Greetings travelers! Over the years, we’ve spent a little bit more time with the gnolls of Tellest, whether it’s within the huge story of the Quantum Quest novelization, or in Aaron Canton’s Blood in the Desert. Today, we’re actually going to be looking closely at one of the cities that we saw from that story, the gnoll city of Hydor.
It’s likely that we’ll spend time there in the future, as it is close in proximity to some of our heroes, like Kaiyonani and Lyla. Hydor is a bit more of a militaristic town, as depicted by its sigil. Their color scheme is bold as well, as it shows off colors that one might not see in a desert.
Hydor is landlocked, with mountains at its back, and desert surrounding its other sides. Still, they manage to not only survive, but thrive. While they wouldn’t trade by ship, the gnolls of Hydor do travel by sand sleds, and it would do their merchants well to show that they are representatives of the large gnoll city. Therefore, their banners would likely fly high in the desert winds.
You’ll most likely have seen by now that all our chipped paint sigils are beat up in the same way. Just normal wear and tear is going to affect things over time in very similar ways. But as Hydor is in a desert area known for sandstorms, well, the chipped paint might look more scratched and worn off over time.
You’re probably likely to see some fresher versions of the sigil here and there from time to time, and I could just imagine the gnolls crossing their fingers, hoping that no desert sand is going to tear through the area and mess up a new paint job. Then again, it’s probably likely that if they are putting their sigil on things, they’re doing so indoors, so maybe they don’t have as much to worry about as I’m implying.
As always, we invite you to use the sigil on your phone as well!
We’ve got more sigils on the way, so keep your eyes peeled here on the Tellest website on Wednesdays. See you soon!
Michael DeAngelo
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