Way is a sympathizer? A simp?
Well, yes, I suppose...
I'm rewriting my spiel to make it more practical, I might consider having Gawrgaru be one of the people depicted in the examples demonstrating certain actions. Might consider having that appearance be a lead-in to a possible relation between Eochaidh and the Duke's Household at some point...
...Actually, let me throw in Gwendolyn as well
Unrelated, but the 'snake monster' thing actually leads me to a potentially interesting conversation topic between ignorant island natives and people that have seen the world (shameless plug: Eochaidh)
Serpentine dragons did appear in various European Mythologies- Lindwurms, Stollwurms, and the like were abound, and one of the original depictions of Fafnir was of him being a massive serpent- a literal 'snake monster', so it is a bit silly that the Archipelago only recognises the modern 'western dragon' at first- but there is actually a reasonable explanation why that is so:
They cannot fly.
Thus, it would be implausible for them to exist in the islands, but that doesn't mean the old world didn't have them in the mainland- in my headcanon, these serpentine dragons had an innate mastery of natural forces in their favoured terrain to make up for their lack of flight, making them undisputed rulers of the lay land while the winged dragons ruled the skies and mountains.
(For the sake of making this easier, lets call them Wyrms)
(Might have a write-up of Eochaidh recounting his experiences as a vanguard in a Wyrmhunt back during his days exploring the mainland, just so I can get some experience writing raids against large monsters.)
Now, this is something I suspect that experienced people of the archipelago would know, but Ume, while closer to a Wyrm in appearance, is significantly different metaphysically in that she is a Sky Dragon, a master of the skies- the furthest thing possible from a Wyrm, a master of the land, which is my headcannon for why no one has brought up the theory that she is something close to a Wyrm yet- to a somewhat adept academic the notion is ridiculous.
Still, I would think that eventually, someone that has been to the Orient in the old world would bring up the concept of a Long/Ryu, though it would be a rare few since, without globalisation, there was no way to get a clear picture of what the other side of the world was without actually getting there.
(Now, should I make it so that Eochaidh has dipped his toes there in some adventure? Decisions, decisions...would be a shame to not use whatever background knowledge of eastern mythology, but I feel like he should be a lot older than he actually is if he really got there...)
