Re: Behind the Dark Fist - Ships

>I believe I'd said it before somewhere in this conversation thread,
but the race is "Zalani," not "Zelani"  :-p  They're large, black-
skinned gargoyle-like creatures and yes, they are the shipwrights who
design the Vodoni vessels. The aesthetic of gigantic winged wolves
comes from the marriage of Vodoni preferences (they like wolves!)  with
Zalani design style (giving the "creatures" from which the ships  are
modeled a generally gargoyloid form).
>
>I would also note that the Vodoni vessels save as Ceramic, suggesting
a light earth/stone/clay construction for the outer hulls.

Great point! That explains it, as far as I'm concerned:)


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