Ghyll:Criminals

dibb'd --Nikos of Ant 20:20, 28 May 2005 (EDT)

Criminals are people who appear like unto you and I, smell like you and I, speak like you and I, and ambulate like you and I. They are so similar, in fact, that sometimes it is difficult to separate the true criminal from you and I, or from large gatherings of our family and friends, or even from the enormous crowds congregating at the summertime rock concerto set in the Sedjfeld parkway.

There is a theory that anyone, including you and I, can become a criminal; though this theory is just that, only a theory. Others propose that indeed, criminals are quite distinct from the general Ghyllian population; not in looks but in kinship.

The Gyp Theory begins by delving into the word criminal and pulls out the observation that its origin is quite unknown, or at least forgotten. Ser Dredig, a strong proponent of this theory, has gone on the record to say that criminal stems from the conjoint terms crim and nal, crim being of unknown meaning but nal clearly meaning good riddance. The importance of this is that there exists a Lake Crimin _______ southeast of the Principality of _______.

The Gyp have largely disappeared into the dustcorners of our modern society, many intermarrying with regular Ghylls like you and I. Historically they came from the east, possibly as far east as the Xurient but this remains speculation. At one point they came to live on the shores of Lake Crimin.

the Gyp, "I've been gyped!" polishers of brass doorknobs in Iganefta-by-the-Sea polishers of... vagrants, miscreants, thugs, and used-carriage salesmen purveyors of... some of the more superstitious believe they have the power of invisibility they never stay in one place for very long the Codex Relax (real axe) Adjudicator Advocator Adversicator