Talk:Kuo-toa

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[edit] Creative origins

this section needs some major reworking before reinclusion:

Kuo-toa were inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's demonic fish-men, the Deep Ones, introduced in his horror novel The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

Some fans have speculated falsely that the name Kuo-toan may have come from 'Croatoan', a mysterious word carved into a tree -- the only clue left when an English colony vanished from Roanoke Island after colonizing it in 1587. Alternatively, the name may be related to the Kulullu - fishmen that the ancient Babylonians believed in, a race of demons that Tiamat gave birth to. However, Gary Gygax has stated that these speculations are false.[1] His exact words about this Wiki entry are: "Actually, it is rather a pity it is not based on any fact at all, for the entry is most imaginative, much more inspiring than the rather colorless and prosaic facts.

Sad, actually, for the author of that entry sought scholarly bases for the kuo-toans, and his material makes me look better than I was in regard to creating them Surprised "