User blog comment:Astar Goldenwing/For Freedom/@comment-1427879-20151028054857/@comment-2142396-20151101092124

Yes, all the beasts in Rolt just learned that the best way to deal with Surt’s outbursts is ignore them – if you start arguing, it just provokes an even more violent reaction. I enjoy making references, too – I imagine by the time the story takes place Shellhound otters were still around, but they were almost all whipped out soon afterwards, so only few survived. I’m glad you like Geri and Freki’s relation – they were brothers in my first ‘sketch’, but then I decided to change them into double cousins because I found this concept more interesting.

Actually, there is a reason for Thornbush having such a reaction to the news; even though he is hostile to all vermin, it’s vermin healers and seers he dislikes most. I even planned a backstory exposure there, but it didn’t seem like a good time for backstory, so I think it will be revealed later in the story. Yes, Bonecruncher is going to be a big part of the plot from now on, and you can safely say that this problem isn’t going to be easily resolved.

Thanks for the input on the title! I’ll probably leave the article out for the simplicity sake, though.