator of brownies ever known, something that they will relocate about mile away from just to not be in the territory of, I don't think he could be scaring the brownies across such a wide area.