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The Night Knockers are said to be bipedal halflinoid creatures that bear an eerie similarity to a forest halfling children. To satiate it's ravenous mother, a night knocker will seek to lure a halfling child into the forest at night. Should the knocker fail, the forest mother will instead devour it's own young in a fit of pique. | The Night Knockers are said to be bipedal halflinoid creatures that bear an eerie similarity to a forest halfling children. To satiate it's ravenous mother, a night knocker will seek to lure a halfling child into the forest at night. Should the knocker fail, the forest mother will instead devour it's own young in a fit of pique. | ||
==== Anthopology ==== | ==== Anthopology ==== | ||
The Night Knockers are a folkloric lesson passed through oral tradition from grove elders to children. The spooky story teaches the importance of caution when unexpected visitors call upon a steading at night. There are several variations of the story | The Night Knockers are a folkloric lesson passed through oral tradition from grove elders to children. The spooky story teaches the importance of caution when unexpected visitors call upon a steading at night. There are several variations of the story such as children being devoured in order until an elder sibling is able to intervene or conversely a handsome adolescent night knocker abducting halfings of courting age for a ride in the woods. The oldest tellings of the story do not include a happy ending and offer specific warnings about orbs of light, spoiling food, and a feeling of being watched from the woods. | ||
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[[Category:Dungeon World Game]] | [[Category:Dungeon World Game]] | ||
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[[Category:Green Maw]] | [[Category:Green Maw]] | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 12 November 2023
The Night Knockers is a folkloric lesson passed through oral tradition from grove elders to children.
Mythology
The Night Knockers are said to be bipedal halflinoid creatures that bear an eerie similarity to a forest halfling children. To satiate it's ravenous mother, a night knocker will seek to lure a halfling child into the forest at night. Should the knocker fail, the forest mother will instead devour it's own young in a fit of pique.
Anthopology
The Night Knockers are a folkloric lesson passed through oral tradition from grove elders to children. The spooky story teaches the importance of caution when unexpected visitors call upon a steading at night. There are several variations of the story such as children being devoured in order until an elder sibling is able to intervene or conversely a handsome adolescent night knocker abducting halfings of courting age for a ride in the woods. The oldest tellings of the story do not include a happy ending and offer specific warnings about orbs of light, spoiling food, and a feeling of being watched from the woods.
