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Gorthmaugs

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Gorthmaugs

 

Bogyn's Nastiness Rating: 44 (Horrifically Nasty)

 

"Behold," Lord Silvermane breathed, "they ride on Mariacheetahs!"

The thrum of distant scattering echoed through the treetops. Slivers of silver-twinged fur, shimmering mercury eyes, and steel-covered claws and knuckle-bracers glit through the noonday midnight made by the choked trees. As the din of claws whirled closer, a deep chant fell from the canopy like thunder.

Down down to Gorthmaug-Town

Down, down to Gorthmaug-Town

Down, down to Gorthmaug-Town

You go, my lads!

Ho, ho, my lads!...

 

Gorthmaugs are tribal creatures that live in the thickest forest in all The Shield. Each resembles a cross between a gorilla, a wolf, and (in a strange meta-literary moment) Gabe's mother; they are scrawny and gray-streaked green in color. They often travel alongside their domesticated tree-dwelling subspecie of Mariacheetah, and ride them into battle. Affenlichtbaum is their home, nested in the tangles of the largest trees in the darkest part of the forest.

 

The Gorthmaugs remained hidden from most of Battal until the events of Book 11 transpired. Though they rarely ventured out into the world, they had rough dealings with the Epic Wolf Men of Mount Wor in the past, and although they share a respect for each other, they were nonetheless antagonistic the few times they met. After their final confrontation before the Hierarch Wars, where the Gorthmaugs came out victorious, the Gorthmaugs pledged to their rivals that, should they ever need the Gorthmaugs as allies, they must prove themselves worthy by defeating them in combat.

 

When Char Reyarteb threatened his return in The Hierarch Wars Continue, the Gorthmaugs gathered under the banner of evil. Remembering the old pledge, the Epic Wolf Men sought to turn them against Reyarteb by besting them. The result was an epic chapter-long battle between the Wolf-Men and the Gorthmaugs; though Gorthmaugs lacked proper forges to create traditional weaponry, they exceled at using both Fire and Earth magic to create deadly weapons that catch the sparce sunlight in intimidating glimmers, which they used to disturb and stun the Wolf Men. Further, their nimble and adaptive battle tactics are unrivaled as they wielded perhaps the ultimate means of relaying tactics combat, a manner of beat-dependent speech known as The Phon'q.

 

Though the battle was close, the Epic Wolf Men came out the victors, thanks to Mordichai Alamede's skill at the jingle; he constructed his own carefully-plotted tune to disrupt the communication of the Gorthmaugs, leading them to confusion and defeat. The Gorthmaugs made good on their promise, for the rest of the Hierarch Wars, the Gorthmaugs fought alongside their former rivals, and forged a lasting friendship, even until The Ending Times.

 

The Gorthmaugs worship the Cohoris god Gorthimagnox the Winded because he is "very tolerant of their ways." The word Gorthmaug is thought to be derived from a proto-cohoris word meaning "At the Feet of Gorthimagnox."

 

Discussion

Is the battle of the wolf men and gorthmaugs the Battle of Mort? -tim
I believe so. I'll upload some info on it now. - Jute Mill

Comments (1)

Anonymous said

at 7:32 pm on Jan 26, 2006

these guys are awesome... anybody have any fan art? I remember them looking pretty cool in some of the fan works.

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