Post by Wolfy on Sept 4, 2008 16:01:30 GMT
A list of widely and not so widely held beliefs about various races, nationalities, creatures, and folk remedies, to get you in the mood for the warhammer state of thinking. How ever it is wise to keep in mind that these beliefs are most commonly held by the simple folk and the poorer uneducated burghers, the higher up you climb the social ladder the less likely you will encounter such... odd ways of thinking.
Please note that while some of these are complete rubbish others have some truth to them figuring which ones are true is another matter entirely. In either case they might have an effect on game play and NPCs.
-Outbreaks of that Green Pox are caused by Bretonians eating too much cheese. Course they'll deny it, but me great uncle's been there once, full of pox an' cheese he said that place was. This is a widely held view by most commoners, and has actualy led to an ordonance forbiding bretonians from buying more than two wheels of cheese on pain of flogging.
-Goblins got no back bone, if you throw a bag of orc teeth at 'em they'll run 'way, sure as a halfling will shove pie down his gullet. It is not uncommon to see peddlers selling orc teeth, most of which are of dubious origin.
-Steamed troll liver will cure 'nything, don't cha know. No one has been able to procure a troll's liver in recent memory, make of it what you will.
-Sure feeding your cows grounded beastmen horn 'll make 'em grow big an' strong, makes the blighters smart too! There has been one "documented" case of a talking cow some hundred years ago, the family were all burnt at the stake, and the cow was hung in the town square before being tossed into the gulf.
-Dwarf spit is a sure fire cure for baldness. This has been widely disproven, though it is not unheard of for a balding peasant to ask a dwarf he comes accross to spit on his head.
-Elf gold is cursed, best to throw a bit salt on her before you take her gold, just to be safe. Widely accepted as fact by peasants since every one knows elves are wizards whether or not you see them cast spells. They also tend to refer to elves as her wether or not they're female, though most have enough sense not to do it if the elf looks dangerous.
-Bloody imperials! When is they gonna figure that praying to Sigmar is wot causes all them chaos attacks! Might give you courage but it makes the dark gods awfull angry. Some believe it more than others, suffice it to say praying to Sigmar is considered bad luck, and it is not wise to do it in public.
-They say, if a halfling's got an itchy belly he ain't got the sticky fingers. This stems from a practical law passed by the nobility. Halflings, and particularly plump children, are forbidden from entering High Quarter with out wearing an itchy wool shirt to keep their sticky fingers distracted.
-Tuggin' on a dwarf's beard give yer courage when fightin' greenskins. Needless to say one has to be pretty brave or stupid to pull on a dwarf's beard...
-Beware o' flat chested women, especialy the pertty ones they might be elves in disguise. Just plain common sense really.
-Metal keeps wizards from castin' spells, something 'bout blocking deamons or wot not. This is the origin of another ordinance, requiring all human wizards to wear steel plated leather boots and gaunlets, in addition to thick cloaks of the same material.
-A ribbon blessed by a priest o' Morr keeps the undead away. Who knows it might be true.
-Did ya know? They say the smell of ogre dung scares away them orcs. Bone pickers have been known to occasionaly sell "genuine ogre dung".
-A lock of elf's hair brings good luck. A few elves who were down on their luck have made a quick coin on this one, a few staying at the local inns have also woken up to rather bad hair cuts.
Please note that while some of these are complete rubbish others have some truth to them figuring which ones are true is another matter entirely. In either case they might have an effect on game play and NPCs.
-Outbreaks of that Green Pox are caused by Bretonians eating too much cheese. Course they'll deny it, but me great uncle's been there once, full of pox an' cheese he said that place was. This is a widely held view by most commoners, and has actualy led to an ordonance forbiding bretonians from buying more than two wheels of cheese on pain of flogging.
-Goblins got no back bone, if you throw a bag of orc teeth at 'em they'll run 'way, sure as a halfling will shove pie down his gullet. It is not uncommon to see peddlers selling orc teeth, most of which are of dubious origin.
-Steamed troll liver will cure 'nything, don't cha know. No one has been able to procure a troll's liver in recent memory, make of it what you will.
-Sure feeding your cows grounded beastmen horn 'll make 'em grow big an' strong, makes the blighters smart too! There has been one "documented" case of a talking cow some hundred years ago, the family were all burnt at the stake, and the cow was hung in the town square before being tossed into the gulf.
-Dwarf spit is a sure fire cure for baldness. This has been widely disproven, though it is not unheard of for a balding peasant to ask a dwarf he comes accross to spit on his head.
-Elf gold is cursed, best to throw a bit salt on her before you take her gold, just to be safe. Widely accepted as fact by peasants since every one knows elves are wizards whether or not you see them cast spells. They also tend to refer to elves as her wether or not they're female, though most have enough sense not to do it if the elf looks dangerous.
-Bloody imperials! When is they gonna figure that praying to Sigmar is wot causes all them chaos attacks! Might give you courage but it makes the dark gods awfull angry. Some believe it more than others, suffice it to say praying to Sigmar is considered bad luck, and it is not wise to do it in public.
-They say, if a halfling's got an itchy belly he ain't got the sticky fingers. This stems from a practical law passed by the nobility. Halflings, and particularly plump children, are forbidden from entering High Quarter with out wearing an itchy wool shirt to keep their sticky fingers distracted.
-Tuggin' on a dwarf's beard give yer courage when fightin' greenskins. Needless to say one has to be pretty brave or stupid to pull on a dwarf's beard...
-Beware o' flat chested women, especialy the pertty ones they might be elves in disguise. Just plain common sense really.
-Metal keeps wizards from castin' spells, something 'bout blocking deamons or wot not. This is the origin of another ordinance, requiring all human wizards to wear steel plated leather boots and gaunlets, in addition to thick cloaks of the same material.
-A ribbon blessed by a priest o' Morr keeps the undead away. Who knows it might be true.
-Did ya know? They say the smell of ogre dung scares away them orcs. Bone pickers have been known to occasionaly sell "genuine ogre dung".
-A lock of elf's hair brings good luck. A few elves who were down on their luck have made a quick coin on this one, a few staying at the local inns have also woken up to rather bad hair cuts.