a question, some Cthulhiana, and some EG spoilers (maybe)

Greg Bates · 13 Oct 2008, 23:38 · from 2008-October.txt.gz

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From: tedkennedyrolls at gmail.com (Greg Bates)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:38:35 -0400
Subject: (urth) a question, some Cthulhiana, and some EG spoilers (maybe)
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Gideon Chase's father is Robert Chase (I believe.) RC = Randolph Carter?

On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:37 PM, Thomas Bitterman <tom at bitterman.net>wrote:

> First, the question.  In the final conversation, between Cassie and Klauser
> (which
> really needs extended explanation), Cassie asks Klauser what to take on the
> trip
> to Woldercan.  He says, "Women have monthly needs.  You could use rags, and
> our great-great-grandmothers did, but if you would prefer not to...".
> WTF?  Who
> talks like that?  Why would an old man tell an old woman about menstruation
> and
> the historic ways to deal with it?
>
> Now, Cthulhuiana and spoilers (if I'm lucky).  The two major male
> protagonists have
> multiple identities (Wallace Rosenquist/William Reis and Gideon Chase/Gil
> Corby)
> but the names keep the same initials.  If someone can have two identities,
> they
> can have more.  Since it's a Lovecraftian book, let's look there.
>
> The first one is easy.  Gideon Chase is the Great Cthulhu.
>
> The second one is tougher.  I can't be sure, but I'll go in order of
> descending likelihood.
> I would like to thank my copy of _Encyclopedia Cthulhiana_, which comes in
> handy
> more often than you'd think.
>
> 1. "Black Ram with a Thousand Young".  The male aspect of the Outer God
> Shub-Niggurath.  My favorite for plot purposes.
>
> 2. "Wza-y'ei Rhan-Tegoth"  The first word is the start of the chant that
> summons
> Rhan-Tegoth, a Great Old One who came to Earth.  It is said that the
> destruction of
> Rhan-Tegoth would prevent the awakening of the Great Old Ones.
>
> 3. "Watery R'lyeh".  Cthulhu's underwater city.
>
> 4. "Beyond Rigel".  Rigel is a star that is associated with the Elder Gods,
> enemies (more or less) of the Great Old Ones.
>
> I like 1 best because it turns the whole story into infighting between the
> bad guys with Shub-Niggurath getting the U. S. Navy to nuke Cthulhu.
> Cassie
> is just a pawn in this game and is going to get her just "reward" on
> Woldercan
> from the Great C himself.
>
> Enamel
>
>
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