Re: Ecology of the Xixchil part one

Heya,

In our last episode, George "Loki" Williams said:
>We are currently developing a secondary (low level) campaign set on the Rock
>of Bral, coexistent with our main game. One of the players will be playing a
>Xixchil and has submitted the following which I have added to our cannon.

        Interesting.  What didn't you like about the Xixchil Ecology from
Dragon #266?

>The Ecology of the Xixchil Part I by RadiantArchangelus

        Will there be a Part II?

[snip]
>Mage - Quicksilver (so-called because of his fondness for coating internal
>bones with quicksilver to make them unbreakable) finally finished his

        Quicksilver (ie. mercury) is a liquid, and won't make anything
unbreakable.  Also, Xixchil don't have "internal bones"--they have
exoskeletons.

[snip]
>Note: Queens do not attend the conclaves for fear of 1) having their home
>nest overtaken when they have left it.2) the threat of attack from other
>queens even if in a neutral space.Also, female Xixchil who meet while in
>space will establish the traditional pecking order but DO NOT feel compelled
>to attack one another (This is because non-reproducing females have not
>developed the hormonal aggression levels of breeding queens).

        With so many non-reproducing females, you should really get into
how they're able to keep the population going.  Also, the pecking order
you describe sounds *very* Dracon-like.

[snip]
>tattoo.  Races with exoskeletons particularly prize Xixchil tattoos as the
>Xixchil are the only race to have perfected the method of tattooing an
>exoskeleton.  Xixchils also often will tattoo themselves or one another -

        You don't have to tattoo an exoskeleton--you can just dye it.
And I'm sure others have figured it out too.  Lizardmen, for instance,
tattoo their scales, which are kinda like little exoskeletons. :)

-Static

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