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Old 14th July 2008, 04:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Ecology article and the english language.

Yes, there is a long thread regarding the Ecology of the dragonborn already... but this thread isn't to debate the merits or value of the article itself. I simply post to ask the great minds of ENWorld if a word means something other than what I think {and what Mirriam-Webster reads}.

The word comes from the first flavor quote on page 1...

"The dragon lives in the sky, ocean, marshes, and mountains; and the mountains are also its cranium."


Er... Dragon's live in thier own skulls?

WTF?
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Take that one up with Maxine Hong Kingston, I think.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_Hong_Kingston)

I suppose it could be a poetic way of saying that dragons live in their imaginations (like... having your head in the clouds) as opposed to being social critters.
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Yes, there is a long thread regarding the Ecology of the dragonborn already... but this thread isn't to debate the merits or value of the article itself. I simply post to ask the great minds of ENWorld if a word means something other than what I think {and what Mirriam-Webster reads}.

The word comes from the first flavor quote on page 1...

"The dragon lives in the sky, ocean, marshes, and mountains; and the mountains are also its cranium."


Er... Dragon's live in thier own skulls?

WTF?

Yep, poetic license no doubt. Full quote here (which puts the "cramium" into perspective):

QUOTATION: I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes. Petals are bone marrow; pearls come from oysters. The dragon lives in the sky, ocean, marshes, and mountains; and the mountains are also its cranium. Its voice thunders and jingles like copper pans. It breathes fire and water; and sometimes the dragon is one, sometimes many.
ATTRIBUTION: Maxine Hong Kingston (b. 1940), Chinese–American author. The Woman Warrior, ch. 2 (1976).
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Errr... yeah. "Room for paradoxes" certainly puts that into context.
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Ah, that makes sense... kind of...

I guess I need to verify if the quotes are from RW authors or made up ones.

Thanks for the information!
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