"New France, October 31st, 1759" Topic
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| M C MonkeyDew | 30 Oct 2011 2:56 p.m. PST |
The Wabenaki of St. Francis set great store by the Virgin of Chartres, a silver statue of the Madonna, sent by the friars of that renowned cathedral, in appreciation for some devotional wampum belts sent thence by the Wabnenaki. The idol was reputed by the Indians to ward off the Sons of Malsum, fiends of aboriginal lore; however it failed to ward off the righteous anger of those hardy New Englanders who produced the frontiersmen of Roger's Rangers. In 1759, the statue disappeared in the wake of that doleful village's destruction by fire, musket, and sword. To this day the Virgin's whereabouts remain unknown and it is presumed by this author that the statue has been consigned to that still largely uncharted wilderness of the Green Mountain country. -- Myths and Talismans of the Mountains, Bertim O. Doane, 1884 Find out what happened to the fabled statue at: link Happy Halloween! |
| cavcrazy | 31 Oct 2011 6:16 a.m. PST |
Very cool, I'm thinking somewhere in those woods a sasquatch is waiting! |
| M C MonkeyDew | 31 Oct 2011 5:25 p.m. PST |
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| abdul666lw | 04 Nov 2011 4:40 a.m. PST |
Excellent!
Even outside the Halloween period, the FIW background is specially propitious to 18th C. Fantasy / Horror / Pulp adventures.
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Great to have *native* werewolves, for once. Wish and hope you'll carry on designing / gaming in this vein! |
| M C MonkeyDew | 04 Nov 2011 4:51 a.m. PST |
Thank you! Came about this game from an odd perspective so to speak. Having read of the loss of the Virgin of Chartres, and always been interested in black powder fantasy, thought I would craft a scenario like this. However I was woefully ignorant of Eastern Indian mythology, having been more a student of the western tribes. Wanted to use wolves and the wonderful Rackham Wolfen in particular and was prepared to use the Loup Garou if needed. However a quick glance at a volume of Algonquin lore compiled in the 1880's produced Malsum the Wolf, evil brother of Glooskap and problem solved! The Wolfen really look the part if I may be permitted to say so. |
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