imported>INIQUITY: bts: point out "selkies" are part of the shapeshifting water spirit motif

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bts: point out "selkies" are part of the shapeshifting water spirit motif

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[[Image:WL-lysierian.gif|thumb|Tsoran's map]]
This category lists all creatures found in the Shores of Lough Ne'Halin hunting area. The Shores of Lough Ne'Halin hunting area is nearest to the town of [[Wehnimer's Landing]]. It is found on the Tsoran map [[:Image:WL-lysierian.gif|WL-lysierian]].

==Official Description==
The winding shore wavers from northwest to southeast along the misty fog-covered lake. Bordered mostly by pine trees and lake reeds, the shores provide a calm mysterious view for travellers upon the Old Noralgar road that mirrors its path.

Rumors: Deep within the lough lies an unspeakable terror. When questioning locals about it, they refused to say anything at all. Curious.

==Behind the Scenes==
Lough Ne'halin translates as "lake without salt", presumably playing off the [[Gates of Oblivion|Lake of Tears]], associated with [[purgatory]] in the old death mechanics. Similarly, [[Castle Anwyn]] appears partly based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Patrick%27s_Purgatory St. Patrick's Purgatory], located on Lough Derg. Noralgar is likely an anagram for Ragnorak, possibly including a portmanteau with Nagual, the mythological term for shapeshifting pumas such as Marliese from the [[Estrion]] story. Likewise, the [[NPC]] Norandar in the Castle Anwyn story was clearly playing off Noralgar forest, which may refer to the Noranda region of Perth, Australia, an allusion to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"] which is the subtext for [[The Graveyard]]. The rumor section is a Loch Ness Monster joke, but might refer to the Jimmy Carter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter_rabbit_incident "killer rabbit"] incident from 1979. The Rabbit of Caerbannog (Welsh: "castle with turrets") from Monty Python and the Holy Grail can be interpreted in the [[Nonomino#Behind the Scenes|castle barracks]]. Similarly, "On the Shores of Lough Neagh" was an album of Irish folk songs, released in 1978.

The "Selkie Clearing" refers to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie another form] of mythological shapeshifting [[The Broken Lands and ki-lin: Part 3 (log)|water spirit]], like a seal mermaid, formed from the souls of the drowned.

[[Category:Wehnimer's Landing Hunting Areas]]

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