Ducks or Durulz in Glorantha

[drohem]

So there's a big thread over on RPGnet about the dumbest races in RPGs and this created a spin off thread about ducks in Glorantha/RQ.

Personally, I have really got into Glorantha, and, I must admit, it is partly due to the strange chaos beasts. Some of them are just too wacky for me to wrap my mind around. One of them were the ducks.

I think was partly due to the art of back then because they were drawn and portrayed like Donald Duck or Howard the Duck. I didn't like that concept. Personally, my vision of a viable anthropomorphic race would be bipedal and bimanual of humanoid shape.

I have seen some art and minatures which portray the Durulz as more humanoid.

I am interested in the story and history behind the ducks or Durulz now. I thought that the history and reason why ducks were the way they were in Glorantha was still a mystery, but someone posted that they were actually of some island in east of Glorantha and that there were other bird-humanoid speices as well.

So some of the Gloranthaphilies shed some light on this for me please?

Is the form of the ducks of Glorantha like Donald Duck (large duck) or are they more humanoid in form?

Is the history of the duck race actually outlined in Glorantha canon?

Is the duck race actually called Durulz in Glorantha canon?

Are they originally from the East Isles?

Are they a subspecies of the avian race the Keets?

Thanks!

[Trifletraxor]

Originally Posted by drohem

Is the form of the ducks of Glorantha like Donald Duck (large duck) or are they more humanoid in form?

The old canonical ducks where of the Donald Duckman type.
The Mongoose verison is beaked humans. (BUH!)

Is the history of the duck race actually outlined in Glorantha canon?

They are a cursed race, who got their wings replaced by inferior hands, thereby loosing their flying powers.

Is the duck race actually called Durulz in Glorantha canon?

Yes, that's Greg's newest name for them.

Are they originally from the East Isles?

Are they a subspecies of the avian race the Keets?

Ducks are not originally for the East Isles, but the Keets are. They are basically green ducks.

You should check out DuckPak!

SGL.

[frogspawner]

Originally Posted by drohem

So there's a big thread over on RPGnet about the dumbest races in RPGs and this created a spin off thread about ducks in Glorantha/RQ.

Why "spin off"? Ducks are clearly the dumbest RPG race, in that sense.

[Trifletraxor]

I love ducks, baboons, newtlings and trollkins. The comic relief they provide helps lighten up the setting, making it more fun.

SGL.

[drohem]

Originally Posted by frogspawner

Why "spin off"? Ducks are clearly the dumbest RPG race, in that sense.

Well, they got their own spotlight thread then, LOL!