Post by Elyon on Mar 31, 2014 16:16:35 GMT -8
Gargoyles: Decorus Stultus Saxum- “Stupid Rock Decoration”
An urban species of troll that has evolved a symbiotic relationship with gutters, pillars, crown molding, and other forms of outstanding masonry.
Gargoyles often spend years without moving from one spot, which make them excellent sentries and watchmen. The wealthy, mostly, hirer them not only to keep watch but to decorate the place. For a small extra fee, a gargoyle may even hold up a shield with the employer’s coat of arms while they stand guard.
When gargoyles move it is extremely “jerky” in fashion. Not unlike really bad stop-motion films.
They are not comfortable coming indoors, and will rarely descend lower than the first floor of a building, unless they have to.
Gargoyles don’t have names as much as they have locations. Cornice-Overlooking-Broadway is the name of a gargoyle that stands on a rooftop and watches Broad Way.
Originally they absorbed the nutrients in water to sustain themselves. But they later found out that pigeons were a much better and more efficient source of nutrients. Which probably explains the reason why birds no longer make nests in them and why gargoyles tend to be the favorite target of bird droppings.
An urban species of troll that has evolved a symbiotic relationship with gutters, pillars, crown molding, and other forms of outstanding masonry.
Gargoyles often spend years without moving from one spot, which make them excellent sentries and watchmen. The wealthy, mostly, hirer them not only to keep watch but to decorate the place. For a small extra fee, a gargoyle may even hold up a shield with the employer’s coat of arms while they stand guard.
When gargoyles move it is extremely “jerky” in fashion. Not unlike really bad stop-motion films.
They are not comfortable coming indoors, and will rarely descend lower than the first floor of a building, unless they have to.
Gargoyles don’t have names as much as they have locations. Cornice-Overlooking-Broadway is the name of a gargoyle that stands on a rooftop and watches Broad Way.
Originally they absorbed the nutrients in water to sustain themselves. But they later found out that pigeons were a much better and more efficient source of nutrients. Which probably explains the reason why birds no longer make nests in them and why gargoyles tend to be the favorite target of bird droppings.
