VIPER: CotS background question

[Lord Liaden]

Are Nama, Beda and Xoruba based on actual African myth? If so, could you recommend a good source where I could read more about them?

Very impressed with the book btw; my compliments to Scott and Steven S. :)

[Steve Long]

I'll leave Scott to answer that one definitively, because he created the background, but -- I don't think so. I'm no expert on the subject, but I'm reasonably familiar with African myths and folklore, and I don't recall those names. I sort of figured Xoruba was just Yoruba (a West African tribe with a rich and enjoyable mythology) with a letter replacement -- a well-known technique for coming up with new words and names that "sound" right. ;)

If you'd just like to read more for fun, I heartily recommend Harold Courlander's Tales Of Yoruba Gods And Heroes. Great stories well-presented.

[GestaltBennie]

Originally posted by Lord Liaden
Are Nama, Beda and Xoruba based on actual African myth? If so, could you recommend a good source where I could read more about them?

Very impressed with the book btw; my compliments to Scott and Steven S. :)

They're entirely inventions, though I cribbed and corrupted a few names to get the proper feel.

Scott Bennie