[Ain't_It_Just_]

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I'd like to know how otataral, no matter how small an amount, got in the Laederon Mountains. Maybe Calm did something.

[MTS]

No need to spoiler that, I don't think - this is the HoC forum, and it's not particularly spoilerific anyway. Perhaps the magic forces unleashed between the T'lan Imass and the Forkrul Assail/Jaghut in the Laederon Wars was sufficient enough in magnitude to create otataral.

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

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Kruppe wonders mightily where all this Otataral that's being mined is going, since in the three-and-one-half books he has read thus far, the only items made out of it have been two swords and one knife. The Empress Laseen must have quite a bit squirreled away in her mattress.

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[Aptorian]

I think it is just not used very much. Sort of like nuclear weapons, it's a tool you don't want to wield too freely.

If the Gods and mages of the world suddenly found themselves in an evironment where everyone was using ottataral they might become pretty pissed.

While a mage or young god can't affect the wielder of ottataral, that doesn't mean they can't throw a meteor through their enemies head, create a flood, a plague, earthquake, etc. to take care of the pesky humans.

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

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Aptorian, on Jul 11 2009, 01:04 PM, said:

I think it is just not used very much. Sort of like nuclear weapons, it's a tool you don't want to wield too freely.

If the Gods and mages of the world suddenly found themselves in an evironment where everyone was using ottataral they might become pretty pissed.

While a mage or young god can't affect the wielder of ottataral, that doesn't mean they can't throw a meteor through their enemies head, create a flood, a plague, earthquake, etc. to take care of the pesky humans.

This is why Kruppe wonders why they bother mining it on a large scale to begin with. It would make more sense just to leave most of it in the ground under heavy guard.

Of course, Imperial prisoners need something to keep them busy and on the brink of death, and mining otateral is as good as anything else, Kruppe supposes.

Conservation-Minded Kruppe Has Spewed!

[Aptorian]

It's probably a delicacy. The aristocracy sprinkle it on their tofu.

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 11 July 2009 - 07:47 PM

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

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Spoiler

Kruppe is now satisfactorily convinced that the Empress wants enough otateral on hand in Unta in the rather unlikely event a pesky Jade Giant plummets from the sky.

Speculative Kruppe Has Spewed!

[Ain't_It_Just_]

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Hmm, that is interesting. I remember Cartheron Crust made an observation in BH about seeing a mountain load of otataral come of a jade storm. Maybe "the family" all saw it happen, and Laseen is among them.

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

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Ain't_It_Just_, on Jul 12 2009, 07:11 AM, said:

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Hmm, that is interesting. I remember Cartheron Crust made an observation in BH about seeing a mountain load of otataral come of a jade storm. Maybe "the family" all saw it happen, and Laseen is among them.

Spoiler

In House of Chains L'oric the Mage and Heboric "Ghost "Hands" speculate on otateral and the Jade Giants. L'oric guesses that the otataral binds the Giants in some way, but Heboric thinks the otataral is a direct result of the arrival of Jade Giants'. Kruppe thinks Heboric is on the right trail.

Kruppe loves the scene where Heboric "dreams" he is floating in Outer Space watching the Jade Giants tumble past and into the rent, some whole, some shattered. All inhabited with souls/prisoners/pilots/whatever the hell they are.

Fence Sitting Kruppe Has Spewed!

[Salt-Man Z]

Kruppe, I think you're gonna pee your voluminous pants when you reach The Bonehunters.

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 13 July 2009 - 04:41 PM

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

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Salt-Man Z, on Jul 13 2009, 11:40 AM, said:

Kruppe, I think you're gonna pee your voluminous pants when you reach The Bonehunters.

Kruppe is without doubt that you are correct, good Salt-Man. Not that Kruppe hasn't ignobly soiled his trousers several times already over the doings in The Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Kruppe is on the brink of wrapping up House of Chains and moving on to Midnight Tides - aptly titled in light of Kruppe's nocturnal incontinence.

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[Red King]

Well, if i remember correctly, Blood Oil is a mixture of the "Dust" they scrape off their mountains and the sap from their Blood oak trees. Toblakai talks about it with a Jaghut i think about half way through the book (Correct me if i'm wrong). And since this thread is so far along, i'm probably just repeating a several others at this point and i'm just behind the ball on this one.

- Ultor