[UA] The Duelist and The Gardener

[Edward Parsons]

What about moving the Gardener to a not-just-plant role...I'm remebering
Janick-the-green (i think was his name) from Flesh And Blood (by Graham
Masterton). Being a slavic demon of rotting human and plant matter who could
assume human form for a while, he would tour the countryside when crops were
lean, offering farmers a deal: A full harvest in exchange for one night with
the farmers wife. He would return many years later to devour his childeren
and grandchilderen.


The creature was a being of perverted fertility, a bit like old Shubby of
the Cthulhu Mythos. He was based on the "Green Man" figure found frequently
in legend, and on many Cathederal (My hometown's features him), and also as
the name for many many fine drinking establishments (and some dreadful ones)


----- Original Message -----
From: "James Knevitt" <psipsina at iprimus.com.au>
To: <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [UA] The Duelist and The Gardener


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Norwood" <rowan at media.mit.edu>
>
> > 2. The Gardener
>
> > Taboo: Never let plants go uncared-for. (Lame, I know. Something
> > better?)
>
> Hmmm ... always promote new plant growth (basically be the ultimate flora
> environmentalist). Perhaps never use or consume any product or substance
> made from plant matter (plants have rights too)? Very hard, since this
> includes wood, paper, any food that's not meat or seafood, some medicines,
> many natural types of cloth (cotton, etc.)... this would make this
> particular taboo a really good one, and in line with both the Gardener
> archetype and the other UA taboos.
>
> But hey, that's just me. :)
>
> James Knevitt
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