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Curse of the Cyclops

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#1
spellweaver
Dec 16, 2004 2:44:32 From the journals of Iscar Demetorion, Thyatian sage:

"The cyclops are a race of lesser giants living in mountains and on remote islands all over the Empire and around the rim of the Sea of Dawn. They are an evil, brutish lot, famous for their one eye in the middle of their forheads. They live mainly off their sheep herds and are very territorial. They have been know to raid human settlements and eat captives.
Although cyclops have a reputation of being savage and crude, they are by no means stupid. Their cunning rival that of the goblinoid races and they are known and feared for their ability to set up ambushes with rockslides or falling tree logs.
On a recent expedition to the island of Sclaras, I was able to uncover a series of ancient caverns where I found cavepaintings - apparently the legacy of a long-lost clan of cyclops living on the island before the coming of Thyatians, Hattians and Kerendans over 1000 years ago.
I was able to decipher some of the markings and learn the remarkable story of the Curse of the Cyclops.

Millenia ago, the race of the cyclops prospered all around the Sea of Dawn. In those days they were a superior race, powerful in their knowledge of metalurgy, architecture and sorcery. It is safe to say the extend of their knowledge rivaled that of even the elves and the dragons. Because of their insatiable thirst for knowledge, the cyclops undertook ever more dangerous pursuits for more. This led them to contact the entropic Immortal they knew as Faucar - we know him today as Faubartides, the Norse as immortal Loki. Faucar promised the cyclops the greatest knowledge of all but demanded a terrible price: that the cyclops forever give up one of their eyes!
In their quest for power the fool giants agreed to this dark bargain. It is not know what Faucar gave them in return, but it was of such a dark and horrible nature that many cyclops were driven insane by it. The cyclops cursed Faucar and their own thirst to know more. They radically turned from the pursuit of science and sorcery and in little less than five generations the entire cyclop culture had colapsed and reverted to a barbarian, cave-dwelling civilization, which exists until this day."
#2
graywolf-elm
Dec 16, 2004 14:14:12 Interesting take on this. I haven't had a reason to place Cyclops in my world yet, but I'll borrow this, if the time comes.

Thanks,
GW
#3
Hugin
Dec 16, 2004 17:20:26 In case you're interested, Cyclops have been found in the Black Mountains east of Hule, the Serpent Peninsula, and the Thanegioth Archipelago in canon material. They are also mentioned in The Milenian Empire in the Hollow World.

This leads me to this therory: The Cyclops originated on the southern continent of Davania with at least some of them migrating north arriving in the Serpent Peninsula and Thanegioth. Some traveled further north from the peninsula into the Black Mountains and others from the archipelago to the islands and coasts of southeast Brun.

Now this is the thought that your Curse of the Cyclops gave me Spellweaver (btw, I like it). The Black Mts. (next to present day Hule) and the southeast corner of Brun (near the Northern Reaches) coincide roughly with the areas that Loki has a significant following, and your story of Loki's interaction with the Cyclops in these two ares may have had something to do with this.

Coincidence? Not if you're lucky, I mean, Loki! :evillaugh
#4
spellweaver
Dec 17, 2004 1:55:36
In case you're interested, Cyclops have been found in the Black Mountains east of Hule.

The Black Mts. (next to present day Hule) and the southeast corner of Brun (near the Northern Reaches) coincide roughly with the areas that Loki has a significant following, and your story of Loki's interaction with the Cyclops in these two ares may have had something to do with this.

Coincidence? Not if you're lucky, I mean, Loki! :evillaugh

I didn't know that (about the Black Mtns.) but I just had an interesting thought: Wouldn't it be nice if the Master uses cyclops as shock troops? That way, they serve the evil Bozdogan who actually (as Faucar) caused their downfall? :evillaugh Seems a nice ironic twist to their fate at the hands of the Father of Lies...

:-) Jesper

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#1 spellweaver Dec 16, 2004 2:44:32	From the journals of Iscar Demetorion, Thyatian sage: "The cyclops are a race of lesser giants living in mountains and on remote islands all over the Empire and around the rim of the Sea of Dawn. They are an evil, brutish lot, famous for their one eye in the middle of their forheads. They live mainly off their sheep herds and are very territorial. They have been know to raid human settlements and eat captives. Although cyclops have a reputation of being savage and crude, they are by no means stupid. Their cunning rival that of the goblinoid races and they are known and feared for their ability to set up ambushes with rockslides or falling tree logs. On a recent expedition to the island of Sclaras, I was able to uncover a series of ancient caverns where I found cavepaintings - apparently the legacy of a long-lost clan of cyclops living on the island before the coming of Thyatians, Hattians and Kerendans over 1000 years ago. I was able to decipher some of the markings and learn the remarkable story of the Curse of the Cyclops. Millenia ago, the race of the cyclops prospered all around the Sea of Dawn. In those days they were a superior race, powerful in their knowledge of metalurgy, architecture and sorcery. It is safe to say the extend of their knowledge rivaled that of even the elves and the dragons. Because of their insatiable thirst for knowledge, the cyclops undertook ever more dangerous pursuits for more. This led them to contact the entropic Immortal they knew as Faucar - we know him today as Faubartides, the Norse as immortal Loki. Faucar promised the cyclops the greatest knowledge of all but demanded a terrible price: that the cyclops forever give up one of their eyes! In their quest for power the fool giants agreed to this dark bargain. It is not know what Faucar gave them in return, but it was of such a dark and horrible nature that many cyclops were driven insane by it. The cyclops cursed Faucar and their own thirst to know more. They radically turned from the pursuit of science and sorcery and in little less than five generations the entire cyclop culture had colapsed and reverted to a barbarian, cave-dwelling civilization, which exists until this day."
#2 graywolf-elm Dec 16, 2004 14:14:12	Interesting take on this. I haven't had a reason to place Cyclops in my world yet, but I'll borrow this, if the time comes. Thanks, GW
#3 Hugin Dec 16, 2004 17:20:26	In case you're interested, Cyclops have been found in the Black Mountains east of Hule, the Serpent Peninsula, and the Thanegioth Archipelago in canon material. They are also mentioned in The Milenian Empire in the Hollow World. This leads me to this therory: The Cyclops originated on the southern continent of Davania with at least some of them migrating north arriving in the Serpent Peninsula and Thanegioth. Some traveled further north from the peninsula into the Black Mountains and others from the archipelago to the islands and coasts of southeast Brun. Now this is the thought that your Curse of the Cyclops gave me Spellweaver (btw, I like it). The Black Mts. (next to present day Hule) and the southeast corner of Brun (near the Northern Reaches) coincide roughly with the areas that Loki has a significant following, and your story of Loki's interaction with the Cyclops in these two ares may have had something to do with this. Coincidence? Not if you're lucky, I mean, Loki! :evillaugh
#4 spellweaver Dec 17, 2004 1:55:36	In case you're interested, Cyclops have been found in the Black Mountains east of Hule. The Black Mts. (next to present day Hule) and the southeast corner of Brun (near the Northern Reaches) coincide roughly with the areas that Loki has a significant following, and your story of Loki's interaction with the Cyclops in these two ares may have had something to do with this. Coincidence? Not if you're lucky, I mean, Loki! :evillaugh I didn't know that (about the Black Mtns.) but I just had an interesting thought: Wouldn't it be nice if the Master uses cyclops as shock troops? That way, they serve the evil Bozdogan who actually (as Faucar) caused their downfall? :evillaugh Seems a nice ironic twist to their fate at the hands of the Father of Lies... :-) Jesper