Livro sobre Gárgulas e Ética

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Isso foi há cerca de 20 anos.

A história dizia respeito a um ladino que havia sido amaldiçoado com um braço de gárgulas (aparência de vidro de obsidiana). O objetivo era que, para remover a maldição, ele tivesse que se comportar eticamente ... como definido pelas gárgulas que tinham um senso de ética que não estava alinhado com os humanos. A área afetada pela transformação das gárgulas cresceu à medida que ele se comportou "errado" e encolheu se estivesse "certo".

No final, o cara fez algo classicamente heróico e é punido por isso.

Sempre me perguntei se era parte de um livro mais longo.

    
por Ben 01.02.2016 / 14:41

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Usando o comentário de Mithrandir, parece que a gárgula se chama Spar e o ladino é chamado Gorlen e está na edição de março de 2009 da revista The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Veja um trecho de uma resenha de um dos últimos problemas que faz referência à história :

“Quickstone” appeared as a novelette in the March 2009 F&SF. The backstory of the maiden Gorlen deflowered (Plenth is her name) is told, which angered the priest of Nardath to curse both he and Spar. Plenth has not been mentioned in previous stories until now, and only now as a story within this current story. Otherwise, there are no females here. First appearance of Spar, the gargoyle who was cursed to trade his stone hand for Gorlen’s flesh and blood hand.

Aparentemente, os contos foram coletados sob o título Os contos de Gorlen Vizenfirthe

The first Gorlen story was a novel, long since lost to time (written in the author’s teens and shredded in his twenties). In that novel of origins, the young bard Gorlen Vizenfirthe was given the typical task of saving the world. To keep him on track, one of his fingers was cut off and replaced with the stone finger of a gargoyle. As long as Gorlen kept on his quest, the stone was limited to his finger; but if he strayed, or tried to avoid his duty, the stone took over more of his flesh. By the time he had finished saving the world, the single gargoyle finger had become an entire hand. Assuming the corresponding gargoyle had seen similar transformations in its flesh finger, Gorlen sought this nameless goyle in hopes of arranging an exchange. The gargoyle’s name turned out to be Spar, but Spar had no ability to undo the magic of the priest who had done the deed in the first place. Together, they now seek this itinerant mage, hoping for restoration to their original forms.

    
01.02.2016 / 14:50

Isso soa como Quickstone , de Marc Laidlaw, na edição de março de 2009 da revista The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. (cobrir na parte inferior) Você pode comprar uma cópia aqui .

Gorlen tem seu braço trocado com uma gárgula chamada Spar. No final, os goblins são destruídos por sua divindade, exceto por Spar e Gorlen.

A descrição na revista:

When the bard Gorlen returned to F&SF in our August 2008 issue, we promised you'd be seeing more of him soon. Promise delivered (and there's more yet to come!). If you haven't read any of the previous stories in this series, dive right in - you should have no trouble following this story of the bard with the gargoyle hand.

Uma cena com os dois membros comutados:

"I owe then nothing," Gorlen said, "Except this."
He held up his right hand.
Spar sat for a moment regarding the black digits with something like adoration and pity. He reached out first with the white flesh hand, then drew that back and put out his stony left hand to touch its prodigal partner.

No final, quando as outras gárgulas são destruídas:

The blazing blood of the God engulfed the platform like a sea wave smashing on a rocky shore, washing away the other goyles.

    
01.02.2016 / 14:51